Our Treatment Programme

- an holistic approach: providing for the whole needs of the young person.

The effective treatment of young people with substance abuse and behavioral disorders requires an approach that includes attention to every aspect of a young person's life. We will see every individual as a whole being. In addition to fully understanding the emotional, developmental, physical, psychological,familial, social and cultural factors, there must be appropriate resources in place to address these issues.                 

Every young person that will enter our substance rehabilitation programme will be treated as a unique individual with separate needs and problems. We will create an addiction treatment plan that is tailored to the specific needs of each individual. While the primary focus will be on the need to achieve sobriety, other issues such as mental health, be havioral problems,eating disorders, cross-addictions, low self-esteem, anger management and family dysfunction will be assessed and addressed for the greatest success of our residents and their families. 
 

Operating our Centre

- this is what we envisage with your financial support:                        

       (please read 'Our case for Your support' under 'Funding' in the left-hand menu)

Premises and facilities:

The centre will initially accommodate six young persons with individual en- suite bedrooms but will have capacity for ten. There will be meeting rooms for one-to-one and group counselling sessions, a therapy room, a room for family sessions, a quiet room, a sports hall/gymnasium , a common room for recreation and relaxation, classrooms, a dining room, kitchen and laundry room, rooms for the consultant psychiatrist and nursing staff, staff and family toilet facilities, a store for equipment. Outdoor sports and recreational facilities will also be provided including a serenity garden.

Step-down accommodation (a house) for living in when the young persons successfully complete their six-week programme will be provided (either on-site, or close off-site), before returning home.

Staffing structure:

The programme of care at the residential centre will be facilitated by a skilled, multi-disciplinary team headed by a Director of Service. The team will consist of: a clinical manager, administrator, professional addiction counsellors, care workers, nurses (night staff), nursing assistants, a consultant psychiatrist (part-time), administration, catering, maintenance, and relief personnel.

Sessional staff will include: a teacher, an art teacher, a psychodrama therapist, and recreational and leisure instructors.

Along with the multi-disciplinary team there will be a number of volunteers working as aftercare facilitators.

Equipment:  

this will include the full range of :- administration IT equipment; teaching/ therapy equipment; audio/visual/sensory equipment; sports and recreational equipment; therapy equipment; kitchen equipment.