McCallum Place provides an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for adolescents who have been coping with the symptoms of an eating disorder. Our center in St. Louis, Missouri offers comprehensive services and compassionate care to help young people achieve successful long-term recovery from eating disorders and certain co-occurring mental health challenges.
Who We Serve
Admissions criteria for our adolescent IOP at McCallum Place in St. Louis, MO
We make all admissions decisions at McCallum Place on an individual basis after our staff conducts a comprehensive assessment of your child’s current medical history and level of need.
At our St. Louis location, we treat adolescents ages 10-17, who have an eating disorder as their primary diagnosis. We can also provide care for young people who are struggling with certain co-occurring mental health conditions, such as anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and non-suicidal self-harm.
Our IOP admissions policy is similar to that of our PHP. We accept adolescents who are stepping down to our IOP after completing a higher level of care, as well as those who are entering care directly at the IOP level.
We are unable to provide care for young people who are struggling with substance use disorders and are in need of detoxification services. If we determine that a dual diagnosis facility might be a better fit for your child’s needs, we will work with your family to make the appropriate referral to a trusted provider.
Our goal at McCallum Place is to ensure that every young person who comes to us for care receives the programming and services that are most beneficial for their unique situation, even if that means referring them to a different facility.
If you’d like more information on whether your child might benefit from the programming and services at McCallum Place, please contact our admissions team directly. A knowledgeable member of our team can answer any questions you might have about our intensive outpatient program or any other services at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
How We Help Adolescents
Features of the adolescent IOP at McCallum Place in St. Louis, MO
The intensive outpatient program (IOP) at McCallum Place offers fewer hours of care than our partial hospitalization program (PHP), providing adolescents with a strong therapeutic component while allowing them a greater degree of independence.
The IOP at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri might be a good fit for a young person if they don’t need the acute level of care of a residential program or PHP but could still benefit from a more structured environment with more intensive therapeutic interventions.
Like the other levels of care that we provide at McCallum Place, our IOP features personalized planning and various evidence-based therapeutic interventions and treatment modalities to help young people heal from eating disorders and coexisting mental health challenges.
The IOP at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri features treatment modalities including trauma-informed crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, somatic experiencing (SE), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Your child may experience these treatment modalities and others through daily group therapy sessions, during which they will engage in relapse prevention, experience exposure therapy, and learn healthy meal-planning skills. They will also have the opportunity to discuss any topics they might not feel comfortable bringing up in group therapy during their weekly individual therapy sessions.
Depending on each young person’s individualized care plan, they may also participate in various experiential therapies three times a week, such as yoga, fitness classes, and dance. We offer family therapy sessions if clients or families request to meet with a therapist, and we provide basic medical care and medication management services to ensure that each adolescent who comes to us for support receives care that results in the best outcome possible.
Benefits of Treatment
Benefits for adolescents who receive comprehensive care for eating disorders at McCallum Place in St. Louis, MO
The recovery needs of adolescents differ from those of adults, which is why it’s so important for your child to receive specialized care for the eating disorder they are struggling with. When young people receive care at McCallum Place, they benefit from support from professionals who are experienced in working with adolescents who are suffering from the symptoms of eating disorders and various co-occurring mental health conditions.
One of the immediate benefits of seeking care at McCallum Place is that your child reduces their immediate risk of harm and can start to heal from any damage they might have experienced from living with an eating disorder. The sooner a young person seeks care for the eating disorder they are struggling with, the lower their risk of experiencing any long-term effects.
We understand that recovery is often a long journey, and your child’s time in our IOP in St. Louis, Missouri may just be one step toward better health. We will work collaboratively with you and your child to ensure that you experience continued success in the long term.
If you have any questions about how your child might benefit from the IOP at McCallum Place, please contact us directly. A knowledgeable member of our staff can answer any questions you might have to help you make the best decision for an adolescent in your care.
