The Mungadze Trauma Programs both Inpatient and Outpatient, consist of groups
that are designed using Dr Mungadze’s Trauma Program curriculum, all using his
evidence based treatment model. He treats all trauma related disorders and
symptoms. He specializes in the treatment of Service members, struggling with
PTSD, Trauma, combat related stress, and Trauma based Chemical Dependency.
While Trauma itself is not a disorder, its often the cause of the many problems
people bring to treatment. Therefore, paying special attention to these trauma
related symptoms, will bring success in treatment for those suffering from
trauma. The Mungadze Trauma Programs believe that lf you let unresolved trauma
continue while in therapy or inpatient treatment, you will leave many trauma
survivors struggling with their trauma related symptoms and disorders .
The relationship between trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and
dissociative disorders has well been established in the trauma literature, with
top trauma specialist such as Rachel Yehuda, Kolb, and many others. There is
growing correlation between trauma and other conditions generally not considered
trauma related. Some of these conditions include;
- Depression
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Anxiety disorders
- Addictions
Clinicians familiar with trauma therapy have realized that a lot of people
that come to them for treatment, have experienced trauma in their past and some
of their problems stem from those traumas. As a result, there is a paradigm
shift in some circles of psychotherapy, which is a shift to a "Trauma Model of
Treatment".
This model basically takes into account the fact that trauma victims often
produce such a complex clinical picture because they often manifest a variety of
symptom clusters often seen as independent or separate diagnosis (co-morbidity).
And when considered in a trauma model these symptom clusters seem to be symptoms
generated by trauma. This is the reason why in the trauma model, the symptoms or
problems brought by trauma become the focus in the treatment rather that the
diagnosis. Recently there has been a growing awareness of the impact of trauma
on the brain and the impact that this disruption in the brain has on human
perception and behavior.
Dr Mungadze's whole treatment program (both inpatient and outpatient), pays a
great deal of attention to what trauma does to the brain and what the brain does
to deal with the trauma as well as try to heal from it.
Dr Mungadze's Curriculum consist of Seven groups.
Each of the Seven groups is solidly based on:
- The focus of helping trauma patients stabilize acute trauma symptoms
- Give patients education on trauma related disorders, how to deal with
them, and how to live with them
- There is an emphasis on teaching trauma patients better coping skills
once they leave treatment
- How to manage their trauma responses that can disrupt their lives.
The general principles that our program follows in each of our groups:
- Each group in this program is very specific therefore we stay within the
bounds of the specific group and do not bring ideas or materials that belong
to other groups or programs.
- Each group has lecture materials for our staff, and assignments. Most of
our groups are process and psychotherapy. The patients may take notes if
they wish in the educational groups.
- Good therapy is structured by patients talking more that the therapist.
Patients leave group with a sense of having made progress in their recovery,
not just having heard something cognitively.
- A good group therapists is one who knows how to use the whole group and
its members to achieve therapeutic outcome in group.
- Our successful groups keep chaos, noise and disruption out of group, so
that each group member can get something from each and every group.
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