PsychoSocial Rehab - Any info on this?

I asked my pdoc to refer me to PSR (psycho-social rehab.) He did and I've just started goning. It's a long day, and I've found it very boring.

I wonder if anyone else has gone to PSR and if it was helpful. It is nothing like a partial hospitalization program. I went to PHP some years ago and did find that extremely helpful. This PSR feels like being warehoused - to me. I know others feel very glad to be there.

Any response will be appreciated, even if it's just stuff you've read or heard and not due to first-hand experience. Thanks.

here in NY its called psychiatric rehabilitation, and WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) the main basics of it here is the client has a treatment team not just a therapist and not just a psychiatrist. A whole team of treatment providers based on what the clients needs are and the goals are to get the client up to where they can participate out in the community, and there are also goals that will improve their quality of life..

example I have a treatment team made up of my psychiatrist, therapist, medical doctor, neurologist, cardiologist, physical therapist...plus I attend classes/groups that educate and help me learn about my mental and physical health issues, i also participate in support groups that have to do with my health issues, The MS group I am in has been amazing through this transition of my being diagnosed, learning about it and we sometimes get together for social activities. Over all this team of treatment providers, classes /groups and social outlets have helped me to not fall into more problems and my quality of life has not changed for the worst because of having mental and physical health issues, it has in fact improved you would be amazed at all the amazing tips I have received that have improved my quality of life, mentally, physically and socially over the past few years.

Thank you, amandalouise. That sounds way different from how my care is. I've heard something about WRAP, but I've not been started on developing any plan. Well, there is this treatment plan that I have a copy of. It states some good sounding goals, but to me it's just an exercise in wishful thinking.

I know I have to do a lot to help myself. One thing that bothers me is that there is no "team." At PSR, they told me that my pdoc should be going over a treatment plan with me. I've never seen it. My pdoc and my primary care doctor are at odds over some of my medication. There is no attempt on their part to collaborate. I'm in the middle just getting exasperated. I have no peer consumers to meaningfully compare notes with. At PSR, we don't share our feelings and our state of mind. The classes we attend together are usually not conducted in a way that seems to be getting through to anyone. I'm hoping I can get friendly with someone there, a peer like me. Just some human contact to break up the isolation.

I'm glad for you that you have a supportive group of professionals working as a team. You sound so positive about your treatment. For you to say that your quality of life has not gone down, despite your problems, says a lot for the help you are getting. I think it says a lot about you, too.

Yes I think that's what I am doing. I am in a rehab program where I speak to some social worker once a week and he gives me a gym pass so I can go to the gym and he fills out forms for me, and there's also a financial counsellor on-site and there are several groups like cooking classes, mens' groups, social groups, etc.

The only problem is that they have promised a lot, their brochure looks good but I haven't seen any of these other services yet. It's all been counselling and chit chat with my social worker. I have only been for 3 sessions, and there was a big break in the middle due to Xmas and New Year, so we'll see if things improve.

I liked your expression that you felt you were being warehoused. I think I know exactly what you mean and it's great to hear a name for what I feel, although this is doesn't apply to my rehab, just to my job agencies.

like to hear more on this PSR.

i thought i was at a PSR but then i told its just partial hospitalization. i was like wtf?! ugh crap!!! then i dropped out cause it was a literal group therapy for 5 hours straight minus 30 minutes for lunch. ALL IN THE SAME ROOM!

From what little I read it does sound a bit dull and boring: http://www.humansupports.com/OurServ...7/Default.aspx

Maybe you could think up your own program of what you want and see if you could find something that fits you better?

That's too bad your doctor and p-doc don't work well together; are there more/different rehab places near where you are? Maybe another would be more to your liking?

Illegal Toilet , Yeah the brochure I got sounded real promising, too. It was like they were offering everything in the world. I should have been suspicious of that. The "classes" aren't taught by actual teachers, or mental health professionals. They are conducted by persons whose credentials are hard to guess at. I would be interested to know if it improves for you, or not, as you spend more time there. I'm trying to work up the ambition to go back for awhile, at least.

Hi newtus , When I was in Partial Hospitalization, it was a lot of just what you describe. I actually liked that. I don't want to make any assumptions about your gender, but, from what I experienced in Partial, it struck me as something that might be more popular with females than with males. I noticed that they hardly ever admitted males to the Partial program. With us ladies, it almost seemed like we could have gone on for another 5 hours.

PSR is more activity oriented.

Perna, I will check out that link when I get High Speed access back. I'm very interested. I've pretty much tried what's out there. Partial Hospitalization was very helpful to me. It's been done away with. My city has a lot less than it had 10 years ago. I'm really sad that there isn't the support there used to be. Especially, since I don't have family near me.

Mainly, I feel like a fool because I badgered my pdoc into referring me there. I kind of got a sense, now, why he didn't go out of his way to recommend it to me. This sounds awful, but it's like going to daycare.

@rose76

im female but hated it. i would have preferred activities over talking. i always fall asleep or severely zone out during talking crap in groups. in fact i wouldve preferred anything else over talking. there was an equal # of men and women there. i honestly dont care to hear other peoples stories. i couldnt relate to ANYONE either as it was mostly people with depression or bipolar and i have schizophrenia. i dropped out after 3 days it felt like a month!!!

my t wants me to do pyshcosocial rehab down the road a bit. it is like what amandalouise described. ive never heard of it before. im sorry youre not finding it helpful.

Thanks for the feedback, newtus. I think I understand what your saying. The partial program I was in was very focused on PTSD. That didn't apply to me, really. I was there for depression. In my case, I really liked the talking. There was plenty of that. Just about everyone had PTSD and they talked a lot about the causes. Maybe I should give the presiding pdoc more credit for picking out patients who were into what she was doing. We all seemed real glad to be there. I could see where it could totally get on your nerves from what you say.

I see people at the PSR place that I went to who seem so glad to be there. I mean they really seem to be so grateful and happy with the program. Some have been there for months and months, even longer. There is a lot to do there. Games, exercise, crafts. None of that interests me. I'ld rather hear people talk all day long. Goes to show - one person's heaven is another person's heck.

That actually sounds like partial hospital - a handy program if it's a good one.