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The Personal Development Centre is an adult out-patient program which offers an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach to treating a variety of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, stress related problems, self-esteem issues and compromised coping strategies. Treatment strategies include assessment, psychometric evaluation, treatment planning, individual counselling and psychoeducational courses.
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Our multi-disciplinary team consists of a psychologist, psychometrists, mental health nurses, social worker and a Spiritual Care worker. These health care professionals provide expertise in dealing with a variety of personal problems.
Clients must be 18 years of age or older and a physician referral is required for admission to program.
Upon admission to the program, clients are scheduled for a comprehensive intake and psychometric assessment to help identify the presenting and underlying mental health issues. From there, in partnership with clients, an individualized treatment program is formulated, based on client's personal goals and assessment needs.
Our treatment model is based on a combination of individual counselling/ assessment and psycho educational course experiences tailored to each client's specific needs. With client input, we help them improve the quality of their daily lives and assist them towards maximizing their potential as unique individuals.
Utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic interventions, the counsellor and client work collaboratively to address the client's mental health concerns.
Brief focus courses provide a unique therapeutic experience for clients to interact with others. The goal is to educate, promote group identification and cohesion, reduce client distress, and promote successful outcomes through facilitating behavioural and attitudinal changes.
This seven session course is designed to assist participants in managing and expressing their anger more effectively.
This course helps clients to understand anxiety and learn a variety of coping strategies when feeling anxious.
This course is designed to encourage participants to act in their own best interests and stand up for themselves while respecting others.
Through education, self-reflection and group discussions, participants will take stock of what happened to them when growing up, understand their behaviour and work towards making changes in the areas they choose.
This psycho educational course uses a cognitive approach to help participants become aware of and learn to challenge thoughts that may be negatively affecting their moods, self-esteem, productivity, and joy in daily living.
This course is designed to assist participants in understanding and processing issues of loss effectively. The primary focus of the course is education related to the grieving process.
Participants will learn how to build a positive relationship with their children by focusing on mutual respect, encouragement, listening skills and natural and logical consequences.
Participants will learn about strengthening relationships of all kinds - including friendships and intimate relationships.
This six session course is designed to assist participants in gaining a fuller, richer, more balanced sense of their self-worth.
Participants will be guided toward an awareness of their own spirituality and their spiritual well being and self care will be encouraged.
This eight session course looks at the causes of stress and helps participants develop some coping skills in dealing with stress more effectively.
This educational course is designed to help participants understand the nature of their depression and how to make changes in their behaviour and beliefs that can lead to a more productive life.
This course is designed to help participants reflect on the role that wellness plays across the various dimensions of their lives - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual and explore options for moving them toward high level wellness.
Clients may be referred to other internal programs (i.e. Eating Disorder Program, St. Joseph's Care Group; Sister Margaret Smith Centre) if required (i.e. Thunder Bay Physical & Sexual Assault Centre; Family Services, Community Mental Health Program; Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital)
For further information on the Personal Development Centre, please contact 807.343.2400 or fax 807.343.9447.
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