Behavioral Health Services

(309) 836-1582

Located on the lower level of Health Services Building I on the MDH campus.

The Behavioral Health Services team at MDH offers a full range of counseling services, including individual, group and family therapy. The caring, professional staff includes licensed clinical professional counselors, social workers, and substance abuse counselors.

Focused Therapy Groups:

• Anger Management Group is an 8-week cognitive behavioral treatment group. Anger Management Group provides participants with relaxation, cognitive, and communication skills interventions. Upon completion of Anger Management Group, participants will have their own individualized anger control plan.
   
• Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families helps adult children learn new ways of coping with past experiences of growing up in a dysfunctional family.
   
• Divorcing Parents Education Program provides an overview of the stages adults go through in the process of divorce as well as common emotions and behaviors that children frequently display during a divorce. Parents will learn ways to help children cope with divorce.
   
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a research based, comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment designed to effectively reduce suicidal behavior, dropout from treatment, psychiatric hospitalization, substance abuse, anger, and interpersonal difficulties. DBT teaches skills to cope with stress, to manage emotions and to improve relationships with others.
   
• Overcoming Codependency Group is designed to address the individual and relationship difficulties that often develop when a patient is focused on trying to change, fix or rescue another. Patients learn that the need to be a caretaker to others generally stems from a dysfunctional family of origin in which the individual's emotional needs are not met. Group participants are encouraged to continue relevant reading and attend Al-Anon to continue their growth and recovery after completing this 8-week group.
   
• Substance Abuse Modules (SAM)
  Substance abuse modules are composed of two core groups: Disease Management and Relapse Prevention.
  
  Disease Management is an 8-week group that meets Mondays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. This is an educational group that teaches about the disease of addiction and what can be done in order to best manage the illness. Topics covered in this group are the disease concept of alcoholism, what defines substance abuse and dependence, cross addiction, co-occurring mood disorders, post acute withdrawal symptoms, the stages of recovery, common defense mechanisms, common roadblocks to recovery, and the progression of relapse.
  
  Relapse Prevention is an 8-week group that meets Thursdays from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. This is an educational group that focuses on awareness of relapse potential and preparation and planning to prevent relapse. Topics covered in this group are the cycle of relapse, stages of relapse, faulty thinking patterns that are associated with addiction, anger, recovery skills, strategies to cope with cravings, identification of high risk situations, road blocks to recovery, and identifying ways to spend free time without using.
  
  In an effort to personalize the SAM program to each patient's individual needs, a variety of other groups can be incorporated as the patient and therapist see fit.

For more information, or to register for one of these focused therapy groups, please contact Behavioral Health Services at (309) 836-1582. We will be glad to answer your questions, including details about program dates, fees, and payment methods.

Free Screenings:
Behavior Health Services also offers free Depression and Anxiety Screenings. These screenings offer an assessment and a confidential counseling session with a member of the Behavioral Health Services team, as well as educational materials and referrals for those in need of additional resources.

Staff members work closely with their Medical Advisor, to ensure that all patient care needs are met in accordance with Behavioral Health Services’ philosophy of caring for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our patients.

The Behavioral Health Services treatment team brings together years of clinical experience, education and training to offer quality, customer-focused care to each individual in need of our services. Behavioral Health Services offers an initial assessment at no cost.

Your privacy is taken very seriously, what you say here, stays here.

Appointments can be made by calling (309) 836-1582. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 24-hour emergency access to BHS services is available by calling the hospital operator at (309) 833-4101.

• Accredited by The Joint Commission
• Providers for Magellan, Magellan EAP, and Health Alliance. Students with insurance through WIU are also covered.

Behavioral Health Services Brochure

Recommended Web Resources:

www.nimh.nih.gov
www.mayoclinic.com
www.clevelandclinic.org
www.freedomfromfear.org