Our Family Program
“OUR FAMILY” IS YOUR FAMILY
Our Family is one of two psychiatric rehabilitation (PSR) day programs at NWCSB. Our Family is located in Front Royal, Virginia. Serving individuals over the age of 18 with severe and persistent mental illness residing in Frederick County, Warren County, and the City of Winchester. This program is designed to help the members function as actively, adaptively, and independently in society as possible thru community outings, psychoeducational groups, real life work experiences, peer supports, and socialization.
GOALS
The main goals of PSR are as follows:
- To perform education about mental illness and appropriate medications to avoid complications and relapse.
- To provide opportunities to learn about and use independent living skills.
- To enhance social and interpersonal relationship skills within a supportive and normalizing environment.
WHY JOIN?
You may ask yourself, why would I want to become a member of Our Family? PSR is facilitated thorough a normalizing group dynamic within a “Clubhouse” setting. Clubhouses are generally community based and “Members” of the PSR clubhouse take personal ownership of the clubhouse operation through participation in all aspects of the day to day operations. The members identify their own recovery goals in areas such as housing, education, vocation, and socialization, which is integral to an individual experiencing improved functioning and engagement, and meaningful purpose in life. Did we mention that lunch is free everyday?
Our Family Table
Our Family also provides a great opportunity for those interested in gaining greater culinary skills thru participation in Our Family Table Catering. Our Family Table provides catering for NWCSB and community events.
If you, or someone you know, would enjoy participating in the Our Family program, please contact Jennifer Dinsmore at (540) 551-9707 ext. 2849 or email [email protected]
Sunshine House
LEARN, LAUGH, CONNECT, AND GROW WITH SUNSHINE HOUSE
Sunshine House is the other of the two psychiatric rehabilitation (PSR) day programs at NWCSB. Sunshine House is located in New Market, VA, which serves individuals over the age of 18 with a severe and persistent mental illness residing in Page or Shenandoah County. This program is designed to help the members function as actively, adaptively, and independently in society as possible thru community outings, psychoeducational groups, real life work experiences, peer supports, and socialization.
GOALS
The main goals of PSR are as follows:
- To perform education about mental illness and appropriate medications to avoid complications and relapse.
- To provide opportunities to learn about and use independent living skills.
- To enhance social and interpersonal relationship skills within a supportive and normalizing environment.
WHY JOIN?
You may ask yourself, why would I want to become a member of Our Family? PSR is facilitated thorough a normalizing group dynamic within a “Clubhouse” setting. Clubhouses are generally community based and “Members” of the PSR clubhouse take personal ownership of the clubhouse operation through participation in all aspects of the day to day operations. The members identify their own recovery goals in areas such as housing, education, vocation, and socialization, which is integral to an individual experiencing improved functioning and engagement, and meaningful purpose in life. Did we mention that lunch is free everyday?
COMMUNITY OUTINGS
Sunshine House also conducts fundraisers with the purpose of growing the member fund to facilitate more elaborate community outings, such as trips to the National Zoo in D.C., or the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
If you, or someone you know, would enjoy participating in the Sunshine House program, please email Megan Click at [email protected]
Behavioral Health Docket
IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL CHARGES AND SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS
THE MISSION
The mission of the Winchester-Frederick County Behavioral Health Docket Program (WFCBHDP) is to provide coordination between the mental health and criminal justice communities, which will ultimately reduce recidivism, improve public safety and support individuals with criminal charges and serious mental illness by developing an individualized comprehensive community based treatment plan, with Court supervision, for each participant.
