May 19, 2016
Men’s and Women’s Groups
Moral treatment is a key component to Hopewell’s treatment plan for our residents. One aspect of this is ensuring our residents are actively involved in their treatment. This includes the presence of our Resident Council. Through the work of this council our residents are able to create therapeutic opportunities and groups to ensure their best healing.
Two of these groups are our Men’s and Women’s groups. Our residents are all involved in group therapy sessions regularly. Although this group is very beneficial and helpful for our residents’ healing, some of our residents wanted more.
The ability to create new groups and opportunities are some of the many ways that differentiates how Hopewell treats mental illness. Personalized plans and caring are essential to the Hopewell Model of healing. Thanks to the Resident Council these groups are possible. After some conversations about group therapy a few of our female residents expressed interest in creating a separate woman’s group. This allowed our residents to really open up about issues that they were tentative sharing with the community as a whole. There have been so many amazing moments of growth and healing since the implementation of these separate groups.
Once we saw the success the woman’s group was having a men’s group was also created. The results carried over to this group as well. It is always amazing to see group healing succeed, and it is why we are so committed to the therapeutic community model. Men’s and women’s groups exemplify Hopewell’s commitment to empowering individuals toward their highest level of self-reliance, self-confidence and the capacity to live and work within an interdependent, vibrant community.
The Men’s and Women’s Groups meet on a weekly basis to discuss topics especially important to our residents as men or women. Agendas are created and discussions begin.
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