Adult Psychiatric Services
The Adult Psychiatric Services (APS) provides comprehensive acute and intermediate care services for those persons requiring psychiatric intervention as defined by being a danger to self or others, or being unable to care for self due to mental illness. Multi-disciplinary assessment and individualized treatment planning occurs for each patient. Stabilization, learning how to manage one's illness, and maintenance thereafter, is accomplished through medications, therapies, and reintroduction to the community.
Co-occurring Diagnosis (Mental Illness and Substance Abuse) Services
The Co-Occurring Disorders Program (CDP) at the Wyoming State Hospital is a residential treatment program for dually diagnosed individuals eighteen years or older. The CDP takes only referrals from units of the Wyoming State Hospital (WSH). The CDP is a voluntary treatment program.
The program curriculum includes group processing, didactic videos, homework assignments and individual therapy sessions. All Patients are required to fully complete assigned homework which is tailored to fit each patient's needs and capacity. Modes of treatment are planned individually with each patient in collaboration with their treatment team and the CDP team to best meet the needs of the patient, create a schedule/academic requirements that are realistic, empower the patient and promote well being.
The CDP staff endeavor to provide comprehensive treatment services to persons from all walks of life seeking assistance to overcome the debilitating effects of chemical dependency, learning to live sober, managing symptoms of their mental illness(es) and working toward improving their quality of life. The program strives to provide access to quality treatment in a safe and healthy environment.
Medical-Geriatric Psychiatric ServicesThe Medical Geriatric Psychiatric Services strives to provide excellent psychiatric and physical care. It is intended that patients may be physically and psychiatrically safe, receiving assistance wherever needed to have the best possible quality of life every day. The MGP promotes the gaining of skills and resources necessary to live successfully, satisfied and as independently as possible. The values inherent in this include, in the most normalizing manner possible, that patients experience dignity and self determination; that a large spectrum of physical, social, and emotional opportunities be available; that patients be encouraged to work from personal strengths; that support be developed in a patient's attempts at growth; that patients be encouraged in the development of interpersonal relations, and to become involved and/or integrated in the larger community.
Criminal Justice Treatment Services
The Criminal Justice Service (CJS) serves the courts in Wyoming by performing forensic evaluations both by admitting defendants to the Wyoming State Hospital and by outpatient forensic evaluations (i.e., examiners traveling to communities). CJS also provides a full range of assessment and treatment services to defendants in restoration to competency, to civilly committed patients who have active charges/legal obligations, and to persons adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Illness. The service is located in Johnson and Park Halls in the Karn Building.
Extended Psychiatric Services
The Extended Psychiatric Services Program is made up of five levels of care to meet patient needs: Carbon Hall Residential Program, Freedom House Group Home, Independent Living Apartments and an ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) Program. These levels of care are prescribed through the input of the treatment team and the patient. All of the programs in the Extended Psychiatric Services Program are supported with Case Management, Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Services, Medical Care, Therapeutic Employment opportunities, and a Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Program. Patients that are admitted to this program come from referrals from our acute Psychiatric Services Program at Wyoming State Hospital.