SLS Residential
7/23/2008
Psychotherapies


Problem Therapy Therapy Subtype / Focus Time needed Reference
ADHD Behavioral Contingency Management weeks TTW
Parent Training weeks TTW
Biofeedback weeks  
Social Skills Training weeks SST
Educational Tutoring, Organizational Skills months  
Aspergers Disorder Behavioral Social Skills Training months SST, AS
Job Coaching months VOC2
Residential Supported Apartment Programs yrs to lifetime  
Self-Help AD Support Group years  
Bi-polar Disorder Cognitive-Behavioral Medication Compliance weeks TTW
    Cognitive Therapy for Bi-polar Disorders weeks CTB
Body Dysmorphic Cognitive-Behavioral Guided Exposure and Response Prevention weeks TTW
Disputation of distorted Body Perceptions weeks TTW
Challenge Self-critical Thoughts weeks TTW
Borderline Personality Cognitive-Behavioral DBT-Dialectical Behavior Therapy 1 to 2 yrs DBT
"Angry Heart" Therapy Exercises & Skills 1 to 2 yrs AH
GAF*1 less than 50 Residential Treatment Intensive Cognitive-Behavioral Program 6 to18 months  
GAF*1 less than 50 Psychodynamic Short Term Dynamic Therapy 2yrs or more SDT
Bulimia / Eating Disorders Cognitive-Behavioral Cognitive Restructuring months CTE
Family Systems Narrative Solutions weeks NSBT
GAF*1 less than 50 Residential Cognitive-Behavioral Program 4 to12 months  
Conduct Disorders Cognitive-Behavioral Cognitive Problem Solving Skills Training months TTW
Parent Management Training weeks TTW
Eclectic Functional Family Therapy weeks TTW
Family Systems Multisystemic Therapy weeks TTW
Narrative Solutions months NSBT
Depression Cognitive-Behavioral Beck Oriented Cognitive Therapy 10-30 sessions CTD
Behavioral Contingency Management 10-30 sessions TTW
Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT for Late Life Psychotic Depressions 6-24 sessions TTW
Dissociative Disorders Psychodynamic Therapy Brief Dynamic Therapy months SDT
Hypnosis Personality Reintegration weeks HYP
Cognitive-Behavioral Trauma Focused Therapy months CBTR
Generalized Anxiety Cognitive-Behavioral Relaxation Training weeks TTW
Cognitive Restructuring weeks TTW
Mixed Personality Psychodynamic Brief Dynamic Therapy months TTW
Family Systems Narrative Solutions months NSBT
OCD Cognitive-Behavioral Exposure Response Prevention weeks TTW
Implosive Therapy weeks TTW
Flooding weeks TTW
GAF*1 less than 50 Residential Cognitive-Behavioral Program 2 to 6 months  
Panic Disorder & Phobias Cognitive-Behavioral In Vivo Exposure weeks TTW
Relaxation Training weeks TTW
Systematic Desensitization weeks TTW
Flooding weeks TTW
Implosive Therapy weeks TTW
PTSD & Psychotrauma Cognitive-Behavioral EMDR weeks EMDR
Systematic Desensitization weeks TTW
Flooding, Implosive Therapy weeks TTW
Schizophrenia Behavioral Token Economy to Reinforce Social Skills months to yrs TTW
Social Skills Training months to yrs TTW
Delusion Innoculation Therapy months  
Cognitive Cognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia months CTS
Vocational/Educational Vocational Rehabilitation months to yrs VOC
GAF*1 less than 60 with Psychiatric Disorder Residential Highly Structured Skill Building Program 3 to12 months VOC2
Supported Living (e.g. apartment) yrs to lifetime  
Psychoeducation weeks TTW
Sexual Dysfunction Psychotherapy Masters & Johnson Techniques weeks TTW
Sleep Disorders Behavioral Stimulus Control weeks TTW
Relaxation Training weeks TTW
Sleep Restriction weeks TTW
Cognitive Restructuring weeks TTW
Suicidality 24 hour Supervision Hospital Admission 3 to14 days  
Residential Program Admission 3 to14 days  
Cognitive-Behavioral DBT-Dialectical Behavior Therapy months DBT
Substance Abuse Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training months TTW
Community Reinforcement months TTW
ERP® Exposure Response Prevention 20-30 sessions KTC
Behavioral Marital Therapy wks to months TTW
Self-help 12 Step Programs (AA, NA) or RR (Rational Recovery) yrs to lifetime TTW
GAF*1 less than 60 with Psychiatric Disorder Residential Dual Focus Residential Treatment Program 6 to18 months  
Multiple Relapses Residential Therapeutic Community, Residential Treatment 6 to18 months  

*1 GAF Scores range from 1 to 100. The higher the score the better functioning the person. Scores below 65 are considered abnormla. Scores 91 and highter indicate superior level of functioning.

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