Understand your Brookhaven treatment plan

Best first step: Ask staff what the current goals of the treatment plan are, what is expected today, and when the care team will review the plan again.

• A treatment plan explains the patient’s current care goals and the supports being used during the stay.
• The plan may include therapy, groups, medication planning, observation level, safety supports, discharge planning, and follow-up needs.
• The care team may review and update the plan during provider reviews, therapy updates, safety reviews, and discharge planning.
• Patients can ask questions about the plan and request that part of the plan be reviewed.
• Authorized support people may be involved when the patient agrees or when legal authority applies.
• Urgent safety, medication, or medical concerns should be raised with unit staff immediately.

Important: A treatment plan can change. A change does not always mean something is wrong. It may mean the team has new information, the patient’s needs changed, or the care team is preparing for the next step.

Plan area	What it may cover
Safety supports	Risk concerns, safety planning, staff support, restricted items, and immediate safety steps.
Observation level	Safety checks, supervision needs, activity limits, room access, and review timing.
Therapy and programming	Individual therapy, groups, coping skills, supervised activities, and participation goals.
Medication planning	Medication changes, side effect review, timing, home medications, and discharge medication needs.
Daily structure	Meals, rest, groups, day room access, quiet hours, provider review, and supervised programming.
Discharge planning	Follow-up appointments, transportation, safety planning, support people, medications, and home needs.

• Reduce immediate risk or distress.
• Understand current symptoms and triggers.
• Review medications and side effects.
• Build or practice coping skills.
• Participate in therapy or supervised programming when appropriate.
• Identify support people and privacy preferences.
• Create or update a safety plan.
• Prepare for follow-up care after discharge.

Review type	What may be reviewed
Provider review	Symptoms, medications, safety, observation level, diagnosis, and discharge readiness.
Therapy review	Goals, participation, barriers, coping skills, triggers, and programming fit.
Nursing review	Daily safety, symptoms, medications, sleep, behavior changes, and unit concerns.
Discharge review	Follow-up care, medication access, transportation, safety plan, support people, and home needs.
Care conference	A broader review with the care team and approved support people when needed.

• Symptoms improve, worsen, or change.
• Safety needs or observation level changes.
• Medication side effects or medication response changes.
• Therapy or group participation reveals new needs.
• The patient asks for a care plan review.
• A support person shares relevant information.
• Discharge planning identifies a barrier or next step.
• Unit safety, room assignment, or care area changes.

• Ask what your current goals are.
• Tell staff what feels helpful or unhelpful.
• Tell staff about medication side effects or new symptoms.
• Ask for help if groups, activities, or schedules feel overwhelming.
• Share concerns about discharge, transportation, follow-up care, or home safety.
• Ask whether a support person should be involved.
• Tell staff immediately if you feel unsafe.

Important: Being listed as a visitor or emergency contact does not automatically allow someone to receive all treatment plan, medication, therapy, discharge, or record information.

• Ask whether the patient has authorized support-person involvement.
• Ask what information Brookhaven can share.
• Ask whether a family meeting or care conference is appropriate.
• Ask whether support-person involvement is part of discharge planning.
• Ask whether legal documentation is needed for a guardian, caregiver, or representative.

• What are the current goals of my treatment plan?
• What is the care team most concerned about right now?
• What parts of the plan changed since admission?
• What should I participate in today?
• How do medications fit into the plan?
• How does observation status affect my schedule or room access?
• What needs to happen before discharge is considered?
• Who should I talk to if I disagree with the plan?
• When will the plan be reviewed again?
• Can a support person be included in planning?

Do not wait for a portal reply, provider review, therapy session, or care conference if the concern affects immediate safety, severe medication side effects, self-harm risk, harm-to-others risk, elopement risk, medical symptoms, same-day discharge, or whether the patient can safely stay on the unit.

• If the patient is on the unit, tell the assigned nurse or nearest staff member immediately.
• If the concern involves medication side effects, ask for clinical review.
• If discharge is happening today, ask to speak with the nurse, provider, social worker, or case manager before leaving.
• If the patient feels unsafe, tell staff immediately.
• If the patient is not on campus and there is immediate danger, use emergency services.