Our Services / Specialist Adult Services
Naomi / Eating Disorders
Naomi is a 14-bedded inpatient unit using CBT informed interventions to provide a therapeutic environment that promotes recovery from a range of problems. These include: eating disorders, mood disorders and anxiety disorders including obsessive compulsive disorder and post traumatic stress disorder. We do admit people who are detained under the Mental Health Act although the programme requires a high level of commitment and motivation to change and we would therefore be looking towards supporting the person to be discharged from the section.
Naomi is a modified therapeutic community that empowers patients to take personal responsibility valuing their contribution to a living learning community. We have close links with our neighbours the Acorn Programme. This unit is run on therapeutic community lines for people with self-defeating behaviours. People may begin their recovery journeys on Naomi and then move to Acorn.
On Naomi we strongly encourage people to regain and retain their independence. We recognise that everyone is unique and tailor their programme according to individual need.
The predominant therapy model used on Naomi is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). This is the case in both individual work and the group programme.
All members of the MDT, including all of the nurses, support workers and other staff such as the Pharmacist have received basic training in CBT. Some members have received training at a higher level including our Nurse Therapists and CBT Therapists and Psychologists. Many are accredited with the BABCP. Staff receive individual supervision as well as team supervision. They work in teams so that patients are attended to by therapy teams leading to a coherent therapeutic experience.
Patients receive weekly individual CBT therapy with their Therapist and their Named Nurse. They also receive interventions at other times with members of their therapy team. They also take part in the group programme which is influenced by CBT and tailored to reflect the different stages of recovery. We do recognise that individual therapy is important in parallel to allow more in-depth exploration of individual’s experiences.
We believe that groups are a powerful and beneficial way for people to learn about themselves through other people’s experiences and through the relationships they develop within the group.
We recognise that people have needs that extend well beyond the problems which have lead to their coming to Naomi and provide help regarding: finances, housing, occupation, education as well as practical issues related to eating and simply ‘being’ in society.
We also know that people’s problems have an impact on families and we offer individual support to families and a multi-family carers support group.
Contact Us
To arrange a visit or make a referral please contact:
Chris Dawson
Clinical Service Manager
01904 412551 ext 2913
or
Wendy Cochrane
Medical PA (Specialist Adult Services)
01904 412551 ext 2305
wcochrane@ theretreatyork.org.uk
