Gender: Female
Age: 18+
Beds: 9
Our service can support women who have a diagnosis of personality disorder and who need either:
- A short-term crisis intervention utilising a Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) model (i.e. emergency referrals)
- A longer-term therapeutic treatment programme utilising the principles of DBT with skills coaching and individual therapy
Support
New Dawn Ward offers a structured therapeutic programme designed to support service users in addressing and managing their difficulties within a safe, supportive, and recovery-focused environment.
Service users benefit from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team, including Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatrists and Speciality Doctors, Nurses, Support Workers, and Social Work.
Working collaboratively, the team provides comprehensive assessment, treatment, therapeutic interventions, practical support, and discharge planning tailored to each individual’s needs.
“When I had extremely difficult times, the team didn’t give up on me and move me on. The DBT the ward taught really helped me.”Service user, New Dawn Ward
Therapies and activities
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), including daily Skills Training and Skills Homework Group and a weekly DBT Skills Group
- Daily activities offered by the occupational therapy team, including self-nurturing, cooking, creative and walking groups
- Specialist groups including body image and healthy relationships (run for a set number of weeks)
- Service users suggest ward activities through a weekly community meeting
- Carers group once a month
- Monthly People’s Council meeting
Our service user profile:
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- Women, aged 18+
- Detained under the Mental Health Act, or may be informal
- Primary diagnoses of personality disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder and depression
- May present with co-morbid presentations including:
- Self-harm
- Self-neglect
- History of substance abuse
- Complex needs
- Treatment resistance
- May have a history of trauma and/or abuse
