Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Objective The Reintegration Unit is designed to provide an environment that promotes rehabilitation by linking release planning, medication management, independent living skills, job skills, personal responsibility and self-control as means of reintegrating the resident back to the community. Program The Reintegration Unit is a 30 bed structured community. The unit is designed to provide care and release planning for those residents who have a history of chronic mental health issues or correctional institutionalization. The Reintegration Unit treatment team focuses on developing individualized release plans that are focused on independent living skills while providing relapse prevention plans. Through the collaborative development of individualized WRAP plans between the resident and the treatment team, stressors related to release planning and community reintegration will be reduced. The links between the resident, agents responsible for community supervision and mental health care providers will be established prior to the resident's release date. The Unit operates under a multi-disciplinary treatment model, structured to provide rapid feedback through constructive consequences/rewards to modify behaviors. The treatment team consists of an Institution Unit Supervisor, Psychiatric Care Supervisor, Psychiatrist, Psychological Services Associate, 2 Social Workers, Psychiatric Care Technicians and a Recreational Therapist. The unit program receives additional support from staff involved in other departments within WRC. The focus of the Reintegration Unit is to complement and reinforce the WRC Pre-Release Program, which is an 8-week program during which residents attend groups and classes facilitated by the Education Department. Treatment groups include Community Supervision, Job Skills, Release Group, Life Skills, Relationships, Health Education, and Families and Parenting. Based upon a resident's capabilities, individualized Treatment Learning Plans will be developed to encourage and motivate the resident to perform to his maximum potential while preparing for his release to the community. Last Revised: October 24, 2008 |
