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There are two types of intensive treatment available at BACA year-round:
4 to 12-week Intensive Day Treatment Program (DTP) >
individualized Intensive Out-Patient Program (IOP) >
Contact us to learn more about our Intensive Programs.
What Our Clients Say
There are two types of intensive treatment available at BACA year-round
Our Specialized eating disorder day treatment program is a 4 to 12-week Intensive Day Treatment Program
The Day Treatment Program is a 4 to 12-week intensive program that runs 5 days per week, on week days. In addition to daily supervised meals and snacks, our program includes daily therapy groups, individual psychotherapy sessions and individual nutritional consultations every week, regular medical follow-ups, as well as structured therapeutic activities and family meetings as needed.
Our program offers an environment that is safe, warm, supportive and reassuring. Its primary goal is to reduce eating disorder symptoms by focusing on destructive eating behaviours and teaching skills to aide in the regulation of stress and emotions (mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness). Therapeutic objectives aiming for recovery are identified through a collaboration between the treatment team and the client.
By using treatment approaches supported by research, and favoring a gradual re-integration post-treatment, our program also prepares our clients for a return to school, to work, and to their daily lives.
Our individualised Intensive Out-Patient (IOP) Program
An individualized intensive program can also be put together at any time for clients who require more support beyond their weekly individual psychotherapy sessions but may not require all the services available in the Day Treatment Program.
The individualized intensive program is tailor-made to each client’s needs, and will often include a set number of supervised meals with post-meal support groups, psychotherapy groups, and a possible increase in the frequency of individual psychotherapy and nutritional consultations. Together with the client, and at times with their family, we can establish a treatment plan that will provide an increase in the time spent within our therapeutic environment.
By identifying together, the specific treatment goals and needs to be addressed, we can recommend the appropriate level of care, structure and support needed over a pre-determined length of time that will foster recovery. The number of supervised meals, therapy groups, and individual sessions can also be increased or decreased as client needs change, and a revised treatment plan will be established accordingly.
Services at the BACA Clinic are tailored to individual needs. Here are some of the things you might see at BACA during your program
Weekly services
• Individual psychotherapy sessions
• Individual nutritional consultation sessions
• Weekly meal planning
• Group psychotherapy
• Workshops
• Cooking Workshop
• Therapeutic Activities and Field trips
• Therapeutic structure
Weekly meetings
Weekly Planning:
Meetings where we review the previous week and weekend, as well as plan and organize weekly tasks and activities
Community Meeting:
Weekly meeting where we discuss community life within the program, adherence to the therapeutic structure, and interpersonal challenges encountered and a review of the personal objectives established.
Weekend Planning:
Friday meetings to set weekend objectives and trouble-shoot anticipated difficulties.
Other services
• Grounding and psychoeducation sessions
• Support group for family and loved ones
• Medical follow-up with our doctor as determined by the treatment team
• Meals outside the program
Group topics covered through the duration of the program
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
• Anxiety and depression
• Motivation and stages of change
• Family and interpersonal relations
• Body image
• Nutrition
• Trauma
• Self-compassion and self-care
• Assertiveness and communication skills
• Grounding
• Mindfulness and relaxation
• Sexuality
• Recovery / Relapse prevention
• Videotherapy
• Shame and Self-Compassion
• 8 keys to recovery workshop (Carolyn Costin model)
• Reading and writing workshops
• Q&A sessions with medical doctor
• Recovery testimonials