Managing Distress Inpatient Program
About Managing Distress Inpatient Program
This 12-session program is based on the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (or DBT) and is designed to teach you proven strategies for managing stress, looking after yourself, and tackling your problems to improve the way you feel. It will show you how to work with your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours so you can make a positive change and reduce the levels of stress in your life.
This program may be suitable for you if:
- You have strong emotions of distress, anxiety or anger.
- You seem to be stuck in the way you feel and would love to learn how to get out of this cycle.
- The way you feel makes it hard for you to focus on your usual activities or relax at the end of the day.
- You are ready and willing to learn new skills to change the way you feel.
Program content
- What is Distress?
- Emotional Crisis Survival Skills
- Grounding& Distraction
- Self Care
- Self-soothe & Self Compassion
- Mindfulness
- Wise Mind
- Understanding Function of Emotions
- Mood Management
- Balancing Control and Acceptance
- A CBT Primer
- Communication Strategies
What you will experience
Throughout this program you will participate in group sessions. The group will be led by a qualified allied health professional who will support group participants to share lived experiences, and to learn practical skills and evidence-based strategies for managing and reducing stress levels.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Understand the distress cycle.
Objective 2
Learn skills to manage overwhelming emotions and reduce physiological arousal.
Objective 3
Explore the basics of self-care as a fundamental to emotion regulation.
Objective 4
Learn the benefits of self-soothing and self-compassion as a way of looking after ourselves with kindness.
Objective 5
Use mindfulness as a way of increasing attentional control.
Objective 6
Understand the function of emotions and how to shift negative mood states.
What's included
Education
To develop or refine new skills and strategies.
Workbooks
To guide you through education, reflection and exercises designed to tackle your symptoms.
Action Plans
Step-by-step activities to help you put new skills into practice.
Extra Resources
Tools to help you overcome common challenges.
Progress Tracking
Questionnaires to help you monitor your symptoms and/or progress.
How to get started
Patients interested in attending this program will need a referral to a Psychiatrist with admission rights to South Coast Private Hospital. For information on this program please contact the South Coast Private Hospital Admissions Team T: 1800 250 000 E: sco.intake@aurorahealth.com.au
Frequently Asked Questions
Who will find this program helpful?
This program is suitable for patients with a variety of psychiatric conditions including anxiety (eg. generalised anxiety phobias and obsessive compulsive disorder), mood disorders, and personality disorders.
How much does it cost?
South Coast Private has contract arrangements and approved programs with majority of private health funds, however, there may be some out of pocket expenses based on your level of cover. Patients that do not have private health insurance need to contact us to obtain cost estimate for day programs attendance
