Where I live we don’t have PHP, what are they like? Are they only a couple weeks long or did you leave early? I don’t know why I thought they were 6 months or something super long like that. What’s their actual purpose? Is it a 9-5 type of deal or shorter days than that? Sorry for the questions I’m just very confused and curious!
Do not apologize for the questions! I'm happy to answer! I apologize for my long reply lol. Just in case anyone reads this and is confused I'll give slightly more info than what you're asking for.
So levels of care goes inpatient -> residential -> php -> iop -> typical outpatient appointments with a therapist or psychiatrist or even a weekly group.
Honestly phps and iops can differ program to program but typically php is mon-friday 9-3. Some places might start earlier and end later but 9-3 is pretty typical. I have heard of phps that are 7 days a week as well. The purpose of php is to offer the same sort of support you'd get inpatient except you'd go home at the end of the day. Also I think a lot of ed phps are longer hours to cover all the meal times.
When you do a php program you get a program therapist, psychiatrist and social worker/case manager and a dietician if it's ed related. You attend groups during the day and meet with different members of your team usually 1-2 times a week.
Now iop is just like php except it's less days and less groups. Typically php is 2 weeks but it can be longer and iops can be 1-2 weeks. But like I've said it varies, I've heard of 4-6 week php programs. There's a 6 month iop program that I'm supposed to be doing down the road.
You also don't have to go to php first before going to iop. My php program didn't have the option of iop, otherwise I would have definitely done that.
I was going to do an iop program at a different hospital that was virtual from 5:30pm-8:30pm but I decided not to. As you can see times can vary greatly and I'm pretty sure I've even heard of evening phps for people that can't afford to take time off work.
Some residentials off php and iop as you step down in their program. I did that once a while ago. It was nice cause it was in the same house and you attend groups with the residents, only difference is you go home at night.
Sorry it was so long but if you have any more questions please ask away!
