- ACT follows a multidisciplinary, team-based approach. The team meets as a group five days a week to review progress.
- Services are provided where they are needed. ACT teams work with people in their homes and other locations in the community.
- ACT uses outreach and other engagement mechanisms to develop relationships with people may have historically been hard to reach.
- ACT is less intensive than residential care and more intensive than traditional outpatient care. People receiving care in the program are seen on average 3 times a week; in some situations, people are seen daily.
- ACT delivers personalized, consistent, flexible, and comprehensive care.
Fidelity and Evaluation
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health provides fidelity reviews of our practices of focus. A fidelity review is a quality-improvement tool to provide agencies an external evaluation of their practice for the purpose of service enhancement. If you are an ACT team in need of a fidelity review, please see more about our approach to fidelity reviews or contact us to arrange a review with our senior consultants.
Resources
1 / ACT in Iowa
2 / National ACT Resources
Address
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Center for Disabilities and Development
100 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242