Consultation for Program Development

Consultation for Program Development

In-depth consulting to design, launch, and strengthen behavioral health programs. Support includes curriculum development for outpatient substance use services, intensive outpatient programs, and residential substance use programs, plus recommendations for staffing, third-party insurance paneling, and electronic medical records.

Who a Program Development Consultation Helps

Organizations building or optimizing behavioral health services, including:

  • Hospitals and health systems
  • Community mental health agencies and SUD providers
  • Federally Qualified
  • Health Centers and integrated care clinics
  • Private group practices expanding to IOP or residential levels
  • Universities and training clinics
  • Reentry, court, and diversion programs
  • EAP providers and employer clinics
  • Payers and managed care partners seeking network capacity

What To Expect: Our Consulting Process

Quality Improvement & Reporting

Define KPIs, dashboards, audit readiness plans, and a continuous improvement cadence.

Discovery & Scope

Clarify goals, timelines, populations served, payers, and constraints. Identify priority outcomes and compliance needs.

Needs Assessment & Gap Analysis

Review existing services, staffing, workflows, documentation, billing, and outcomes data. Map gaps against target standards.

Program Design

Define level(s) of care, admission and discharge criteria, clinical pathways, group schedules, and therapeutic modalities, aligned to recognized criteria such as ASAM for SUD.

Policies, Procedures, and Documentation

Draft or update policies, progress note templates, treatment plan formats, and release-of-information processes consistent with privacy rules.

Payer Strategy & Paneling Support

Prepare credentialing packets, CAQH profiles, eligibility and benefits checks, prior authorization flows, and utilization review touchpoints.

EMR Selection or Optimization

Create requirements, shortlist vendors, coordinate demos, and design clinical documentation and reporting templates inside your chosen system.

Training & Change Management

Deliver training on Motivational Interviewing, CBT-informed skills, documentation quality, risk management, and cultural humility.

Pilot, Go-Live, and Stabilization

Pilot workflows, track early indicators, refine processes, and finalize a go-live checklist.

Why Choose H.L. Counseling Enterprise, Inc.

  • Experienced leadership: Guided by Dr. Hakeem Lumumba, PhD, with 30+ years of clinical practice, education, and program administration.
  • Outcomes first: Program designs that improve access, quality, and measurable client progress.
  • Compliance ready: Processes aligned with state and payer requirements, accreditation frameworks such as Joint Commission and CARF, and privacy standards including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
  • Payer aware: Credentialing guidance, utilization management workflows, and documentation standards that support reimbursement.
  • Culturally responsive: Care models and curricula tailored to diverse populations and settings.
  • Fast response: Initial consultation scheduled within 24 hours.

Deliverables You Can Expect

Get Started with Program Development

Begin with a brief discovery call. Share your goals, timelines, payer mix, and current workflows. We will propose a right-sized scope and schedule an initial working session within one business day.