Project Alternative a Therapeutic Social Group
Project Alternative is, by definition, a Therapeutic Social Group. To-day, when occupational therapists are looking beyond hospital walls it stands as an example of community participation. Specifically, Project Alternative is a joint project of the Occupational Therapy Department of the Ottawa Civic Hospital and the Special Needs Section of the Ottawa Y.M. — Y.W.C.A. It was designed to facilitate social rehabilitation in a group of frightened inadequate women frequently with a history of multiple hospital admissions for depression and an inability to initiate regular community involvement. There are so many possibilities for our profession and it is hoped that the lessons learned from this successful venture will inspire other occupational therapists to extend and expand their therapeutic endeavours beyond the traditional boundaries of the hospital.