North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus is the only maximum-security forensic hospital in the state of Texas. In 1987, the Texas Legislature moved the state’s forensic psychiatric program to Vernon State Hospital, which was a less restrictive state hospital at the time. In January 1996, TDMHMR combined the administrations of Vernon State Hospital and Wichita Falls State Hospital to provide citizens of Texas with a more cost-efficient mental health care. (TDMHMR, 2011).
North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus is organized into five different programs. The Behavior Management and Treatment Program is a unit of intense structure for people who are stimulus seeking and highly aggressive. The Social Learning Rehabilitation Program, formally …show more content…
Paranoid Schizophrenia, Chronic Type is a common diagnosis among patients residing on the program. Many of the patients served on this program have been diagnosed with personality disorders. These can include antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorders. Most patients served on the program have substance abuse issues. Some patient’s psychosis is substance abuse induced. The most severe illnesses have usually been caused by inhalant abuse. Most patients have charges pending or have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Criminal offenses range from arson of vegitation to capital …show more content…
Our purpose is to provide appropriate psychiatric care and to teach skills toward achievement of competency to stand trial or transfer to a less restrictive environment (Patient Handbook, 2008, p.1). The Social Learning Rehabilitation Program provides many services to their unique population. The services have been grouped into three categories, which are daily living services, therapeutic services and medication services. All staff that work at North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus must be eighteen years or older and must attend a month of orientation in order to work behind the fence. Orientation includes a wide range of information needed in order to work in the hospital
Hospital personnel working on the Social Learning Rehabilitation Program are trained by program staff on utilizing social learning principles, which is what the program is based on. Use of shaping, modeling, and continuous positive reinforcement deliver the Social Learning
North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus is organized into five different programs. The Behavior Management and Treatment Program is a unit of intense structure for people who are stimulus seeking and highly aggressive. The Social Learning Rehabilitation Program, formally …show more content…
Paranoid Schizophrenia, Chronic Type is a common diagnosis among patients residing on the program. Many of the patients served on this program have been diagnosed with personality disorders. These can include antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorders. Most patients served on the program have substance abuse issues. Some patient’s psychosis is substance abuse induced. The most severe illnesses have usually been caused by inhalant abuse. Most patients have charges pending or have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Criminal offenses range from arson of vegitation to capital …show more content…
Our purpose is to provide appropriate psychiatric care and to teach skills toward achievement of competency to stand trial or transfer to a less restrictive environment (Patient Handbook, 2008, p.1). The Social Learning Rehabilitation Program provides many services to their unique population. The services have been grouped into three categories, which are daily living services, therapeutic services and medication services. All staff that work at North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus must be eighteen years or older and must attend a month of orientation in order to work behind the fence. Orientation includes a wide range of information needed in order to work in the hospital
Hospital personnel working on the Social Learning Rehabilitation Program are trained by program staff on utilizing social learning principles, which is what the program is based on. Use of shaping, modeling, and continuous positive reinforcement deliver the Social Learning