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Mental Health and Addictions
Treatment Network
Fact Sheet

Description of the Network: The Mental Health Treatment network is a specialty group within ATRA, established to promote and preserve the grassroots philosophy of professional involvement. The network's mission is to provide a mechanism for recreational therapists working in the mental health field to interrelate, develop and exchange professional resources, provide professional support for each other, and promote the profession.

Settings:
Psychiatric hospitals
State hospitals
Correctional institutions
Extended care facilities
Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Mental health centers
Chemical dependency facilities

Functioning Areas Addressed:
Will to live purpose in life
Self-esteem self-confidence
Reality awareness self-responsibility
Social interaction anger control
Management of stress communication skills
Leisure interests and abilities self-acceptance
Emotional release disorganized thinking
Independence emotional regulation

Interventions:
Stress management/relaxation training assertiveness training
Anger management adventured-based counseling
Creative expression leisure counseling
Exercise community reintegration
Cognitive therapy outdoor therapy
Discharge readiness animal-assisted therapy
Social skills reality orientation


For coordinator contact information, go to the treatment network home page.