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25 Braintree Hill Park, Suite 300
Braintree, MA 02184
Toll Free: (866) 244-9603
Local: (781) 794-2581
Fax: (617) 244-4629
Services
Weekly
Outpatient Therapy
Any survivor of sexual abuse by a priest, deacon or other church personnel
of the Archdiocese is entitled to payment of their outpatient therapy
by the Archdiocese through the Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach
at any time. The standard being offered is payment of psychotherapy
for a one-hour session once a week by a licensed, qualified therapist,
for an initial period of six months. After the initial six months,
if the survivor wishes to continue in another six months of treatment,
the survivor’s therapist must provide the Office of Pastoral
Support and Outreach with the survivor’s diagnosis, treatment
plan and goals. This process of six-month reviews continues as long
as the survivor continues to need therapy.
Requests for outpatient therapy for more than once a week are handled
on a case by case basis and must be supported by the clinician.
All information relating to a survivor’s psychiatric treatment
is kept in confidential files at the Office of Pastoral Support and
Outreach and is not accessible to Archdiocesan attorneys or other attorneys.
In-Patient Services
OPSO will consider requests for inpatient hospitalizations or residential
care on a case-by-case basis. Coverage for specialized services must
be pre-approved by OPSO. OPSO will first ask the survivor to use their
insurance to pay for this care and will consider payment of uninsured
costs determined necessary by a treating clinician.
Medications
The Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach will consider requests
for payment of psychiatric medications on a case by case basis. They
will again first ask the survivor to use their insurance to pay for
these medications. The Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach will
ask survivors without insurance to consider using their recommendation
for a pharmacy plan. This procedure will be carried out through a specific
pharmacist. An explanation and authorization for this procedure will
be provided to the survivor at the time of intake with the Office of
Pastoral Support and Outreach
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