Prairie Ridge recognizes that trauma has affected the lives of many of those seeking mental health and/or addiction treatment services. We realize that trauma impacts individuals at emotional, behavioral, physical, developmental, cognitive, interpersonal, and spiritual levels. We know the importance of services being provided in an environment that will protect from re-traumatization. We understand and support the paths to recovery. Prairie Ridge applies this knowledge to all areas of functioning as an organization.
Prairie Ridge adheres to the six principles of Trauma-Informed Care:
Prairie Ridge administers a trauma screening to all patients, including trauma exposure and trauma responses. It involves simple yes or no questions that are followed up by the clinicians during the intake assessments.
Trauma assessments are a process that happen over time, allowing for trust and safety to develop. The clinician carefully guides an exploration of type, severity, and timing of traumatic events and trauma-related responses and symptoms. The clinician uses a strengths-based approach and helps the patients identify the connections between their current challenges and prior experiences of abuse, neglect and other traumatic events.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured psychotherapy approach used to help individuals process and recover from traumatic experiences and distressing memories. Developed by Francine Shapiro in the late 1980s, EMDR involves the use of guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation, such as tapping or auditory tones, while the individual recalls traumatic events. This process is believed to help reprocess and integrate the traumatic memories, reducing their emotional impact and facilitating healing. EMDR has been extensively researched and is recognized as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions, helping individuals achieve greater emotional stability and improved mental health.
Group psychotherapy treatment for trauma and addictions. It addresses both trauma and addictions at the same time without requiring the account of disturbing trauma memories. It is focused on the present and it is designed to be safe, optimistic, and engaging. The overarching goal is helping patients attain safety in their relationships, emotions, thinking, and behavior. It offers 25 topics representing strategies relevant to all types of trauma and all types of addictions. It focuses on increasing self-respect and a sense of empowerment and choice.
Psychotherapy treatment models designed to enhance the ability of parents with unresolved adverse childhood experiences to offer their children emotional safety and secure attachment. The goal is to hold the child’s mind in mind, reflecting instead of reacting, and making meaning out of the child’s behaviors. These programs help parents gain a better understanding and sense of control over their reactions, discover new parenting skills, and experience increasing joy in parenting.
Two different individual-session models are offered:
All Prairie Ridge groups are facilitated by trauma-informed clinicians, please see our additional list of groups for more information.
Since 2022, Prairie Ridge provides in-person monthly trauma trainings by their on-staff trauma trainer to clinical and non-clinical staff, including reception staff and administrative personnel.
Prairie Ridge is supporting EMDR training for clinicians not yet trained in this treatment model.
Prairie Ridge promotes both psychological and physical safety. Our building was designed to be warm and welcoming. It has a well-lit exterior area, a spacious entrance, a large and quiet seating area with comfortable chairs allowing space and privacy, and beautiful artwork.
Our Residential environment promotes physical safety with population-specific Men’s and Women’s Retreats that cater to the unique needs of those who attend and work in this building. We house two therapy dogs on site to add to the warm and welcoming atmosphere and create additional opportunities for skill building and comfort during the Residential program.
Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare is committed to providing services and programs anchored by the values of dignity and respect for our patients and staff.
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