Physical Activity Centre
The Physical Activity Centre allows patients to improve their physical fitness and experience the benefits of regular physical activity. To keep fit, patients can participate in a personalized fitness training program. Specialized programs can also be arranged.
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Socio-professional Activity Centre
The Socio-professional Activity Centre encourages the development of work habits while promoting normalized social function. This often marks the first step in the social reintegration process. A variety of work stations are provided, from carpentry to horticulture, textiles, and more. The goal is to develop work skills using an approach that promotes socialization and normalized social function. Staff have simulated a typical work environment, enabling patients to experiment with new adaptation strategies.
Educational Centre
Guy-Vanier high school provides a space at the Institut that includes such amenities as Internet access and a library. The Education Centre has a wide selection of educational activities that enables patients to earn their high-school diploma.
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Horticulture Centre
The goal of the Horticulture Centre is to help patients develop their self-esteem, socialization skills, and creativity through an initiation to gardening, as well as spark a desire to beautify their living space. The Centre’s warm and welcoming approach fosters a sense of calm and relaxation. During winter months, patients prepare seedbeds in the horticultural room and tend to plants located in the Institut’s hallways. In spring and summer, seeds are planed in the garden and small yards. Horticulture facilitators welcome patients and provide tips on how to maintain the care unit’s gardens.