At McCallum Place, located in St. Louis, Missouri, and Overland Park, Kansas, we offer an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for adults age 18 and older who have a variety of eating disorders. This program can be ideal for individuals who need a more structured level of care than traditional outpatient programming provides but do not require partial hospitalization.
Our adult intensive outpatient program is flexible and allows individuals to fulfill their daily obligations, such as going to work or taking care of their families, while also receiving the services they need to heal. At this level of care, clients can engage in psychotherapy and skill-based groups, meal planning with trained staff, and comprehensive nutrition education.
Our Intensive Outpatient Program Focus
Our IOP is focused on:
- Community integration
- Desensitization (dealing with triggering situations)
- Developing independence
- Practicing coping skills
- Decreasing level of care
- Developing healthy eating patterns
- Developing healthy exercise patterns
- Increasing healthy attitudes toward weight, eating and appearance
IOP includes:
- Two psychotherapy groups
- Weight and behavioral monitoring
- One meal per day attended
- One weekly session with an eating disorder psychologist or therapist
- One weekly session with a registered dietitian
IOP Schedules
In the adult IOP, clients are required to participate in programming a minimum of three days per week. Typically, we recommend that clients take part in treatment five days a week when they first begin the IOP. During the program, they may have the opportunity to practice food preparation, participate in grocery store outings, and eat supported meals at local restaurants.
