Behavioral Health Services
Individual Therapy:
Psychotherapy is a dynamic relationship focused on the personal development of the client, whatever that might mean for each person who seeks it.
It might also be another source of support.
Social Workers
As a profession, Social Work is by far the most diverse among mental health professionals, seeing both the person and the social and political environment in which they reside as opportunities for intervention.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy services at Painted Brain also serve the pediatric, adolescent, and teenage populations.
Community Center
Anyone joining Painted Brain’s Community Center for art or community events can network onsite with a Social Work Intern.
Social Work Interns may connect with individuals during Community Center groups for general information but can also provide more individualized support upon request.
Individualized support from a Social Work Intern may include case management, supportive counseling sessions, and/or support with resource navigation.
To request support from a Social Work Intern, you can request individualized services from the social worker intern directly or email Ari.Aho@paintedbrain.org with more information about your needs. Painted Brain staff will reach out to you directly to schedule an appointment regarding the request.
Art Haus
PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
A psychiatric advance directive (PAD) is a legal, rights document enabling people to plan for, prevent, and/or reduce the severity of potential future mental health crises
SUPPORT GROUPS
Painted Brain envisions all group activities, even art groups, as supportive in nature, but we also offer targeted support for specific topics.
Services by Category
Individual Services
Counseling
Painted Brain has a long-standing relationship with Conservation Corps and its Education Corps sites, recently expanding our partnership into Riverside County and Orange County. Painted Brain social work interns provide counseling and individual support to the young adult students of these schools, helping at-risk students begin to recover from trauma, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. More Information
Project New Start
Painted Brain social work interns are a vital part of the interdisciplinary team working with Project New Start participants.
Painted Brain social worker interns provide Project New Start participants with individualized support by offering supplemental clinical counseling and clinical case management.
Social work interns take a big role in modeling and fostering social connection through group services. Social worker interns assess each participant and determine if additional mental health treatment beyond that provided by Painted Brain is necessary. MORE INFO
Occupational Therapy
The Painted Brain Occupational Therapy (OT) team, consisting of therapists and fieldwork students, offer individual sessions focusing on barriers and supports to mental health functioning. The OT team conducts assessments and creates specialized, individualized sessions to improve participation in activities of daily living, community involvement, leisure, rest, education, work and social participation. The OT team also provides group sessions to cover common topics including money management, sensory strategies for mental health symptom management, social skills training, ergonomics, and time management. MORE INFO
Group Services
Art Groups with Partner Agencies
Painted Brain knows that art groups create a sense of community, and that isolation is one of the most significant impacts of mental illness. When we bring art groups to our partner agencies, we are bringing hope, communication, creativity and participation to the clients or residents of that agency. Painted Brain’s art activities in all mediums promote interaction, shared experience, social skills development and fun. Painted Brain wants to see the clients of mental health agencies support each other, and art groups promote this development. MORE INFORMATION on ART GROUPS
Alliance for Community Empowerment
Painted Brain’s social workers offer group services to community groups with a common need and interest. An example of is the series of grief support counseling and healing circles offered to the Alliance for Community Empowerment. PB social worker facilitated grief support groups with youthbuild students that had recently lost a beloved teacher and academic counselor. In collaboration with a peer counselor the students where guided in 10 week workshop learning to using the arts as a tool to self express their grief. The culmination of this group was wonderful art show held in honor of the teacher and leader the ACE community had lost.
OT Group Services
Painted Brain’s occupational therapists offer group services to work with adult and pediatric populations on specific topics.
Adult mental health group topics include social skills and loneliness, sensory strategies, money management, sleep routines, routine modification, ergonomics, time management, mindfulness and relaxation techniques. Pediatric groups include support groups for parents and caregivers, social skills training, play groups, “Parent and Me” sensory class, pre-teen mental health group, and more. MORE INFO
Team Trainings
Tech training programs at homeless drop in centers.[/caption]Painted Brain knows how to work with people and we would be happy to share our knowledge and skills with your team. We can lead trainings for direct line staff and supervisors. PB has led dozens of trainings on multiple topics: The Use of Technology in Mental Health, Having Difficult Conversations with Staff, Art Group Leadership, Utilizing One’s Own Life Experiences in Helping Others, Understanding Psychosis, Mental Health 101, Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships, and Effective Communication Strategies for Community Development.
Services for Sale
Individual OT for Adults
Sensory processing and arousal regulation strategies- executive functioning and cognitive training
- Activities of daily living training to support independent living skills
- community reintegration
Individual OT for Children
Sensory integration
- Fine motor and gross motor development
- Cognitive support and accommodations
- Parent education and home program development
- Sleep hygiene
- School-based therapy
OT Group Services
- Lifestyle balance between self-care, sleep/rest, productivity, and play/leisure routines
- Stress and anxiety management
- Social skills
- Sensory processing and arousal regulation
- Support groups for parents and caregivers
- Play groups for children
- “Parent and Me” classes
- Pre-teen mental health group
OT Consultation Services for Schools
- Direct services including individualized strategies to improve sensory processing, fine motor development, and social skills
- Presentations and in-services for school staff including information about developmental disorders and strategies to improve accessibility
- Program development, including school-wide resources such as multisensory environments and groups
Art Groups
Painted Brain’s team is available for hire to lead art groups for your agency, clients, events, or treatment centers. Painted Brain can provide a skilled activity leader in just about any artistic medium, from painting to poetry to music to acting to industrial arts. We can also lead activities at just about any scale from a small group of five people to a room full of hundreds. READ MORE