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Specialty and Outpatient Services
Outpatients come to The Institute
of Living to participate in various individual and group
therapies. Sessions may be scheduled on a regular or intermittent basis. An outpatient
may, for example, visit a therapist at a convenient time for one or more sessions a week,
or come as infrequently as once a month. Outpatients have access to The Institute's broad
spectrum of professional experts in various well-organized treatment approaches.
Outpatient therapy at The Institute is brief, focused, and goal-directed, with
measurable and objective results. Treatment may involve only the patient or include other
family members as well, and is generally limited in duration. Ongoing evaluation ensures
that the treatment plan keeps pace with the patient's progress and evolving needs.
Most treatment plans include a built-in goal that, when reached, signals the end of
therapy. Patients with more persistent problems may require some form of treatment on a
continuing basis. Those on medication will usually be monitored for some time with or
without concomitant therapy.
Director: Carole Mucha, Ph.D.
Phone: (860) 545-7841
The Center for Couples and
Families at The Institute of Living is a service designed to help
families, couples and individuals who are experiencing difficulties with
interpersonal issues. This includes people who are struggling with
psychological and interpersonal problems, but not necessarily with a
specific mental disorder. The major emphasis is on brief treatment.
Services are available to persons experiencing stress due to life cycle events
such as marriage, birth of a first child or additional children, separation,
divorce, remarriage, step-parenting, social adjustment tensions, and/or
career/work related pressures. Typical problems include balancing the emotional
needs of one’s children with the demands of one’s career/job, handling an aging
parent, managing time, and decreasing stress. These services are available to
the entire community, but could prove to be especially helpful to families who
are dealing with the hospitalization of an individual family member. In such
cases, the focus would be on helping families understand and cope with emotional
illness, especially if the illness is prolonged.
Referrals:
Carole M. Mucha, Ph.D., Director,
Couples and Family Programs, The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital has
moved her office from the Gengras Building to the fifth floor of the
Research Building. Referrals to the Couples and Family Programs
should be by calling Dr. Mucha at (860) 545-7841.
Couples, families or individuals may refer themselves to
the Center for Couples and Families, or they may be referred by a variety
of other sources, including physicians, therapists, health care professionals,
clergy, teachers, or attorneys. The Center participates in most commercial
insurance plans.
For admissions information please call (860) 545-7841.
Memory Disorders Center
The Memory Disorders Center provides
comprehensive evaluation of cognitive impairment and early dementia. The
Center specializes in state of the art assessment, diagnosis, and
treatment planning using an interdisciplinary team approach of specialists
in neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, social work, neurology, neuroimaging,
and geriatric psychiatry. Referring physicians are provided with
consultation regarding differential diagnosis, dementia treatment
recommendations, and referral resources. The Memory Disorders Center can
help arrange for patients and their families to receive additional
services or participate in research through affiliated Hartford Hospital
programs or community resources.
Medical Director: Karen Blank, M.D.
Contact: Alice Reilly, M.S.W., Clinical Coordinator
Phone: (860) 545-7550
Caregiver Course Education Series
The Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital Memory Disorders Center, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association CT Chapter, presents a
Caregiver Course Education Series.
All presentations are held in the Clark Social Room, Thompson Building, IOL from
6PM-8PM.
This series is free and open to the public.
Who should attend: Caregivers in all forms
- family members, relatives, friends, and neighbors.
Please call (860) 545-1888 to register.
October 15,
2008
6:00 - 8:00 PM |
Communication Techniques and Behavioral Challenges
Speakers: Joanna Fogg-Waberski, MD, IOL/HH, Melissa Scavetta, APRN,
IOL/HH, and Carol Raza, APRN, IOL/HH |
October 22,
2008
6:00 - 8:00 PM |
Family Response and Stress Reduction
Speakers: Alice P. Reilly, LCSW, Clinical
Coordinator, Memory Disorders Center, IOL/HH and Patricia Reynolds, LCSW, Treatment
Manager, Geriatric IOP, IOL/HH |
October 29,
2008
6:00 - 8:00 PM |
Legal Issues Facing Seniors
Speaker: Sharon L. Pope, Attorney At Law, Hartford,
CT
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Outpatient Services
Contact: Assessment Center
(860) 545-7200
(800) 673-2411
Crisis Intervention Service
Manager: Olga Dutka, M.S.N., M.B.A.
Phone:
(860) 545-7200
Adult
Manager: Susan
D'Ambrosio, Psy.D.
Phone:
(860) 545-7330
Child and Adolescent
Manager: Melissa Matolina, M.S.N., A.P.R.N.
Phone:
(860) 545-7126
Geriatric
Manager: Eugene Hickey, L.C.S.W.
Phone: (860) 545-7527
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