Building Strength and Resilience Day Program
About Building Strength and Resilience Day Program
The Building Strength and Resilience Day program is designed to utilise a range of skills from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy to support people to consolidate previously learned coping strategies (e.g., from other day programs) and more intensely explore relevant life themes that are applicable to everyday life.
This program may be suitable for you if:
- You find life stressful at times and want to learn how to manage it better.
- You want to learn new skills to improve the quality of your life and work towards your goals.
- You have made progress to your mental health recovery but noticed that your mood and anxiety could still fluctuate at times.
- There are some areas of your life that you are feeling dissatisfied and want to learn how to address them more effectively.
- You can be stuck in the way you feel occasionally and would love to learn how to get out of this cycle.
Program content
- Understanding and managing anxiety
- Understanding and managing depression
- Breaking away from negative thinking
- Developing empowerment
- Developing healthy self-esteem
- Goal setting and relaxation
- Managing emotions
- Anger and stress management
- Coping with change
- Exploring values and lifestyle balancing
- Reconnecting with meaningful activities
- Making committed actions
- Changing unhelpful behaviours
- Mindfulness
What you will experience
Throughout this program, you will participate in group sessions of between 8-12 participants that are led by allied health professionals. Participants will be supported to share lived experiences, and to learn evidence-based coping strategies and skills. Each session focuses on exploring a practical skill that you will have time to practice before the next session, as well as shared with the group what you have learnt for feedback and input.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Changing Unhelpful Behaviours and Goal Setting – Improve the quality of your life and work towards your goals by shifting maladaptive behaviours and utilising practical strategies to manage your stress.
Objective 2
Improving Self-esteem and Building Healthy Relationships – Challenge unhelpful beliefs/thoughts about yourself and the world while forming meaningful social connections and standing up for what is important to you.
Objective 3
Understanding and Managing Emotions- Learn how to more effectively respond to a range of emotions (e.g., grief, depression, anxiety, loneliness, shame).
Objective 4
Reconnecting with Meaningful Activities - Connect with values that are important to you and learn how to utilise these values to guide you to respond to stressful situations and maintain significant areas of your life.
What's included
Education
To develop or refine new skills and strategies.
Workbooks
To guide you through education, reflection and exercises designed to tackle your symptoms.
Action Plans
Step-by-step activities to help you put new skills into practice.
Progress Tracking
Questionnaires to help you monitor your symptoms and/or progress.
Extra Resources
Tools to help you overcome common challenges.
Check-ins
Support between treatments to help keep things on track.
How to get started
FOR NEW PATIENTS to access this treatment, we will need a valid referral from your general practitioner to one of our psychiatrists at South Eastern Private Hospital who will complete a preadmission assessment with you to ensure that the treatment is suitable for you. Referrals can be sent via our online referral on our website - www.southeasternprivate.com.au (i.e., under the referral section). FOR EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS to access this treatment, simply discuss with your treating psychiatrist at South Eastern Private Hospital who will then assess your suitability and if appropriate, will refer you to our day programs. General enquiries about this treatment can be made by calling 03 9549 0111.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who will find this program helpful?
People who want to develop more coping strategies to manage their stress and mood more effectively, as well as further improve the quality of their lives and work towards their own goals.
How much does it cost?
Patients are admitted as a day patient and as such, can claim their attendance via their health fund. Privately paying or funding via TAC/DVA are also an option. We ask that patients confirm any applicable out-of-pocket excess or gap costs directly with South Eastern Private Hospital by calling 03 9549 0111.
When does this treatment start, and how long does it take?
This treatment is designed to be completed within 8 weeks. Participants attend sessions every Thursday from 10am to 1.00pm. Morning tea is provided. The treatment can be started any week of the year, and is for admitted patients only. Please note that date, time and duration can be subjected to change.
