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The Military Wellness Program at The Holliswood Hosptial provides a trauma-informed clinical approach, where each individual receives intensive, evidence-based treatments for post traumatic stress disorders, depression, anxiety, anger management problems, and substance misuse issues. As you will see in our program descriptions detailed below, we offer a wide range of treatments for active-duty service members, veterans of all conflicts/eras (with a special focus on OEF/OIF/OND veterans), and their family members during their stay in order to best maximize their treatment experiences and have positive outcomes.
Our program has four clinical tracks:
PTSD Track, Dual Recovery Track, General Psychiatric Track, and Women’s Track.
Please see below for detailed descriptions of each track.
In addition, the following clinical experiences are regularly available as part of our ongoing program:
Family Reintegration Program: spouses, significant others and/or caretakers of warriors in treatment in our program are brought to New York free of charge to take part in a four-day workshop aimed at educating and supporting family members and improving military family resiliency. CLICK HERE for details.
Ground Zero Therapeutic Visits: service members in treatment accompany staff on a tour of the National 9/11 Memorial site, then have lunch at a local firehouse hosted by FDNY. CLICK HERE for details and pictures from past trips.
Above and Beyond Vocational Rehabilitation Workshops: through our partnership with Hope For The Warriors®, monthly vocational workshops are held on-site to assist service members develop resumes, work on interviewing skills, and learn about networking and successful vocational transition. CLICK HERE for details.
Community Support Lunches: service members and veterans in treatment are able to break bread in an informal stetting on a weekly basis with program staff and local individuals/organizations whose mission is to support our military. Friends of Firefighters, members of FDNY, NYPD, and Hope For The Warriors® are regular attendees. CLICK HERE for details.
PROGRAM TRACKS
In order to best meet the individualized needs of our clients, we have divided our programming into the following four specialized tracks:
PTSD TRACK
The PTSD Track within the Military Wellness Program understands that exposure to trauma is pervasive. This program offers a trauma-specific intensive therapeutic experience for individuals who have been affected by their exposure to both combat-related and non-combat traumatic experiences.
DUAL RECOVERY TRACK
The Dual-Recovery Track of the Military Wellness Program recognizes that many persons, after experiencing traumatic events, turn to using substances or partake in other risky behaviors as a method of coping with a myriad of difficult emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Individuals placed in this track will receive specialized treatment of these co-occurring problems, including individual Substance/Alcohol Abuse therapy with CASAC Staff.
GENERAL PSYCHIATRIC TRACK
The General Psychiatric Track in the Military Wellness Program is designed to address a wide range of behavioral and/or emotional problems separate from PTSD and Substance Misuse Disorders. Includes focus on diagnosis and assessment for co-morbid conditions, and medication/mood stabilization.
WOMEN'S TRACK
The Women's Track in the Military Wellness Program provides a safe and structured arena for the exploration of gender specific issues, such as gender discrimination, domestic violence, and Military Sexual Trauma. This track facilitates empowerment and recovery for women experiencing psychiatric and/or substance/alcohol misuse.
CLINICAL SERVICES
The following is a list of Clinical Services offered as part of our integrative treatment model:
· Assessment and diagnosis of primary and possible comorbid conditions
· Evidence-Based Individual Therapy: 3-4 times per week
· Trauma-Specific Exposure and Cognitive Therapies
· Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
· Brainspotting
· Expressive Art Therapies
· Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
· Prolonged Exposure Therapy
· Cognitive Processing Therapy
· Narrative Therapy
· Creative Arts Therapy- daily
· Expressive Therapies (writing, drama, narrative, music)- daily
· Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Re-framing- daily
· Evidence Based Group Therapy covering a wide range of topics- daily
· Substance and Alcohol Recovery Treatment- daily
· Psychoeducation (specialized in trauma and addiction)- daily
· Medication management, when indicated- daily
· Supervised visiting and medication dispensing- daily
· Encouragement/Facilitation of Positive Peer Support- daily
· Access to Fitness Center- daily
· Acupuncture, twice weekly, through a partnership with Peaceful Minds
· Movement Therapy- weekly
· Tai Chi- weekly
· Equine Therapy- weekly
· NA/AA meetings, 12 step programming- weekly
· Marital/Family Therapy- weekly
· Family Reintegration Program- Offered weekly to spouses and family members-includes clinical and respite services (CLICK HERE for full description)
· Yoga- weekly
· Pet Therapy- weekly
· Meditation and Biofeedback- weekly
· Community Support and Reintegration Events- twice monthly (CLICK HERE for details)
· Peer Mentorship Program with local and regional veterans, FDNY, NYPD-twice monthly (CLICK HERE for details)
· Spiritual/Pastoral services- monthly
· Cinematherapy- monthly
· FDNY visits- both in house and to local firehouses- monthly
· Nutritional Guidance- monthly groups and individually as-needed
· Financial Advisory- monthly and individually as-needed
· Benefits education- monthly
· Ground Zero Therapeutic trips- monthly (CLICK HERE for details)
· Above and Beyond Vocational Rehabilitation Workshops and Identity training with career counselors- quarterly (CLICK HERE for details)
· Risk Management and Crisis Intervention- as needed
· Pain Management Assessments- as needed
· Traumatic Brain Injury Screening- as needed
· Neuropsychiatry Assessments- as needed