{"id":147402,"date":"2023-04-03T16:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=147402"},"modified":"2023-04-04T14:18:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T18:18:32","slug":"opening-up-the-doors-to-dunham-house-for-mental-health-and-addiction-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/opening-up-the-doors-to-dunham-house-for-mental-health-and-addiction-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Doors opening at Dunham House for mental health and addiction professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dunham House is hosting an open house event on April 22 to introduce the facility and its treatment program to mental health and addiction professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dunham House is a residential treatment centre for individuals 18 years and older suffering from mental health disorders and concurrent disorders, particularly substance use addiction. Dunham House is geared towards the English-speaking community of the Eastern Townships and Quebec. According to its website, Dunham House is the only residential facility of its kind in the province that operates in English. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dunham House offers two residential programs: an\u00a0intensive one-month individualized program and a\u00a0six-month program, which offers additional opportunities to learn new skills. While\u00a0 <\/span>there,\u00a0 <\/span>residents partake\u00a0in different workshops, counselling sessions, and therapeutic activities. Professionals at Dunham House work with their clientele to develop the skills they need to manage their illnesses and to provide themselves with a better quality of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With its upcoming event, Dunham House hopes to be recognized as the facility that mental health and addiction professionals from across Quebec can turn to if their clients need extra support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe really try and engage with the population for sure. Six months for mental health is sometimes not enough, but it allows them to have some stabilization, it allows them to kinda get their feet under them, to try to develop a quality of life as they get started on the next chapter,\u201d said Anthony Berger, clinical supervisor at Dunham House. \u201cFor those struggling with substance use addiction, it really gives them a good foundation to put those coping strategies in place to deal with the underlying issues that are there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berger noted that the treatment program at Dunham House is divided into \u201cthree different facets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of of what exists in terms of programming for people struggling with mental health or addiction is really based on 12-step approaches. We know from research that doesn\u2019t touch everyone and especially the population that struggles with mental health or concurrent disorders, that\u2019s not going to be effective for them,\u201d he explained. \u201cWhat we do is psycho-educational based workshops on different themes. We will touch on things like addiction and prevention, but we also talk about communication skills, we talk about regulating emotions, how to work through emotional turmoil, how to work through trauma, stress anxiety management.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dunham house also offers individual and group counselling sessions and therapeutic activities that residents typically enjoy, added Bereger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have someone who comes in and does an hour or two with them for pottery. We have a yoga instructor and some physical exercise as well. We have a music therapist that provides music therapy for our residents both as a group and one-one-one,\u201d he said. \u201cWe also have our equine assisted therapy program, which is done right here in the Knowlton area. How that works is that a group of residents go for six weeks at a time and it\u2019s about horse handling and horse leading, it\u2019s not so much about horse riding. What we really want them to work on is their self-esteem, self-confidence, but also their leadership qualities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on the upcoming open house event, Berger noted that is for mental health and addiction professionals that may not know about Dunham House or that are looking for residential care for their clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to allow people to get a sense as of what we do, so learn a little bit about our services, meet our staff, and also tour our facility, to get an understanding as to where they\u2019re sending their clients and also to put a name and a face to some of these referrals,\u201d said Berger. \u201cIt\u2019s also to understand who they are dealing with at Dunham House. As much as we have been around for almost 20 years, the population changes. Some people forget about us, some people aren\u2019t sure where to send their loved ones, so it\u2019s about being out there in the community and letting people know that we exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked why Dunham House felt that it was important to coordinate such an event, Berger told CIDI that with the pandemic they noticed an increase in substance use \u201cacross the board.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople\u2019s mental health is struggling and I think it was important that we connect with people and let people know that there are options. Obviously\u00a0 <\/span>a lot of\u00a0 <\/span>people will either go down the road of individual counselling for mental health or if their mental health is really severe they will be in hospitals. But there are different options in-between, whether out-patient services or in-patient services,\u201d he saidd. \u201cThe English-speaking community is not well served so we really want to make sure that they are covered and they understand that there are resources that exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about Dunham House, visit the website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For details and to register for the open house event<\/span> on April 22, visit the registration page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to the full interview below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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