Beausoleil Program
The Beausoleil Program is focused on meeting the long-term care needs of patients with a major mental illness and personality disorder diagnoses.
The program provides a flexible environment that gives patients choice and freedom of movement into designated areas. Care focuses promoting self-understanding, self-esteem, self-determination, self-confidence, independence and optimum quality of life. The team will also work together to promote the development and maintenance or restoration of skills, values and attitudes critical to relationships and to promote learning and the use of problem solving and planning skills. Programming opportunities for patients include:
- Medication/symptom management
- Stress management/relaxation training
- Aggression replacement training
- Health teaching
- Substance awareness
- Life and social skills training
- Self-care training
- Cooking group
- Leisure skills
- Games and entertainment
- Music therapy
- Arts and crafts
- Vocational services
- Educational services
Visiting a patient
For the most up to date information on visitor restrictions, please see Visiting a patient.
Visitors are asked to contact the program/social worker prior to visiting. On some occasions, patients may refuse to meet with visitors, even though they may have travelled a considerable distance. When this occurs, we respect the decision of the patient and we will provide support where appropriate. Waypoint may also restrict visiting hours for clinical or security reasons.
For safety reasons, common areas of the program are monitored by video recording. No cameras or recording devices are allowed in the program.
The following articles should not be brought into the hospital or mailed to any patient:
Jewelry and other valuables, knives or cutlery, whether plastic or metal, scissors, knitting needles, razor blades, plastic bags, pop cans or glass bottles, medicine, alcohol, or tobacco products, lighters, matches, or other items that could be dangerous to the individual, fellow patients, or staff members.
Phoning a patient
Call 705-549-3181 or toll free at 1-877-341-4729 and ask for the Provincial Forensic Programs front desk. Your message will be delivered to the patient.
A more comprehensive information booklet is available upon request from the Social Worker.
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How to access this service
Referrals to Waypoint’s forensic mental health programs are accepted only through the court system or under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Review Board. We do not admit individuals directly from the community to these programs.
For more information about this program and whether or not it is suitable for your needs please contact 705 549-3181 extension 2665.