Month: February 2019

There are many exciting aspects involved in opening Homewood Ravensview. I spent the first 20 years of my career working in British Columbia in the inpatient addiction field and for the last year, I’ve reflected both personally and professionally on what I believe to be its successes and failures. This reflection has been crucial in the design of the treatment programs and client experience at Homewood Ravensview. For many years, I was lucky to be able to help many clients and their families become firmly entrenched in the recovery process. For these experiences I will always be grateful. However, as my taking the time to honour these experiences is important, it has also been important for me to reflect on client populations that could be better served.

From my experience, I will say that those who did not pick up on recovery the most were those with trauma in their background. The most exciting aspects of Homewood Ravensview for me are the ability to lean on Homewood Health’s vast experience treating trauma and concurrent disorders, as well as the opportunity to deliver of these treatment services in Western Canada. We offer private, highly effective treatments which are tailored to the unique needs of clients suffering with trauma and concurrent disorders. Treatment includes specialty programs, carefully designed by medical experts and all provided in a gorgeous, peaceful setting.

At Homewood Ravensview we organize treatment in a patient specific manner. The combination of treating addiction and mental health while developing demographic specific programming and working with the amazing Homewood Health team has made this last year the most engaging of my career. We offer specialized inpatient programs for adults, first responders, military, veterans, professionals and young adults. Each program is unique and has been meticulously crafted to serve each of these populations. These evidence-based, medically-led programs are some of the aspects that truly make Ravensview different and I’m very excited to bring them to Western Canada.

• The Cornerstore Program for adults is for clients over the age of 26. It is our core program, based on the best available treatment evidence as well as Homewood Health’s 135 years of clinical excellence.
• The Guardians Program is designed for first responders, military and veterans. We recognize that these individuals have specific needs which may include treatment for exposure to trauma, addiction challenges, depression and/or anxiety. The program aims to lay the foundation for lasting recovery.
• The My Path Program is aimed at younger adults aged 19 years to their mid-twenties. Often these clients deal with issues including transition to adulthood, self-esteem, identity, sexuality and social dynamics. The program takes these challenges as well as anxiety and overall mental health challenges into account, while providing individualized and expert care.
• The Vanguard Program is intended for the unique needs of executives and professionals. Research has shown that these clients face a number of burdens including bearing responsibility for employees and direct reports, the pressure of being in a high-impact, decision-making position and the expectation of long, arduous work schedules. We offer individualized treatment for each client in order to deliver the very highest level of care.

In treating any psychiatric condition, including addiction, there are two unarguable factors that lead to higher success rates: a therapeutic rapport with the clinical team and feelings of trust and safety. Our ability to bring people of similar demographic backgrounds together for their “heavier processing” time will allow clients to feel safe in their treatment community and therefore share in a more therapeutically significant fashion.  Our experienced staff understands the importance of therapeutic rapport and we believe we have developed a dynamic treatment process that will serve our clients well. Homewood Ravensview is a unique and world-class treatment facility that I’m very excited to be a part of. Please reach out to us if you or someone you care about needs help. We are here for you.

Robert de Clark

General Manager, Homewood Ravensview