Modoc County Mental Health Program Components - Crisis intervention services
- 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
- Emergency Response
- 5150 Evaluations
- In-patient
mental health services
- 5150 placement in a Psychiatric Hospital Facility (PHF)
- State Hospital Placement(s)
- Residential
Treatment Facilities
- Institution for Mental Disorders (IMD)
- Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
- Board &
Care Facility
- Out-patient mental health services
- Individual, Family & Group Counseling
- Case
Management
- Medication Management
- Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) Conservation Services
- Competency Assessments
- Coordination
with Public Guardian/Social Services & County Council
Mental Health Program Activities - Socialization/Activity
Groups
- Domestic Violence Groups
- 52-week court-ordered group (in conjugation with
Alcohol & Drug)
- Anger Management Groups
- 26-week group referred by other agencies or self-referral
- Cultural
Competency Activities
- regular meetings and trainings with Latino Migrant Education
- regular meetings
and trainings with Modoc Indian Health
- utilization Review Activities
- Regular meetings to determine Medical
Necessity/Service Authorization
- Quality Improvement Committee
- Bi-monthly meeting including
consumers, and mental health staff focusing on improving the Mental Health delivery system. This process is coordinated
with the Mental Health Advisory Board, the Board of Supervisors, and the State Department of Mental Health.
- Interagency
participation
- weekly Level of Care Committee (LOCC) includes representatives from probation, social services,
department of education, law enforcement and TEACH.
- monthly staffings with Social Services involving coordination
of LPS and CPS.
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Mission Statement
It is the mission
of Modoc County Behavioral Health to provide high quality, culturally appropriate, linguistically inclusive prevention, education,
early intervention, treatment and referral services in the least restrictive setting, with the participation of our clients
and their support system when possible. Our goal is to ensure that all residents regardless of socioeconomic status, gender,
race, ethnicity, culture, or disability, have access to necessary services.
Behavioral Health Staff
Director: Staff Psychologist: Behavioral Health
Clinicians Behavioral
Health Nurse: Susan Varesko, MHNP, MSN., RN, PHN Evelyn Farber,
LVN Tiffany Ford, LVN
Behavioral Health Couseling Staff: Support Staff: Carol Hafen, Fiscal Officer Becki Steward, Administrative Assistant Karen Dolby, Office Specialist, Reception Juana Sherer, Fiscal Peggy Clevinger, Billing Guillermo "Billy" Diaz, BH Specialist
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