| New
Perspectives
- Dec, 1993 (#25) |
SUMMIT INSTITUTE IN ISRAEL,
LTD.
Marvin H. Berman, Ph.D., Admissions
Forest Hills, N. Y.
718-368-0020
by Linda Shaffer
Summit Institute, located in
Jerusalem, is a network of psychiatric rehabilitation services
which began in l973, and has grown to become a licensed 100
bed psychiatric hospital. The "North American Unit" accommodates
male and female residents between 18 and 32 years of age from
all over the English speaking world. Treatment settings include
inpatient, residential treatment, halfway house, supervised
apartment living, independent living with supported employment
and continuing outpatient care.
SUMMIT offers educational/ vocational
skills and emotional support. The program is nonsectarian
and Kosher as are all public institutions in Israel.
Intensive individual and group
therapy are cornerstones of the Summit Institute treatment
milieu. Individual therapy is conducted a minimum of twice
a week with group therapy sessions being conducted daily.
Adjunctive therapies include art, movement, drama, and music.
The adolescents and young adults
who come to Summit Institute have had many failures and disappointments
in their lives. There have been difficulties in family and
peer relationships, in school and in job situations. Many
have been in some type of treatment program. Staff to student
ratio is 1:1.
While students may be far removed
from their families, there is ongoing communication between
staff and parents. Parents are encouraged to take an active
part in the treatment process through letters and visits.
SUMMIT'S admissions office can
provide information regarding insurance coverage and a sliding
fee scale. Average length of stay is 2 years, with 3 years
being the maximum.
Copyright
© 1993, Woodbury Reports, Inc. (This article may be reproduced
without prior approval if the copyright notice and proper
publication and author attribution accompanies the copy.)
|
