Client Eligibility Guidelines
Who
is appropriate to refer to the
Women’s Health Project?
·
Women with a history of trauma, for whom trauma related issues or symptoms might
still be a focus of treatment. (Women
do not have to have symptoms of
PTSD. They may present with anxiety,
depression, eating disorders, or interpersonal problems, for example.)
·
Women with a history of trauma, who ALSO currently
use substances (drugs and/or alcohol), who are in recovery, or who are on methadone
maintenance.
·
Women for whom a limited outpatient setting is adequate,
i.e., for whom up to several sessions per week is adequate.
What does “history of
trauma” mean?
·
Trauma may refer to a wide range of experiences
in which a woman feels she was victimized as a child or as an adult.
This may include emotional, verbal, sexual and physical abuse or assault,
witnessing violence, or being exposed to other traumatizing events.
Who is not appropriate to refer to the
Women’s Health Project?
·
Women with significant psychotic spectrum illness. Some women who meet this criteria who are psychiatrically
stable, may be appropriate for the Women’s Health Project.
·
Women with significant cognitive impairment, who might not be able to effectively
use group or individual therapy.
· Women who require more intensive treatment,
either inpatient or day treatment, for substance use or other psychopathology,
who might be better served initially at other St. Luke’s-Roosevelt treatment
centers, such as The Addiction Institute, or the Center for Intensive Treatment
of Personality Disorders (CITPD). We
can help you make that determination. Some
women may be appropriate for both the Women’s Health Project and The Addiction
Institute.
For
referral questions, call: Dr. Lisa Litt at 523-2990.