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Medico-Psychological Reception Center

The Medical-Psychological Reception Center ( CAMP ) is an outpatient psychiatric structure attached to the Esquirol Center of Caen Normandy University Hospital. It is made up of a Medical-Psychological Center (CMP) and a Day Hospital ( HDJ ), also called Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Center ( RPS ).

  • Activities and support

    CAMP Missions

    The CMP, the psychiatric care reception and coordination unit, is made up of a multidisciplinary team with missions of prevention , diagnosis , outpatient care and home intervention . The Hérouville Saint-Clair CMP, an outpatient hub for psychiatric care in the Caen Nord sector, develops a wide range of interventions in conjunction with all other sectors of activity, thus promoting easier access and continuity in the care.

    The HDJ, complementary to the CMP, offers and/or group support Therapeutic Patient Education programs , aimed at the recovery of the people concerned. Through therapeutic mediation workshops and psychoeducation activities, the objectives are to promote autonomy, reduce stigma and improve the quality of life of people and caregivers by helping them regain an active place in society.

    Together, the CMP and the HDJ form an integrated structure, centered on users, which provides comprehensive care , from initial assessment to psycho-social rehabilitation, thus responding to the various needs of the latter in order to support their recovery journey.

    Support offered
    • Interviews (nurses, doctors, etc.)
    • Individualized care plan
    • Specific assessments as needed (social, neuropsychological, occupational therapy)
    • Therapeutic education and psychoeducation modules
    • For users (Insight, Symptom Management, PRACS, etc.)
    • For loved ones (Profamille program, BREF)
    • Therapeutic mediations
    • Cognitive remediation
    • Visits to the person's home and/or living environment
    • Two therapeutic accommodations
  • The ETAPS program

    What is the ETAPS program?

    ETAPS (Therapeutic Education and Practical Acquisitions in Schizophrenia) is a Therapeutic Patient Education ( ETP ) program for people affected by schizophrenia.

    It is structured around 4 psychoeducation modules (Insight, Symptom Management, PRACS, Profamily) offered individually according to the needs identified during the Shared Educational Assessment (BEP) carried out beforehand. This support is complementary and is integrated into the care offered.

    What is the Shared Educational Assessment?

    A Shared Educational Assessment (BEP), also called an educational diagnosis, is based on the expression of the illness experience, the understanding of health behaviors, and the collection of useful information.

    It makes it possible to identify personalized objectives and skills to develop in the patient, in order to propose an education and support approach that makes sense for the latter.

    What modules are offered?

    The “Insight” module
    Theme: awareness and knowledge of illness and treatments.

    The “Symptom Management” module
    Themes: understanding the disease, treatments, relapses and their warning signs, identifying persistent signs of the disease, developing strategies to deal with them.

    The “PRACS: Program for Strengthening Acquisitions and Social Skills” module
    Themes: money management, time management, communicating with one's environment, improving one's presentation, taking care of oneself, managing emotions

    The “Profamily” module intended only for your loved ones
    Themes: better understanding schizophrenic illness, better communicating with your loved one, knowing how to set limits, developing a network and resources to cope over time…

    Profamily brochure

  • Definitions

    Psychosocial rehabilitation

    “The term psychosocial rehabilitation refers to a set of processes aimed at helping people suffering from mental disorders to recover, that is to say, to obtain a satisfactory standard of living and adaptation in relation to their expectations. »

    Source: Rehabilitation Resource Center

     

    Recovery 

    “Recovery refers to a step-by-step process which aims to recover a level of well-being to regain one's ability to decide and one's freedom to act. […] This process allows the person to contribute to restoring a balance of life in order to find their place in society by building a project that is adapted to them. […] It is also the possibility of freeing oneself from the status of a mentally ill person and of reconsidering oneself as one person among many others. […] »

    Definition proposed by the SUR-CL3R users committee

    Source: Rehabilitation Resource Center

    Therapeutic education, psychoeducation

    Psychoeducation is a process allowing a person to acquire information and understanding about the illness through learning likely to modify certain behaviors and/or representations.

    Psychoeducation allows us to understand how the illness develops, what constitutes it, what the symptoms are and what the treatments and their objectives are.

    It is intended for the person concerned as well as their loved ones. »

    Source: Rehabilitation Resource Center

  • Media