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Burleigh Ward – Highly Specialised Personality Disorder Service

Gender: Female

Age: 18+

Beds: 11

Burleigh Ward is Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove’s 11 bed highly specialised service providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs.

Rehabilitation is provided in a therapeutic setting, with a level of security matched to individual need. The aim of the treatment, rehabilitation and re-socialisation programme is to equip the women in our care with the skills and confidence they need to navigate challenges that may come with returning to community or independent living.

Our dedicated clinical teams will provide a multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation, empowering individuals to make positive choices that support recovery. This will include occupational therapy, social work and vocational training.

Therapeutic approaches and assessments:

(may include but not limited to)

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Informed Approach
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
  • Schema Focused Therapy (SFT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
  • START Risk Assessment
  • Positive Behavioural Support Plans
  • Psychometric Assessments
  • Neuropsychological assessments
  • Ongoing Psychological Formulation
  • Wellness Recovery, Support and Action Plans

Our service user profile:

  • Female, aged 18+ years
  • Diagnosis of personality disorder with complex mental health needs
  • Subject to a section of the Mental Health Act
  • May have a history of substance misuse or dependency
  • May have experienced regular placement breakdowns
  • Sustained relational and social functioning problems
  • Forensic or non-forensic history
  • Capacity to engage

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