The program day begins at 9:30am (7:30 am on the first day only) and ends at 2:30 pm. We ask that patients attempt to arrive by 9:15 so there is time to park and get up to the group room before the start of group.
Individual therapy check-ins occur in the form of an evaluation on day 1, a brief private session day 2 onward where a patient is pulled from a portion of group each day, and a brief discharge session where the aftercare plan is reviewed with the patient on the last day.
Medication visits with a psychiatrist or nurse practitioner occur on the first day of program, the last day of program, and days in between as needed. While medicine is not necessarily part of everyone’s recovery, the prescribing team will still assess and make any recommendations.
Group curriculum follows a schedule that rotates and consists of topics related to mood management, understanding yourself and your feelings, making behavior change, challenging problematic thinking patterns, distress tolerance, wellness life balance, and much more.
Sample Schedule:
Arrival 9:15 am
Group 1- 9:30 am to 10:30 am
15 min break
Group 2- 10:45 am to 11:45 am
30 min lunch
Group 3- 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
15 min break
Group 4- 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dismissal
Break time is free/unstructured time; however, the program offers a variety of activities if a patient wishes to keep busy and engaged in addition to quiet spaces to rest and relax if a patient prefers. When the weather is nice, many patients step outside to enjoy our beautiful campus and walking path.
Lunch is not provided in the program but we have a cafeteria that serves hot meals, salads, sandwiches and snacks. The cafeteria takes cash or credit and is open during the lunch break. The program space has a microwave, stove, and refrigerator for patient use if anyone wishes to bring their own food from home.
Transportation is not provided in the program.
