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Hillcrest Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (IPRS) provides services to adolescents and adults with a serious and persistent mental illness who are interested in making a community role recovery within the next six months to two years. The concept of role recovery is to engage or re-engage individuals in personally meaningful community roles. The purpose of intensive psychiatric rehabilitation services is to assist the person to choose, get and keep valued roles in the community. The four specific environments and roles in which psychiatric rehabilitation will assist the individual are living, working, learning and social.

Individuals who participate in the Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services are involved in all aspects of the recovery process. Role recovery goals are established with the full input of each individual. There are four phases of the psychiatric rehabilitation process: Readiness Development, Goal Setting, Goal Achieving and Goal Keeping. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners meet with consumers as often as needed and as determined by the individual and the practitioner.

Referrals are accepted from any professional or interested party. Consumers must be 16 years of age or older, diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness. A consumer's participation in the program is paid by MBC of Iowa, Title 19 Iowa Plan ( Dubuque County ). The program is certified by the Iowa Department of Human Services for the Provision of Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services.

For further information, contact the IPRS Coordinator at the appropriate location below:

For the Dubuque program, complete the Referral Form online, and send or mail to:

Kimberly Nelson, Hillcrest Program Coordinator
220 West 7th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone: 563-588-0605, extension 208
Fax: 563-557-4447
Kim.nelson@hillcrest-fs.org