North Campus Residential Treatment | Lifeskills South Florida

The North Campus provides a home-like treatment environment for residents, featuring 24/7 residential supervision and support. This dedicated, private milieu is committed to providing customized care for adults (18 years and older) who need intensive supervision and stabilization.

Learn more about the specialized treatment provided at our North Campus

Why Was the North Campus Developed?

Designed to meet patients where they are and guide them to an improved quality of life, the North Campus proudly offers highly individualized services designed with a focus on more complex diagnoses.

In this closely supervised structure, individuals struggling with the most difficult mental health issues and/or addictions can find professional care and help through this comprehensive diagnostic and treatment option.

Evidence-based clinical care is grounded in a reassuring environment with traditional psychotherapy and group therapies (specifically to include cognitive remediation, skills building, and metabolic fitness), psychoeducation, social skills training, optimized medication use, and education to guide residents toward personal long-term care management.
Individuals take part in small group treatment apart from the larger campus, allowing them time and space to heal.
The intensive nature of the North Campus offers a customized clinical approach designed to promote stabilization and develop a foundation for optimum skill building for sustained recovery.
The North Campus offers the potential for a transition to the Lifeskills Main Campus as well as longer-term transitional living programs during outpatient treatment at Osceola Village.
We also offer the option for a full psychological assessment and genetic testing to ensure that proper diagnosis and treatment can be provided.

Program Components

An encouraging, home-like, and healing small milieu with 24/7 staff supervision on its own private section of the Lifeskills campus. The small community offers extra space to heal and recover.
A group therapy curriculum with a focus on social skills training, interpersonal effectiveness, reading cues, increasing motivation, expressive arts, and cognitive remediation.
A focus on health and body utilizing structured psychoeducation regarding activities of daily living (ADLs) including hygiene, medication compliance, sleep hygiene, and nutrition; yoga guided by professionals; culinary arts; and metabolic fitness.
Psychiatric evaluation, with weekly follow-up appointments and increased pharmacologic appointments as needed, with the psychiatrist.

Board-certified internal medicine and primary care physician is on-site for managing co-morbid medical concerns as well as intensive nursing support.
A specifically assigned clinical primary therapist for individualized treatment planning and individual sessions and support.
A specifically assigned family therapist for family support and clinical family sessions.
A behavioral aspect of the program with outside activities and rewards for celebrating even the smallest of victories.

Care Environment

The North Campus was thoughtfully designed to provide a haven for those requiring time for acclimation to the therapeutic milieu. The North Campus’ increase in private space is differentiated from the Main Campus, where a socialization model promotes interaction with others. With a focus on balance and healing, the North Campus permits separation without isolation. The property also includes areas for reflection, outdoor walking paths, sitting areas, patios, and water features. Similarly, the clinical curriculum mirrors this in terms of increased clinical sessions, supportive case management, medical care, and group therapy with housemates for cloistered group sessions specifically during residents’ time to take root in treatment.

Medication Storage and Management

A behavioral health technician office is located within one of the houses on the North Campus providing individualized support, medications, and biologicals as prescribed.