HOPE and FUTURE Family

for Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse


Saturday, March 5, 2011

New Group


HOPE AND FUTURE REHABILITATION CENTRE
PO BOX 116, 60103
Hope and future rehabilitation centre is a religious and community based project which started the year 2008. We hope that drug/ Substance abuse is managed through prevention treatment and rehabilitation. We use therapeutic community (T.C) as a model of treatment where by the community is used as formular of treatment. We develop insight in ones behavior, thinking and ideas. We have role modeling where by we teach by examples. We have corrective format for guiding individual change , sharing norms and values, daily schedule, individual and group relationships.
We give education and information about dangers of drugs /substance abuse. We identify and treat family problems that may contribute to drugs/substance taking .with the presence of associated psychopathology we offer psychiatric treatment. With the social dislocated individual ( eg unemployed, homeless, legally entangled or culturally alienated ). We give social and vocational rehabilitation with the goal of reintegrating the patient into his/her family, community or work setting.
DETOXIFICATION
We give medicine to the addicted person to control the withdraw symptoms which can be fatal if not closely monitored and treated.
We offer mid term treatment according to the therapeutic community setup. Treatment duration is 3 -6 months according to the individual case.
During the admission we carry out intake interview whereby the resident is supposed to sign a contract together with the guardian and the centre officer. Intake interview includes the following
Rapport
-introduction is carried out
-job description
-things about the centre
Elicit information from the client
-we get information from the client
-get information also by observation
-get psycho-social information -about the background
Give information
-about consequences of his treatment or lack of it. eg his future.
- information about type of treatment and coerce him to make decision.
Create preliminary contract
-we have contract signed with rules and guidelines, consequence.
Outline the next step
-we inform what is expected eg, memolize rules, when to do what and when.
-introduce to all the staff members by names and duties

Within the treatment period we have stages of treatment.
Orientation.
-Here we consider issues like education family background lever of addiction.
-We help them to adjust to the new environment.
-We take them through treatment program to acquaint them to what is expected to them
Primary treatment.
-Here we focus on self recovery
-We help them to understand the addiction, history and how it effect them
-We encourage change of self attitude.
-Develop clear goals for treatment and after.
-We address family issues plus family therapy.
-We help them to role model.
-Here clients shows responsibility initiative.
Pre-entry
-Here re-entry to the society begins to emerge.
-How will he face the society.
-We address vocational education, family and social matters.
-We give autonomy and help to be self reliant.
-Family therapy is given.
Re-entry
-There is anxiety due to expectations false or real.
-We address fear- ACRONYM OF FEAR: FALSE EXPECTATIONS APPEARING REAL.
-We increase group work to counter check anxiety and stress.
-We encourage them more about group work.
-We help them to prioritize education, career, and family goals.
-We increase work on relapse prevention.
-How to manage nutrition, budget and lifestyle.
-We encourage them to be courageous and focused in life.
After care.
-This is after discharge.
-We encourage them to be busy, work or school.
-Change lifestyle.
-Management, friends, budget.
-We give autonomy tips on how to survive.
-Adolescents, under age we advice them to go back to the family or guardian.
-After care treatment depends with individual and level of addiction.
-We encourage them to have group attendance like A.A.
-We encourage stability and control of new lifestyle acquired.

We have HIV/AIDS program for drug abusers.
-Drug abuse and HIV/AIDS are interrelated i.e. Drugs can lead to HIV/AIDS and vice versa.
-Both needs change in lifestyle/behavior.
-There must be a motivation to have behavior change.
-Sustain effort and favorable social conditions should be required to influence and enhance behavioral and attitudinal change.

Daily program:
6:30 wake up
6:45 morning exercise
7:00 devotion
7:15-8:00 breakfast, washing, detox time
8:00-9:00 morning meeting
9:00-11:00 departmental hour
11:00 1:00 lesson/activities
1:00-2:00 lunch break
2:00-3:00 discussion, counseling group
3:00-4:00 break
4:00-4:30 prep. for games
4:30-5:30 games
5:30-6:00 showering
6:00-6:30 devotion
6:30-7:00 detox time
7:00-9:00 supper, free time
9:00-10:00 going to bed

Norms:
NO DRUGS
NO SEX
NO DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTIES
NO VIOLENCE OR THREAT FOR VIOLENCE

Activities:
-farming,
-fish-farming
-poultry keeping
-lifestock farming