Chronic
Illness Therapy at Vital Options focuses on chronic illness
and its impact on family functioning. Therapy focuses on how
chronic illness may affect each family member, changes in daily
routines, and emotional issues that include anxiety, depression,
guilt, sadness, anger, and aggression.
Chronic illness therapy helps clients handle the issues inherent
in making transitions from one phase of an illness to another,
caregiver burnout, and stress or conflict among family members.
Treatment focuses on developing internal strengths, clarifying
treatment options, understanding expected functioning of ill
family member, and learning to use external resources to better
cope with problems.
Families can obtain case management services for
the elderly.
Elder Care at Vital Options involves assisting families who
provide long-term care to older adults no longer able to live
independent lives. Family therapy addresses the effects on the
family, which may include significant changes in marital relations,
spending less time with one’s spouse or children, taking
over the responsibilities of the elderly family member, and
dealing with limited energy.
Case management includes:
- Outreach and engagement
- Assessment for services
- Service or treatment planning
- Resouce linkages and referrals
- Monitoring delivered services
