Direct service activities also include forensic treatment for mentally disordered offenders for whom community treatment resources are sparse. It also provides consultative, educational, and informational services to community care facilities, government agencies, human services, law enforcement, the justice system, all mental health agencies and the community at large. The Division of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, provides a range of services at the Medical Center. Psychological Assessment is available to medical and psychiatric in-and outpatients each year. Individual and group psychotherapy is offered to psychiatric outpatients.
All services are available in Spanish.
Specialty services vary from treatment of adults abused as children, to neuropsychological assessment. The Division has an active training program in psychological assessment. The treatment needs and abilities of the patient are regularly reassessed in order to promote recovery and improve functioning. As appropriate and needed, the Psychiatric Social Worker may function as a consultant to interdisciplinary staff, schools, probation, courts and other agencies. The Psychiatric Social Worker provides education to students of various disciplines.