Aftercare

Chemical dependency is a chronic relapsing condition. Our aftercare programme has been designed to enable clients to deal with the issues which occur in everyday life situations, whilst in early recovery. This programme is original and vastly different from the majority of aftercare programmes available as it continues to offer a very high level of support and structure.

Aftercare is held at one of our Bournemouth centres and takes place on three half days each week. The programme itself is a blend of both therapeutic interventions and rehabilitative activities. Therapeutically, the programme offers specialised counselling, life skills training, nutritional interventions, boundaries and assertiveness training, family dynamics, parenting skills, anger management and money management interventions in order to help clients live life on life's terms, clean and sober.

In terms of rehabilitation, clients, whilst in aftercare are supported in finding new careers, appropriate training and education, or voluntary work. This is obviously an important part of the early recovery process in terms of building a new life and a brighter future. Clients also produce a monthly magazine which is circulated nationwide. In this magazine clients write about their journeys into treatment and what is happening in their life today. If you would like to see a copy of the 'Aftercare Magazine', please either telephone our head office on 0800 9550945 or complete the call back request form.

The other aspect of the aftercare programme is the group activities. As part of the programme, clients are regularly taken to various outdoor activities including camping trips and excursions to the New Forest. We have also linked up with a charitable concern and are now able to offer 4 day sailing trips off the Cornish coast in order to help clients bond with each other; continue with their personal development and re-enforce that it is possible to have fun without drugs and alcohol.

Finally, clients are offered the opportunity while in aftercare to attend daily affirmation groups and various workshops in our main centre as well as other activities. We also actively encourage clients to participate in our 'buddy scheme'.

We make sure that we are available for every patient as long as he/she needs our support and encouragement.