Partial Hospital Program
The Team
 We are the medical professionals who, together with parents, create
a healing environment for children to enter. Each child in the Hasbro
Children's Hospital Partial Hospital Program (HCPHP) has a team
of people to help achieve his or her goals. The team members vary
from child to child depending on individual needs.
Together, we make up a therapeutic community consisting of:
- Parents and caregivers: The most important members of
the team are the parents or caregivers responsible for the child
in the home environment. No major decisions are made in the treatment
of any child without the participation of these crucial team leaders.
More about family involvement.
- The referring physician: Most of the time children enter
the program under the care of a pediatrician or subspecialty physician
who knows a great deal about what the child needs. Often, diagnostic
tests and treatment efforts made by the referring physician determine
the direction treatment takes once a child comes to the program.
Referring physicians may come in for consultation meetings. In
all cases they remain an active part of the treatment team. More
about medical assessment and care.
- The HCPHP pediatric staff: Our
three pediatricians share responsibility for the medical care
of all the children in the program. A pediatrician is available
to assess medical symptoms and prescribe treatment throughout
the day. Unlike ordinary school, the day a child is feeling most
ill is the best time to attend the program. This gives the attending
pediatrician an opportunity to evaluate the child's symptoms,
diagnose the condition and start treatment.
- The medical nursing staff: HCPHP
nurses average more than 20 years of experience treating children
in a hospital setting. Each child's day begins with a nursing
assessment. A nurse seldom is more than a few feet away from the
child throughout the day. Nurses contribute by providing continuous
medical monitoring and carrying out treatment decided upon by
the team.
- Milieu therapists: The
milieu therapists are college-educated behavior specialists who
maintain an environment that promotes health. Children and teens
benefit as much from each other within this environment as they
do from other aspects of the program. The milieu therapists help
maintain the emphasis on making healthy choices and in the process
manage to make sure everyone has fun. More
about milieu therapy.
- Teachers: The teachers' role on
the team is to asses how children with significant medical problems
function in a structured school environment. They provide information
that is helpful to families, neighborhood schools and medical
treatment personnel. Our teachers are certified elementary or
secondary school educators with a world of experience motivating
children with special schooling needs. Much of their contribution
comes from communicating with the teachers and guidance staff
from the schools that the HCPHP patients attend. More
about school.
- Nutrition Staff: The team
includes a full-time nutritionist and a full-time nutrition technician.
Healthy eating is the goal for all children and teens admitted
to the program. Some children have specified issues around food
and eating, such as children with diabetes, food allergies or
eating disorders. Other children may have developed unhealthy
eating habits and can benefit from nutrition education. More
about nutrition.
- Clinical staff: Each child is
assigned a primary clinican who coordinates the efforts of the
family to bring the child's illness under better management. Clinicians
are trained as:
- child psychiatrists
- child psychologists
- licensed clinical social workers
- psychiatric clinical nurse specialists
Each staff member brings a special perspective to the team, but
all function together to help the family take back control of the
illness and promote a new, healthy adaptation that benefits the
child and his or her whole family.
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