Intensive Outpatient Psychiatry Program (IOP)

This is a skills-based program for children, adolescents and their families developed by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Children's Hospital, Colorado. The program serves patients with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, behavioral disorders and provides a full range of child and adolescent diagnoses.

Program Components

Initial Psychosocial Assessments 

Multi-Family Group/Creative Arts Therapy

• Facilitated by a child psychiatrist and a creative arts therapist
• Art activities for families to work on together and use the skills learned in workshops for growth
• All family members over the age of four are welcome
• No special art or music talent required
• Offered on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Medication clinics are readily available to enrolled patients

• Medication management is not included as part of the Intensive Outpatient Psychiatry fee
• Offered on Mondays from 12 to 3 p.m.

Cognitive Behavioral Skills Building workshops available for parents and youth

• Workshops provide skills to improve psycho-social functioning throughout the family
• Skills for children and adolescents include:
  • Social skills 
  • Relaxation
  • Anger management
  • Cognitive restructuring
• Skills for parents include:
  • Parent Effectiveness Training for parents of children
  • Parent Effectiveness Training for parents of adolescents

• Classes offered Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:15 to 5 p.m.

For More Information

For more information or to request an evaluation, call (720) 777-1234.