The Rose House located in Milton, NY
is an innovative and unique "hospital diversion" program where
individuals seeking temporary respite care can stay for one to
five nights. The house is a comfortable farm house with individual bedrooms, a
computer/game room, several common areas and areas to play the musical
instruments located throughout the house. There is also space for people to
practice art or their hobbies as well. Guests are always greeted by friendly Peer Companions and asked to participate and pick the services the person would like in
order to drive the structure of the guests' stay. Guests are encouraged to
choose self-determined activities while staying at the house and fully
participate in developing a goal or goals on how to address crisis in the
future. Imagine relaxing and talking openly with a peer or fellow guest about
issues that are important to you and getting constructive feedback on dealing
with issues.
The Peer Operated service is designed
to alleviate a person's emotional distress in a home-like safe and secure
environment. It is designed to allow guests to freely share their distress and
discuss their "story" in a judgment free environment. It offers a
rich choice of activities that attract personal interest and offers/supports
opportunities to learn about tools that will assist in alleviating
"crisis".
The diversion service is not a forced
treatment service. Guests self-refer to the house based on interest and
personal choice. Participation is always voluntary.
The Hospital Diversion Service is
available to guest who may want to use its services on a 24/7 basis. Unlike
traditionally run emergency rooms or traditional crisis respite services, the
"wait" to get into a Diversion Service is minimal.Diversion Service quickly establishes
contact/engagement and a meaningful connection. From the first encounter, staff
ensures that they are:
Identifying with the potential guest
Focusing exclusively on the guests personal experiences which reflect similar issues and concerns
Talking with the potential guest about whatever is on his or her mind at the time ...meeting the person "where he/she is at"
Engaging with the individual using mutually shared insights and experiences
Assessing
through active listening when the time is right for staff to
potentially share his/her own story of stress, struggle, experience and
potential tools for recovery (mutuality)
Above
and beyond all else, lending a vision of hope and the shared
perspective of people reaching out to help other people in solving
life's commonly-shared problems
Philosophy…
The Rose House peer-operated services are based on the philosophy that recovery is not only possible, it is the expectation. We seek to promote full recovery, active engagement, and hope. From there we believe all things are possible. At The Rose House, we value human resiliency and hope. Our respectful and compassionate approach is effective in helping those at risk to respond to care they find acceptable. We encourage our guests to consider The Recovery Credo.
Recovery Credo
·I have the right to recover from my illness and live a quality of life that is of my choosing.
·I have the right to choose my wellness treatment and to be self-determined to maintain my wellness through growth related to my successes and failures.
·I have the right to have hope and share hope with others as I see fit.
·I have the right to use my abilities and interests to create recovery goals that will lead me toward a better life.
·I have the right to understand and partner in every phase of my recovery goals and plans with any and all treatment providers.
·I have the right to make informed decisions that concern my recovery and my life.
·I have the right to have hope, dreams, aspirations and motivation.
·I have the right to have a bad moment in time, a bad day, a bad week, etc. and I have the right to talk freely to someone about it without fear of retribution, retaliation or negative consequences.
·I have the right to have my cultural preferences treated with respect.
