TREATMENT TEAMS

  • Assembly line process were little meaningful information is exchanged between the patient and the care provider;

  • Are often run by psychiatric technicians, not by clinical staff;

  • At one DSH facility, a social worker is determining what a patient’s Dynamic Risk Factors are, and what treatment groups he should take, and this job classification lacks the training or expertise to make such critical determinations;

  • In at least 2 DSH facilities treatment team meetings, and treatment provided to patients, does not conform to the may berg consent decree.