Morning

• Breakfast
• Daily Goal Setting/Community - Community is provided to all patients, and is designed to address problems encountered in daily living on the unit. Daily goals will be established to provide direction and motivation for continued treatment.
• Spiritual Connection - A voluntary non-denominational group designed to focus on the spiritual aspects of treatment needs.
• Leisure Skills - The group involves introduction to leisure time activities that teach the patient how to arrange time to allow for recreation, how to enjoy recreational activities, and how to creatively devise new recreation endeavors.
• MHA Education Group - The group is conducted by a mental health associate and varies in content. The education group focuses on health care topics such as taking medications to life skills groups such as planning a home budget. They remain content specific and didactic oriented in format.
• Nursing Education Group - The group is conducted by a Nurse, and provides education related to medications including possible side effects, correct administration, and food/drug interactions.
• Focus Group - The group is designed to provide specialized therapeutic groups based on the individual needs of the patient. The types of groups provided are anger management, assertiveness training, communication skills, self esteem, grief/abandonment, female and/or male interest, and stress management.

Afternoon

• Lunch
• Psych Education Group - The group provides information about common mental health illnesses and assist patients in developing coping strategies while encouraging them to share experiences with the group.
• Experiential Therapy - The group uses a wide variety if expressive exercises to assist patients in their search to discover new resources for coping with traumatic events and provides a structure for the development of a positive sense of self.
• Nutrition Education - The group is conducted by a Registered Dietician designed to teach patients healthier eating habits, and to provide individual consultation based on the patients individual dietary needs.
• Recreational Therapy - The group affords the patients the opportunity to sharpen their interactional skills and develop cooperative abilities through participation in a variety of recreational activities.
• Mental Health Education - The group is designed to provide education related to mental health illnesses and assist patients in managing their illness effectively.

Early Evening

• Dinner
• Recreational Therapy - The group affords the patients the opportunity to sharpen their interact ional skills and develop cooperative abilities through participation in a variety of recreational activities.
• Personal/Group Recreation - A designated group where patients are afforded the opportunity to select the type of recreational activity.
• Journal Time - The patient is encouraged to use a journal as a means to express personal feelings and thoughts to be expressed and sorted through. The journal book is considered the patient's personal property and responsibility.

Night Time

• Wrap-up/Goal Resolution - A group in which each patient reviews their goals of the day and reports on their completion. Problem solving skills are taught, and the patient receives feedback regarding their goals.
• Lights Out