Osawatomie State Hospital (OSH) consists of six units. The unit name describes where the patient is being served and the number of patient beds available. Each unit houses a treatment program designed for patients with individualized treatment needs and includes program specific treatment offerings and services.
The Continuing Care Program (CCP) is a 30-bed unit designed for individuals whose symptoms of mental illness have led to their involvement in the criminal court system. Most commonly, the unit accepts patients who have trouble assisting in their defense against criminal charges, and who therefore need help becoming competent to stand trial. The CCP program also accepts patients who are not facing criminal charges but whose symptoms of mental illness cause them to struggle to maintain safety.
When people are competent to stand trial, it means that they understand their legal charges, along with some basic information about the court. This includes knowing what could happen if they are found guilty; how to work with their defense attorney; what the roles are of various courtroom personnel; and how to act in court, including what to do if they disagree with something that happened.
Competency to stand trial covers only the topics related to a person’s involvement with criminal court. This kind of competency doesn’t apply to other areas of a person’s life. It is not a reflection of people’s abilities to manage money, take care of themselves, get a job, maintain a residence, or anything else outside of the legal system.
Regardless of the reason for admission, the goal of the program is to help all patients develop and use a plan that works for them to manage their symptoms of mental illness. In general, patients are ready for discharge from CCP when they can assist in their own defense in court or are able to stay safe outside a hospital, function in day-to-day life, and manage their symptoms of mental illness. Because all patients have unique situations and reasons for admission, details about when someone is ready for a successful discharge back to the community are different for each patient.
The Stepping Stones Program (SSP) is a 26-bed unit designed for people whose safety in the community is at risk due to being in crisis from a mental illness, such as Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. SSP has a team of experienced doctors, nurses, therapists, and other staff who work together to help you. The Stepping Stones Program (SSP) uses treatment activities that have been shown to help people recover from symptoms of mental illness. Treatment at SSP may include working with staff one-to-one, working with staff in groups and medication. Treatment at SSP is designed to help you develop a set of skills to cope with symptoms of mental illness and get through a crisis safely. Treatment is designed to help you heal and recover safely, learn useful skills, take care of yourself, feel motivated for recovery, and build a positive view toward your future. Our goal is to provide treatment for you as a whole person--your mind, feelings, and body.
Among all the units at the hospital, SSP is unique. SSP patients have made strong progress towards recovery while still coping with medical co-morbidities. SSP patients typically have long standing mental illness, are in their mid-to-late adulthood, and need assistance/guidance with activities of daily living.
The Stepping Stones Program utilizes evidenced-Based therapeutic approaches that includes Integrated Psychological Therapy (IPT); Supportive Group and Individual Therapies; Leisure and Fitness Activities; and Music Therapy. The Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills are integrated into groups and individual therapies, as appropriate to individualized treatment of the patient. Therapies are provided to assist patients in learning effective coping strategies to use when in crises and to develop skills essential to creating a therapeutic relationship with therapists and psychiatric providers. An active schedule of Therapeutic Clinical groups and Leisure and Fitness groups provide the patient with treatment for the whole person, the person’s mind, feelings, and body. A Motivational Enhancement (M.E.) Program and the M.E. Store (*see description below) assists with motivation for receiving and participating in treatment. A Stamp Sheet and a daily schedule are provided each day. When the patient attends groups, takes medications prescribed, and completes Activities of Daily Living, such as changing clothing, showers, eating meals, and talks with his/her therapist and treatment team the patient will receive a stamp on their stamp sheet. The stamps are counted daily and then entered in a spread sheet for redeem in the M.E. Store.
The Healthy Options Plans and Experiences (HOPE) program. is a 30-bed unit designed for people whose safety in the community is at risk due to being in crisis from a mental illness, such as Schizophrenia or Bipolar. Patients on Healthy Options Plans and Experiences (HOPE) unit can be experiencing a variety of mental health symptoms and require different levels of care. HOPE has a team. of experienced doctors, nurses, therapists and other staff who work together to help you. The Healthy Options Plans and Experiences (HOPE) program. uses treatment activities that have been shown to help people recover from symptoms of mental illness. Treatment at HOPE is designed to help you develop a set of skills to cope with symptoms of mental illness and get through a crisis safely. Treatment is designed to help you heal and recover safely, learn useful skills, take care of yourself, feel motivated for recovery, and build a positive view towards your future. Our goal is to provide treatment for you as a whole person--your mind, feelings, and body.
The Positive Living Skills Program (PLS) is a 30-bed unit designed for individuals whose symptoms of mental illness have led to their involvement in the criminal court system. Most commonly, the unit accepts patients who have trouble assisting in their defense against criminal charges, and who therefore need help becoming competent to stand trial. The PLS program also accepts patients who are not facing criminal charges but whose symptoms of mental illness cause them to struggle to maintain safety.
When people are competent to stand trial, it means that they understand their legal charges, along with some basic information about the court. This includes knowing what could happen if they are found guilty; how to work with their defense attorney; what the roles are of various courtroom personnel; and how to act in court, including what to do if they disagree with something that happened.
Competency to stand trial covers only the topics related to a person’s involvement with criminal court. This kind of competency doesn’t apply to other areas of a person’s life. It is not a reflection of people’s abilities to manage money, take care of themselves, get a job, maintain a residence, or anything else outside of the legal system.
Regardless of the reason for admission, the goal of the program is to help all patients develop and use a plan that works for them to manage their symptoms of mental illness. In general, patients are ready for discharge from PLS when they can assist in their own defense in court or are able to stay safe outside a hospital, function in day-to-day life, and manage their symptoms of mental illness. Because all patients have unique situations and reasons for admission, details about when someone is ready for a successful discharge back to the community are different for each patient.
If you are aware of the patient’s unit and/or program name, you may contact them directly using the information in the table below:
PLS
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B1
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913-755-7418 or 913-755-7055
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SSP
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B2
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913-755-7280 or 913-755-7007 |
| HPE |
C1
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913-755-7466 or 913-755-7296
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| CCP |
C2
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913-755-7465 or 913-755-7385
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Due to confidentiality requirements, the hospital may not acknowledge the presence of a patient unless they have agreed to be listed in the Hospital Directory. If they have agreed to be listed, we can tell you their assigned unit and phone number, however we cannot discuss any other issues without their authorization.