Maghakian Place

Maghakian Place is licensed by the State of Minnesota as an Intensive Residential Treatment Service. Located in St. Paul, Minnesota, the program provides intensive mental health and dual diagnosis treatment for up to 16 adult men and women.

Who we serve
The program provides intensive mental health and dual diagnosis treatment for an adult co-ed population of up to sixteen residents for a maximum of 90 days. Extensions of treatment for an additional 90 days are possible with a prior authorization based on medical necessity. An eligible recipient is age 18 or older, is eligible for Medical Assistance or contracted health insurance plan, and meets the Admission Criteria.

Services we provide
Intensive residential rehabilitative mental health services are time-limited services provided in a residential setting to recipients in need of more restrictive settings and at risk of significant functional deterioration if they do not receive these services. Intensive Residential Treatment services are designed to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, self-management of symptoms, self-sufficiency, and the necessary skills to live in a more independent setting. The services are directed toward a targeted discharge date with specified recipient outcomes. Treatment adheres to standards that have been designed using Evidence Based Practices. These practices were developed over several years through research and pilot projects. They are the most up to date methods in providing individual treatment, focusing on learning the skills to manage one’s illness and pursuing personal goals.

Illness Management and Recovery is a program help people who have experiences psychiatric symptoms to develop personalized strategies for managing their mental illness and moving forward in their lives. The program is offered in both individual and group format. In the program, practitioners work collaboratively with people, offering a variety of information, strategies, and skills that people can use to further their own recovery. There is a strong emphasis on helping people set and pursue personal goals, empowering people to make choices, and instilling hope that change is possible.

Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment is mental health and substance abuse treatment integrated in a single treatment setting in which our we adhere to an interdisciplinary approach. The team works collaboratively and assesses treatment readiness, uses motivational interviewing, employs harm reduction strategies with a non-confrontational approach, as well as stage-wise treatment interventions.

Family Education is treatment services for family members and recipients in need of information, assistance and support; including an educational curriculum addressing basic facts about the causes of mental illness and its treatment, including information about medication; practical advice or teaching how to manage and cope with difficult situations involving family members with a mental illness; family support groups and counseling; and community resources, including seeking crisis assistance and advocacy services. Family education can be provided on an individual or group basis.

The following services are provided within the Maghakian Place Intensive Residential Treatment program:

• Supervision and direction
• Individualized assessment and treatment planning
• Crisis assistance, development of health care directives and crisis prevention plans
• Nursing Services
• Inter agency case coordination
• Transition and discharge planning
• Living skills development, including medication self-administration, healthy living, household management, cooking and nutrition, budgeting and shopping, and using transportation.

Recipients may access and receive services outside our facility for which they are eligible, specifically in situations when it would further the continuity of treatment and transition to the community.

About our location
Maghakian Place is a renovated apartment building on the east side of downtown St. Paul, close to bus lines and within an ethnically and economically diverse neighborhood. We provide an attractive, well-cared-for, home-like environment, with a chef who is known throughout the system for excellent food. We work to make sure our clients feel supported and valued.

About the process
Maghakian Place requires referrals to the program, be made through Ramsey County; however, the program will accept referrals made directly from contracted health insurers. Applicants will be screened and evaluated to determine if placement is appropriate.

About our staff
Our staff possesses diverse skills, with education and experience in a variety of fields, including social work, psychology, chemical health, therapeutic recreation, and nursing.

Hours of operation
Maghakian Place is a 24/7 program.

Licensing
Maghakian Place is licensed by the State of Minnesota as an Intensive Residential Treatment Service (IRTS).

Affiliations
Member of the Minnesota Association of Mental Health Residential Facilities (MAMHRF) and the US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA).