Women's Center Mental Health Track

Philosophy Statement
Wekiva Springs Center is dedicated to women’s mental wellness and recovery. Our goal is to provide a safe, nurturing and a structured environment that creates an atmosphere of trust, hope and healing.

Program Overview
Wekiva Springs Center offers a highly structured mental health and dual diagnosis track that utilizes a combination of cognitive behavioral techniques and the 12 step model for treating women who are experiencing problems with psychiatric illness, trauma related disorders and/or substance abuse. The programs are designed to provide the highest level of direct patient care possible. The approach to wellness is multifaceted and multidisciplinary.

The main modalities include group therapy, psychoeducational groups, individual crisis management, nutritional education, activity therapy, family therapy and medical interventions.  Other interventions including one-to-one individual therapy is determined by physician and/or treatment team .

Treatment and Discharge Planning
Upon admission to the inpatient program, patients receive a comprehensive assessment of their mental, physical, social and spiritual needs by a dedicated team of professionals. The treatment team led by the attending psychiatrist develops a customized treatment plan for each woman and meets regularly to update treatment goals and review each woman’s progress.

The customized program is based on the concept of a therapeutic community. Women actively participate in gender specific programs such as diagnosis specific education, medication education, relationships and boundaries, healthy sexuality, cognitive distortions, communication, psychology of women, body image and assertiveness training.

Wekiva Springs recognizes that recovery and healing is a lifelong process and therefore discharge planning begins at admission. The treatment team works closely with the patient, family and outside treatment professionals, when indicated to set realistic goals for continuing care and to initiate referrals for further services.