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**Treatment & Support**

**Groups**

**Compiled by:**

**Patient/Family Health Education Committee**

**James A. Haley VA Hospital**

**13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.**

**Tampa, FL 33612**

**(813) 972-2000**

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**Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)**

### Day: Friday

###### Time: 7:30pm-8:30 pm

**Where:** Auditorium, 2^nd^ floor

**Target Audience**: Open to everyone with a desire to deal with their
alcohol problem and to those interested in learning more about AA

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted**: Yes

**Contact Person:** Bob Zentarski

**Contact Number:** (813) 631-7126

**AVAST: Amputee V.A. Support Team**

**Day:** 3rd Tuesday of the month

**Time:** 7:00 pm

**Where:** Call for location

**Target Audience:** Amputees, their family, friends, and interested
professionals

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Yes

**Contact Person:** Jim Switzer, Amputee Case Manager

**Contact Extension:** 4576

**Binge Eating Disorders Groups**

**Day:** Tuesday

**Time:** 8:30am -- 11:30am

**Where:** 2B-258 (Veterans' Health Education Classroom)

**Target Audience:** This is a 3-phase program that assists individuals
who engage in binge eating or emotional eating. It is available to
individuals who have received nutrition education and tried other weight
loss programs.  

**Consult Needed:** Yes

**Walk-ins Accepted:** No

**Contact Person:** Elizabeth Jenkins, PhD

**Contact Extension:** 4963 or Connie Malik, MA, RD x7428

Cristin Scrimshaw x1772

**Cancer Support Group**

### Day: Monday 

###### Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm

**Where:** RTU Conference Room (Ground Floor)

**Target Audience**: Any veteran diagnosed with cancer

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted**: Yes

**Contact Person:** Jaclyn Lewis-Croswell, Psy.D. 

**Contact Extension:** 5759

**Caregiver Support Group**

**Day:** Tuesday

**Time:** 2:00pm-3:00pm

**Where:** VA Outpatient Clinic

**Target Audience:** This group is for those who have a loved one
affected by Alzheimer\'s Disease or other dementias. It provides a
supportive environment for family members and/or significant others who
are involved with the care of a loved one.

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Please contact coordinator for more information.

**Contact Person:** Vidda Stutsman

**Contact Extension:** (813) 631-7124

**Caregiver\'s Assistance Respite Pilot Program (CARPP)**

**Day**: Friday, 11/7/08 and every other month on Fridays

**Time**: 1pm to 3pm

**Where**: SCI Middle Dinning Room

**Target Audience**: Our program\'s caregivers

**Consult Needed**: No

**Walk-ins Accepted**: No

**Contact Person**: Linda G. Rodriguez, M.S.W.

**Contact Extension**: 4216 or 7181

**Ex-POW Support Group**

**Day:** Fridays

**Time:** 9:30am-11:00am  

**Where:** VA Outpatient Clinic 

**Target Audience:** This group provides a supportive environment for
former prisoners of war. It consists of weekly presentations by speakers
on medical and social issues of interest to ex-POWs.

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Yes

**Contact Person:** Rachel Brink

**Contact Extension:** (813) 228-2761, ext. 105

**Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance** (Non-VA Provided)

**Day:** Saturday

**Time:** 7:00 pm

**Where:** C-104

**Target Audience:** Anyone impacted by depression and bipolar disorder.
Meetings are held on holidays as well.

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Yes

**Contact Person:** Patricia Nelligan-Parsons

**Contact DBSA:** (813) 878-2906 or Ms. Nelligan-Parsons at

\(813\) 782-3696

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**Diabetes Support Group**

**Day:** 4th Thursday

**Time:** 1:00pm-2:00pm

**Where:** 2B-258

**Target Audience:** The Diabetes support group is for newly diagnosed
or longstanding diabetes. Group provides information to stay on track,
opportunity to meet others and learn from them, and be supportive to
each other dealing with chronic illness.

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Yes

**Contact Person:** Rosalie Parrillo, RN, MSN, CDE

**Contact Extension:** 6221

**Diabetes Support Group (Insulin Pump ONLY)**

**Day:** 2^nd^ Thursday

**Time:** 1:00pm-2:00 pm

**Where:** 2B-258

**Target Audience:** Support for those Veterans presently on insulin
pump therapy or being considered for insulin pump therapy ONLY!

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Yes

**Contact Person:** Rosalie Parrillo, RN, MSN, CDE

**Contact Extension:** 6221

**Family Meeting**  

**Day:** Saturday

**Time:** 10:00am-12:00pm

**Where:** 2CN Conference Room

**Target Audience:** The group is open to family members of those with
brain injury, stroke, polytrauma, SCI, and others who have experienced
trauma. The benefits of the group include assisting families in forming
and maintaining a support network, developing healthy coping mechanisms,
and relieving the stress of providing care to their loved ones.

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Yes

**Contact Person:** Steve Klemz

**Contact Extension:** 6663

**Geriatric Parents and Their Adult Children**

**Day:** Wednesdays

**Time:** 10:30am-11:30am

**Where:** VA Outpatient Clinic

**Target Audience:** This group is designed to provide participants with
education and support for developing healthy relationships with their
adult children.

**Consult Needed:** Yes

**Consult From:** Provider

**Walk-ins Accepted:** No

**Contact Person:** Pat Caldwell

**Contact Extension:** (813) 631-7124

**Geriatric Support Group**

**Day:** **Monday**

**Time:** 1:00pm-2:00pm

**Where:** VA Outpatient Clinic

**Target Audience:** This group provides a supportive environment for
veterans aged 65 and over to discuss issues related to their emotional
well being with an emphasis on a healthy adjustment to aging.

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Please contact coordinator for more information.

**Contact Person:** Vidda Stutsman

**Contact Extension:** (813) 631-7124

**Hearing Loss Management**

**Day/Time:**

Fridays 8:00am to 9:00am and Mondays 11:00am-12:00noon

**Where:** Veteran Health Classroom- 2B-258

**Target Audience:** Learn about hearing loss, hearing aids,
communication strategies and hearing conservation. Open to veterans with
hearing loss and their family member(s).

**Consult Needed:** If you are an established patient you can call
813-972-7529 to sign up with clerk. If you are a new patient you will
need a referral.

**Consult From:** Provider

**Walk-ins Accepted:** No

**Contact Person:** Paula Myers, Ph.D.

**Contact Extension:** 7529

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**Special Topics Group**

**Day:** Wednesdays

**Time:** 11:00am-12:00pm

**Where:** VA Outpatient Clinic

**Target Audience:** This weekly group is offered to veterans aged 65
and older, covering a variety of topics, such as stress management,
adjustment to retirement, grief and loss issues, and anger management.
All participants need to be screened prior to acceptance to the group.

**Consult Needed:** No

**Walk-ins Accepted:** Please contact coordinator for more information.

**Contact Person:** Vidda Stutsman

**Contact Extension:** (813) 631-7124

**Tinnitus Self Management**

**Day:** Wednesdays

**Time:** 10:00am to 12:00pm

**Where:** Veteran Health Classroom 2B-258

**Target Audience:** Learn about tinnitus\--causes and methods to manage
it. Open to veterans with tinnitus and their family member(s).

**Consult Needed:** If you are a new patient you will need a referral
from your provider. If you are an established patient with audiology you
can call 813-972-7529 to sign up with the clerk.

**Consult From:** Provider

**Walk-ins Accepted:** No

**Contact Person:** Paula Myers, Ph.D.

**Contact Extension:** 7529

**Wellness Support Group**

**Day:** Tuesdays

**Time:** 10:00am-11:00am

**Where:** VA Outpatient Clinic

**Target Audience:** This group provides a supportive environment for
veterans aged 65 and over interested in improving their physical, mental
and emotional well being utilizing a holistic approach.

**Consult Needed:** Will need referral

**Consult From:** Provider**/**Clinician

**Walk-ins Accepted:** No

**Contact Person:** Pat Caldwell

**Contact Extension:** (813) 631-7124

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**Caregiver Support Group**

**Day**: 1^st^ and 3^rd^ Tuesday of month

**Time**: 1:00-2:00p.m.

**Where**: Mental Health Conference Room, NPR

**Target Audience**: patients and family members or significant others
who care for a loved one with a chronic illness

**Consult**: No

**Walk-ins accepted**: No

**Contact person**: Doris Konyha, ARNP

**Phone from Tampa VA**:

321- 4243 or 4247

**Outside the VA**: 727-869-4100, ext. 4243 or 4247

 

**PTSD Group**

**Day:** Wednesday

**Time:** 10:00-11:30am

**Where:** Conference room

**Target Audience:** Patients affected by PTSD

**Consult Needed:** Yes

**Consult From**: Provider

**Walk-ins Accepted:** No

**Contact:** Brooksville CBOC

**Contact Phone:** 352-597-8287, ext. 4121

**PTSD Group**

**Day:** Thursdays

**Time:** 1:30-3:00pm

**Where:** Conference room

**Target Audience:** Patients affected by PTSD

**Consult Needed:** Yes

**Consult From**: Provider

**Walk-ins Accepted:** No

**Contact:** Brooksville CBOC

**Contact Phone:** 352-597-8287, ext. 4121