Day Programs for Emotion Dysregulation, Trauma and PTSD
Who is this program for?
The Emotion Management Day Program (EMDP) is designed for people with a history of emotion dysregulation including borderline personality traits or classic and complex PTSD symptoms. The EMDP runs for 7 consecutive weeks and provides important foundational skills for DBT.
How will it help me?
The treatment offered in this program is for people who are experiencing longstanding and chronic emotional difficulties which are often linked to a history of painful traumatic experiences or early attachment issues. These programs present skills to help people manage distress more effectively. Strategies introduced include mindfulness, grounding, self-soothing, and self-compassion skills. EMDP aims to increase clients understanding of their symptoms by providing education about how and why post-traumatic symptoms emerge following trauma.
It is anticipated that the program will greatly assist in providing clinical stabilization in areas such as the ability to regulate emotional states; relational stability; greater control over impulsivity and dissociative symptoms; improved sense of self and increased flexibility of thinking. Psychometric measures will target clinical outcomes in the area of psycho-social functioning and symptomatology consistent with mood disorders which includes mood, emotional regulation, impulsivity and awareness.
When does the program run?
This 7-week program runs 3 days a week from 9:20am-3pm, and 1 evening per week from 5:30pm-8:45pm. The choice is yours and will be given to you upon discussion with the intake facilitator.
Who is the program for?
DBT Creatively is suitable for adults diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder or Emotion Dysregulation. DBT Creatively aims to empower participants to begin to integrate new ways of managing distress, managing and understanding their emotions and being present to self and others effectively and mindfully
How will it help?
DBT treatment incorporates biosocial theory with mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness and emotional regulation. Art Therapy integrates psychotherapeutic techniques with creative expression to support wellbeing, self-reflection, communication and understanding.
DBT Creatively offers the conceptual underpinnings and skills of DBT combined with tailored, experiential creative art activities to strengthen knowledge.Art-based activities will be participatory and practical, enabling participants the opportunity to explore and examine DBT concepts and skills.
When does the program run?
This face-to-face 10-week program is run one day per week from 9:20am-3pm.
Who is this program for?
The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills Program at The Melbourne Clinic is a specialised treatment program that delivers the extensive skillset developed by Marcia M. Linehan. It is designed for people with a history of emotion dysregulation including borderline personality traits or classic and complex PTSD symptoms. It provides clients with new skills to manage painful emotions and decrease conflict in relationships.
How will it help me?
DBT is a cognitive-behavioural treatment program to treat people with borderline personality disorder. This group program specifically focuses on providing therapeutic skills in four key areas. First, mindfulness focuses on improving an individual's ability to accept and be present in the current moment. Second, distress tolerance is geared toward increasing a person’s tolerance of negative emotion, rather than trying to escape from it. Third, emotion regulation covers strategies to manage and change intense emotions that are causing problems in a person’s life. Fourth, interpersonal effectiveness consists of techniques that allow a person to communicate with others in a way that is assertive, maintains self-respect, and strengthens relationships.
DBT Modules
- Mindfulness and Interpersonal Effectiveness – 7 weeks
- Mindfulness and Distress Tolerance – 8 weeks
- Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation – 9 weeks
When does the program run?
The program runs on Tuesday and Thursday in the day and Tuesday evenings. The program contains three modules that will take 24 weeks (6 months) to complete. You are encouraged to complete the program twice to consolidate the skills.
Who is this program for?
The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills for Young People and Families Day Program at The Melbourne Clinic is designed to help young people and their families or carers to better understand emotions, develop specific skills to assist with managing intense emotions and coping with relationship difficulties. The mainframe is based on DBT – an evidence based type of cognitive behavioural therapy designed by Marsha Lineham.
How will it help me?
Utilising a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills focus, this program is designed to help young adults to manage emotions and better cope with periods of distress with the support of their parent/family member/carer. The program is suitable for young adults who are not in crisis or experiencing severe symptoms.
When does the program run?
The program runs for 3 modules of 7 week each and will take 21 weeks to complete.
It runs on Tuesday evenings from 5:30pm - 8:45pm.
Who is the program for?
This graduate program will create an opportunity to work on DBT skills independently having graduated from the Young Adults and Families DBT modules. This transition to independent group therapy has an emphasis on building autonomy, sense of self and self-confidence. Graduate Group members are expected to appropriately manage their stress levels within the group; similarly, interpersonal skills such as boundary setting, constructive feedback and activation of social support are practised amongst group members.
How will it help?
The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills for Young People Graduates Day Program at The Melbourne Clinic is designed to support participants as they continue to develop reactions and responses to new experiences and increase independence. Clients are encouraged to use the group setting as a safe forum to trial and apply their learnt DBT skills.
It is anticipated that the program will greatly assist in providing clinical stabilization in areas such as the ability to regulate emotional states; relational stability; greater control over impulsivity and increased flexibility of thinking.
When does the program run?
The program runs as an open group of 10 week terms.
It runs on Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm - 8:45pm
Who is this program for?
The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Program at The Melbourne Clinic is an outpatient group program that provides best practice treatment for emergency service workers who have symptoms of PTSD.
How will it help me?
There are several interventions available that have been shown to markedly reduce or even eliminate the symptoms of PTSD. Well-conducted groups provide an opportunity for peer support, normalization of post-traumatic experiences and learning and motivation from other patient’s experiences of recovery. Clients receive emotional and practical support, education about trauma and its impact and training in more effective ways of coping. Groups can also be used to deliver therapeutic exposure and cognitive therapy, two of the best-validated forms of PTSD treatment.
It is anticipated that the program will greatly assist in providing clinical stabilization and trauma processing which are significant contributing factors for a positive return to work status. Psychometric assessment is conducted both pre and post program using evidence-based clinical outcome measures. Measures will target clinical outcomes in the area of psycho-social functioning and symptomatology consistent with PTSD which includes mood, anxiety, anger and sleep.
When does the program run?
This program runs on two days per week 9:30am - 2:00pm for 10 weeks duration. A family and friends session is available as well as follow up sessions after the completion of the program.
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Who is the program for?
The Supporting Trauma and Recovery (STAR) program is a specialised treatment program for patients who have experienced complex trauma resulting in significant and ongoing emotional and interpersonal difficulties. It is a pre-requisite for clients to have completed DBT prior to STAR to gain the emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills necessary to complete this program.
How will it help me?
The STAR program draws from evidence-based practices from the fields of personality disorder treatment and complex trauma disorder treatment. The program utilizes a combination of attachment informed psychotherapy, schema therapy, sensorimotor psychotherapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. First, understanding relationships focuses on the importance of attachment in infancy and childhood, the effect of insecure attachment and how we can heal and grow in our current adult relationships. Second, trauma, self & identity identifies the effects of trauma on the individual, specifically in relation to our core beliefs or schemas. An understanding of the foundations of how we hurt and heal is able to provide surprising new pathways for hope and recovery. Third, developing a healthy self offers compassionate and effective strategies for moving forward in self-acceptance, building upon strengths and values and embracing life.
STAR Modules
When does the program run?
This program contains three 7-week modules and will take 6 months to complete. It runs on Mondays and Fridays from 9:20am – 3:00pm.
How do I get involved?
Admission to a Day Program requires a referral from a Melbourne Clinic accredited psychiatrist. A referral from your GP requesting an initial consultation with one of our Psychiatrists could be your first step. Click here to view the referral process.
Private Health Insurance - Are you covered?
Let us make it easy for you - Call us to find out whether your current policy covers you fully for treatment at The Melbourne Clinic. We will ask you a few questions and do the rest so you can proceed with peace of mind. Call us on (03) 8416 3800 to find out more.