Medical Treatment

The student's psychiatric needs are addressed by a Board Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist from the University of Utah who conducts an initial psychiatric assessment and thereafter meets with the student at a minimum of once per month for medication management. More frequent psychiatric services are utilized when necessary. The milieu staff and primary therapist assists the psychiatrist in monitoring the student's physical health, behavioral and emotional changes, and in overseeing the student's medication management. A registered nurse monitors immediate medical needs and makes referrals to local physicians as needed. Local physicians and hospitals are accessed when necessary for physical health needs, illness, and accidents.