Organizational Structure Analysis

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Organizational Structure Partial Hospitalization to Community Based Program To develop an Organizational Structure moving from a Partial Hospitalization (PH) program to a supported service such as ACT one must first look at the differences in the services that are provided in a PH program. The individual will have to properly compare PH programs with ACT lively programs. The program would have to be reconstructed within the organizational chart to provide the supported service needs to fit within a community based program. A supported service program such as ACT is a multidisciplinary team approach that assumes responsibility for directly providing acute, active, and ongoing community-based psychiatric treatment. Other prodigious amenities include, assertive outreach, rehabilitation, and support (www.Carf.org, 2016). PH programs are frequently time limited and are medically supervised programs. They offer services that are comprehensive, therapeutically intensive, coordinated, and structured clinical services. PH programs are usually available at least five days a week. Service are provided for the purpose of diagnostic evaluation; active …show more content…

In an article written by Arthur, Okeke, Ali Abrahams, OHara. Stevenson, Warner, Bolton, Lim, Faith, Kind, Davidson, Poplawski, Rothbard and Salzer (2011), the authors noted that changing from PH to a supported service program requires a system transformation that include the planning and participation from stakeholders. Therefore, they must identify the strength based assessment of resources and needs; technical assistance; and changes in funding strategies (p. n.d). This transformation would also include a change in organizational structure and communications, required staffing, procedures for intake, admission and discharge; maintenance of client records, clinical services; and community

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