Psychiatric Rehabilitation Southern Maryland
What is PRP?
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program services, commonly known as (PRP) assist individuals living with mental illness to reach a higher level of independence, serving Southern Maryland, including Charles, Calvert, St. Mary's, and Prince George's counties. The PRP programs assist participants with accessing and coordinating services and resources in their communities and works to ensure that each individual has access to the best possible treatment and care. Rehabilitation Coordinators provide services within the home, community and on-site in the office. Our Rehabilitation Coordinators assist the client with learning and developing improved daily living skills (i.e. personal hygiene, organizational skills, time management skills, nutrition, and money management), as well as working towards achieving healthy coping mechanisms.
What Will We Do?
Our PRP Coordinators will visit with you or your child several times a month to assist you with your rehabilitative goals.
PRP services for Children & Adolescents are designed to promote positive peer interaction, effective communication, self-help skills, completion of age-appropriate activities of daily living, etc. Services are designed and developed to address the individual rehabilitative needs of each child and adolescent while taking into account the stresses evolving from their environment at home or in school. Children & Adolescent are seen 4 times per month.
PRP services for Adults are designed to help individuals become more independent in the community while providing the least intrusive care possible. Rehabilitation Coordinators assists individual in establishing support networks, social skills and coping skills, crisis prevention and intervention, etc. They may also provide assistance such as money management skills, assistance in securing entitlements (applying for food stamps, disability, mobility, etc), health and wellness education, accessing local transportation services, etc. We facilitate monthly groups to expand skills and offer structured socialization.
Adults are seen 6 times per month.
Where will services take place?
This depends on you or your child's needs and the setting where those needs could best be met. Sometimes our visits will be one-on-one at your home, school, or other community setting. At other times, we’ll bring you to our location where you will join others in learning new things while having fun.
Who is eligible for services?
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP) services are a higher level of behavioral health care and are not an entry point into mental health treatment. Eligibility and the referral process are governed by Maryland Medicaid (Carelon) criteria that have been in place for over a decade.
The referral must come from your treating provider. Only a licensed therapist, psychiatrist, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who is actively working with you or your child can initiate a PRP referral. Parents, school counselors, case managers, and other individuals are not authorized to refer to this program under Maryland Medicaid guidelines.
Therapy must already be established. The individual must be actively participating in therapy at least two times per month before a PRP referral can be considered.
The need for PRP must be clinically documented. Maryland Medicaid requires documented clinical evidence that therapy alone has not been sufficient to meet the individual's mental health needs. This determination can only be made by the treating provider over the course of the therapeutic relationship.
Additional requirements include:
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A qualifying diagnosis that meets priority population criteria (adults only)
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Active Maryland Medicaid coverage or ability to self-pay
If you or your child are not currently in therapy, the first step is connecting with a licensed mental health provider. If a higher level of care becomes clinically warranted, your provider will initiate that process in accordance with Maryland Medicaid guidelines.
** A note about unsolicited contact: Some PRP agencies solicit clients directly, by phone, in the community, or through schools. Under Maryland Medicaid guidelines, a PRP referral is a clinical decision made exclusively by your treating licensed mental health provider, based on documented clinical need. No PRP agency can require, pressure, or request that a clinician refer you to their specific program. If you are currently receiving therapy at InnerSourced Solutions and your clinician determines that PRP is clinically appropriate, that referral will originate from your InnerSourced provider as part of your coordinated care.
Ready to request services?
We accept Maryland Medicaid for PRP services. There is currently no waitlist.
To make a referral, ask your treating mental health provider to complete the form below and return via email: