Goals of the program include:

• Educate patients in skills and resources to enhance stress management and contribute to personal growth
• Reduce anxiety, stress, and other effects of hospitalization through a spectrum of goal-directed activities
• Enable patients to meet challenges and overcome barriers in order to reinforce self-esteem
• Provide emotional support to patients and their family members
• Assist patients with adaptation of coping skills based on their cognitive, affective physical and psychosocial needs
• Afford patients opportunities for creative expression and other forms of communication
• Offer choices, giving patients more control over their environment
• Assist patients in planning for discharge needs