Behavioral Health Services

The Wood Group has been providing behavioral health services to the mental health community of Texas since 1980.

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Our Programs

The mission of The Wood Group is to provide quality behavioral health services that assist individuals with mental illness or other special needs to live healthy and productive lifestyles within their communities.

Caring & Compassionate Services

Our behavioral health services have been designed to meet the needs of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. We have worked hard to develop partnerships with local Community Centers and other agencies to provide quality services.

Locations

Community

Providing services to consumers so they can return to productive daily living in their community.

Advocacy

Advocating for individuals with mental illness and their families. We participate in numerous advocacy and support groups across Texas.

Vision

We hope that in the future we will have the opportunity to visit your agency and discuss our services.

Our Mission

The mission of The Wood Group is to provide quality behavioral health services that assist individuals with mental illness or other special needs to live healthy and productive lifestyles within their communities. The Wood Group goals in helping to achieve this mission:

To provide individuals with mental illness choice, accessibility, quality services, and best value
To provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to individuals with mental illness and their family members
To strengthen a meaningful, cooperative relationship between the behavioral health community and The Wood Group as we continue to offer services to persons challenged with mental illness in the local community
To provide quality behavioral health services at an affordable cost to the local mental health community
To increase integration of persons challenged with mental illness in the community with all their rights, privileges, and responsibilities

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Your mental health deserves attention every day – in good times and bad. It’s essential to our health and well-being that everyone has access to the mental health support they need.

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The Wood Group provides the following services in Texas.

Crisis Residential Services:

The Wood Group provides Crisis Residential Services that are designed to provide 24 hour supervision of a resident for a short period of time in order to be observed and assessed by the Community Behavioral Health Center. The length of stay in this program is normally limited to seven to ten days. Psychosocial Programming is a part of the Crisis Residential Program offered to the residents. Residents in this program must be able to self administer medications. All medications are monitored and maintained by trained Crisis Residential Staff.

Crisis Respite Services:

The Wood Group provides Crisis Respite Services that are designed to provide 24 hour supervision of a resident for a limited time. The resident stay in the Crisis Respite Bed is determined by the need of the resident and the nature of their crisis. Residents in this program must be able to self administer medications. All medications are monitored and maintained by trained Crisis Respite Staff.

Transitional Living Services:

The Wood Group provides Transitional Living Services that are designed to provide 24 hour supervision of a resident to allow that resident to transition from a restrictive living environment to an independent living structure. Residents of this program will also be provided with psychosocial skills programs preparing them to transition to the least restrictive environment they are comfortable with. Residents in this program must be able to self administer medications. All medications are monitored and maintained by trained Transitional Living Staff.

Assisted Living Services:

The Wood Group provides Assisted Living Services that are designed to provide 24 hour supervision of a resident for an extended stay. Persons who utilize Assisted Living Beds normally will be in the program for an extended amount of time. The length of services is determined by the need of the resident. Residents in this program must be able to self administer medications. All medications are monitored and maintained by trained Assisted Living Staff.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Training Services:

The Wood Group contracts with Community Behavioral Health Center to provide Psychosocial Rehabilitation Training Services to consumers of the Centers. The services are provided under arrangement with the local Community Behavioral Health Center. The consumers are provided both individual and group units. The amount of services received by each individual in the program is determined by assessments made by the Community Behavioral Health Center. The services are provided both on site and in the community.

Supported Housing Services:

The Wood Group contracts with Community Behavioral Health Center to provide Supported Housing Services to Mental Health Consumers in their community setting. The majority of these services are provided to our consumers who have been through our residential programs and request us to continue to provide services in their community setting.

Transportation Services:

The Wood Group contracts with individual Community Behavioral Health Center to provide Transportation Services for consumers of our programs. The transportation services are developed by a joint process of the Community Center and The Wood Group.

Consulting Services:

The Wood Group will contract with Community Behavioral Health Center or other Mental Health Service Providers to provide in-depth information on developing Residential Programs to serve their community.  The information provided in the Consulting Services will assist the Community Behavioral Health Center from finding a suitable property to obtaining a license.

Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services (IDD):

The Wood Group provides Crisis Respite Services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a 24-hour supervised residential facility.  These services are for both adults and children.  The Wood Group also provides community support services to individuals and groups with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  The services that are provided are based upon the needs of the individual.

Veterans Administration Residential Services:

The Wood Group provides Short Term Respite beds to Veterans through the Veterans Administration in Big Spring, Texas. The Wood Group works with the Big Spring Veterans Administration to ensure Residents receive quality Residential and Clinical services. Residential Services are provided to Veterans based on admission criteria developed by the Veterans Administration.

Emergency Disaster Services:

The Wood Group provides Emergency Disaster Services for Mental Health Consumers who are in a threatening or occurring event of such destructive magnitude and force as to dislocate people. The Wood Group will provide alternative housing for persons who are displaced.

Peer to Peer Crisis Respite Services:

The Wood Group provides short term community-based residential crisis treatment to consumers who have no risk of harm to self or others and may have some functional impairment who require direct supervision and care but do not require hospitalization. Utilization of these services is managed by the LMHA based on medical necessity. The length of the stay is to be determined by LMHA. The services are provided by a staff of consumers who have been trained in the Peer to Peer program.

State Hospital Step-Down Program:

The State Hospital Step-Down Program (SHSDP) is designed to identify, assess, and facilitate the successful transition of adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who exceed the supports available in traditional settings and who are clinically appropriate for transition from a hospital-based setting to community-based services with proper supports.