When children and families encounter difficulties, often the most helpful treatment includes a variety of services.  Every child and family is unique and special. The treatment should be just as unique. We offer:

• Doctor assessment
• Medication evaluation and treatment.
• Nursing care.
• Specialized therapy, including individual, family and group.
• Therapeutic recreation.
• Milieu (cottage specific) programming
• Mimbres School
• Discharge planning

• Our programs are based on the belief that there are two types of behaviors, those that result in positive outcomes for the child and those that result in negative outcomes for the child.  Children learn from both positive and negative outcomes.  Children, their families, and CPC work together to design a treatment program specific to the child's strengths and needs.
• The multidisciplinary treatment team consists of the child, family, doctor, therapist, nurse, teacher, case manager and mental health tech.
• This team identifies how they will know when treatment is done.  These are known as treatment goals.
• The team sets up mile markers along the way, which demonstrate that the child is reaching the treatment goals.  These are known as treatment objectives.
• Finally, the team discusses how to reach the mile markers and the treatment goals.  These are known as interventions.  Interventions may consist of a variety of services that CPC offers, but most importantly they use the child's and family's desires and strengths to reach the goals.
• The treatment team meets on a regular basis to discuss the child's progress in meeting goals and objectives.  They identify whether the interventions have been helpful and should be continued, or recommend changes to the interventions.

Children earn points daily for behaviors, which help them achieve their treatment goals, and don't earn points for behaviors that keep them from achieving their treatment goals.  These points are totaled daily and determine the child's level for the day.  Each of the three levels has privileges associated with it.  The level system provides concrete outcomes for behaviors, which children can see and understand.

Children at CPC attend the Mimbres school.  Mimbres school is on the CPC campus.  It is an accredited state-supported school, which provides general education as well as special education services year round.  Credits and grades obtained from Mimbres School can be transferred back to your child's home school upon discharge.

Most children benefit from some type of treatment following their hospital stay.  Your insurance company requires that we begin discharge planning when your child is admitted to the hospital.  The therapist, physician and case manager work closely with you to decide what services will best meet your child's needs following hospitalization.  Your child's case manager will tell you about which agencies offer each of the services.  We will ask you for a signed release of information for each agency, so we may seek services for your child following hospitalization.  Your insurance company requires that we send requests for services within 72 hours of your child's admission to the hospital.

We are committed to helping your child meet their treatment goals and return to their regular routine as quickly as possible.  Usually, children only stay in CPC programs for a brief time.

• Acute: 7-14 days
• Residential Treatment: 30-60 days
• Partial Hospital: 30 days

There are a variety of services offered by agencies in New Mexico.  Each service is known as a level of care.  CPC offers some, but not all of these levels of care.

Acute Care - Acute care is designed to stabilize acute psychiatric conditions such as self-harming behaviors, harming or threatening to harm others, or psychotic symptoms which place the child in danger of harm to self or others.  The average length of stay in acute care is 7-14 days.

Residential Treatment Care (RTC) - RTC is an around-the-clock behavioral treatment program, including therapy and structured programs for children who are not able to maintain safe behaviors at home, but do not require the same level of medical intensity as acute care.  The average length of stay in RTC is 30-60 days.

Treatment Foster Care (TFC) - TFC is not the same as foster care. Children are not removed from your custody.  Highly trained and supervised parents help your child learn and practice skills they need to be successful living at home. Children in TFC receive therapy, therapeutic interventions in the home, and clinical coordination of care. The average length of stay in TFC is 30-90 days.

Partial Hospital Program (PHP) - Children attend a highly structured daytime program that includes school, therapy, and medication management.  Your child is home with you at night.  The average length of stay in PHP is 30 days.

Day Treatment - Day Treatment is similar to partial hospital in that it includes a highly structured daytime program, school, and therapy, but is designed for children who do not need daily medical care from a doctor.  The average length of stay in Day Treatment is 30 days.

Outpatient Therapy - Your child lives at home with you and attends weekly individual or family therapy.

Behavior Management Services (BMS) - This service takes place in your home.  The BMS worker helps you and your child learn and practice new skills that assist your child in managing their behavior.

Case Management Services (CM) - Case management takes place in your home or over the phone.  The CM helps you locate food, housing, school services, childcare, therapy, etc.

Pharmaceutical Services