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On My Way is a Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) approach to treating young people that recently experienced their first episode of psychosis. The FEP Team offers young people an array of services, including low-dose medication management, individual and group therapy, family education, case management, supported education and employment, and Peer Support Services. Service coordination is guided by the young person’s voice and choice. On My Way seeks to improve the quality of life of young people by providing hope through empowerment to guide their own recovery, educating them about their psychosis, re-establishing and strengthening relationships, and re-integrating them back into the community whether it’s attending school or working.
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The On My Way team is composed of a Team Leader who supervises the overall process by ensuring that all team members are working together towards the young person’s identified needs and goals. The Team Leader along with the Lead Therapist provides psychosis psychoeducation to young people and their families both individually and in groups. The Psychiatrist provides low dose anti-psychotic medication management and monitors the response to the medication making any changes related to feedback from the young person. The therapist works with the young person to identify the obstacles that they see as barriers to their success, as well as providing case management services to connect them with community and natural supports. The Supported Education and Employment specialist provides support to the young person based on their identified needs and goals in those areas. And the Certified Peer Specialist provides support to the young person by sharing their story and providing hope that they can effectively live with their psychosis. The CPS also encourages the young person to express their voice in the coordination of their recovery to ensure individualized care.
On My Way is based on other First Episode Psychosis programs that are evidence-based. The target population is young people (ages 15-30) who have experienced their first psychotic episode in the past year, and have a diagnosis on the Schizophrenia Spectrum or Bipolar with psychotic features. Drug-induced psychosis is exclusionary and is assessed at intake. Appropriate referrals will be completed for those individuals excluded from the On My Way program. On My Way is primarily a community-based program with the exception of medication management. It is the mission of the program to meet the young people where they are to provide the needed services.
Parts of this program may be covered by your insurance carrier. The program is further supported by a Mental Health Block Grant provided through the State of Pennsylvania (for Pennsylvania residents only).
Catherine (Cat) Conroy, M.Ed, Manager of HeadsUp
Neurodevelopment and Psychosis Section, Department of Psychiatry
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
10th floor, Gates Pavilion, HUP
3400 Spruce Street, Rm. 10054, Philadelphia, PA 19104
headsuppaorg@gmail.com
We are available during standard business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) to answer any questions you may have about our organization or to direct you to programs in Pennsylvania that can offer clinical help.
