The Wellness Project

The Wellness Project is an integrative, successive, and multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of chronic conditions, focusing on the evaluation and management of symptoms. It is our belief that patients with chronic, complex problems can significantly improve by learning how to manage the body and the brain's response to illness, reducing the impact that the condition has on their lives.

Using an integrated  psychosocial and physical approach, our team of physicians, counselors, and auxiliary specialist’s work with patients to develop a master plan that will help them learn alternative ways of coping with their limitations, reacquiring a realistic level of functioning. 

After a thorough assessment and evaluation by our staff physicians, the individual may be admitted to the Partial Hospital Program. The patient is assigned a Case Manager who consults with the physicians and the treatment team to develop a comprehensive plan of treatment. 

Instillation of Hope: The instillation and maintenance of hope are crucial in all aspects of chronic disease management. Not only is hope required to keep the individual engaged so that the other curative factors may take effect, but confidence, which is the maintenance of hope, can itself be therapeutically effective. Many individuals enter a treatment program with a sense of hopelessness. When life gets to a point where nothing seems to bring relief, or pain and stressors keep getting worse, the individual eventually develops a give-in and give-up attitude. Unless the individual can reunite with a sense of hope, progress is rarely possible. 

Scope of Therapeutic Services

Group Therapy: In this basic group, with the aid of a counselor, individuals learn to discuss personal, practical, occupational and social problems in a supportive atmosphere with other people who have similar problems. This group helps individuals develop the necessary insight to prevent future problems, relieves the emotional symptoms that accompany chronic pain, and builds confidence and self-worth, thus leaving participants with a feeling of freedom and serenity.

Relaxation and Stress Management Training: This group training is basic to the successful development of an individual's personal symptom management program. Learning to recognize stress and how it affects the body, mind and attitude is vital. Techniques for relaxation, such as deep muscle relaxation and guided imagery, are learned and practiced to perfection. Through practice, a sense of achievement is gained, and the ability to cope with stressful situations is mastered. 

Coping Skills Group: This group, important to the development of a relief system, utilizes instructive and behavioral theories to help individuals look at their current belief systems, self-defeating attitudes and thoughts, and their impact and influence on feelings and behaviors. Participants are taught to approach finding relief through learning and understanding how their negative thinking patterns influence their reactions to emotional pain and stress. New, encouraging and self-enforcing techniques are taught, as well as alternative ways of coping and problem solving, helping the individual gain a more positive approach to finding relief.  

Family Counseling: Family members and significant others often misunderstand the patient's response to the disorder and do not know how to respond in appropriate and supportive ways. For this reason, those close to the patient are encouraged to participate in family counseling. This allows each member of the family to express feelings, define and resolve problems, and assist the treatment team in defining treatment goals, outcomes and aftercare needs of the patient.

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