SMART Recovery
March 11th, 2010The Department of Health is investing £100,000 in a two year trial of SMART Recovery, a secular support group similar to AA, according to the Guardian yesterday.
News and Events
Making people feel guilty encourages more excessive drinking
March 7th, 2010In an interesting study at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, researchers have found that making people feel guilty about their drinking is likely to make them drink even more rather than less. The effect is even greater in those who are already feeling guilty.
So many efforts to get people to get help, whether in the family or through government sponsored adverts, try and use guilt as a motivator. This study indicates this is not the best way.
Another interesting finding was that most of the subjects considered that they were safe from the risks of binge drinking themselves but considered their friends to be at risk.
Robin
Reported here: The Media Guru
Recovery Capital
March 7th, 2010Recovery Capital is used to describe stabilising factors that people have in their lives. These include education, employment, housing, personal and social resources too.
In a recent NTA study, the phrase recovery capital was used to explain why the group they were studying ( Cocaine users ) did better in recovery rates than other addicts. If we look at this the other way around, we could also say that these are some of the tools that will help our clients achieve better outcomes.
‘Stop Smoking For Good’ with Max Kristen
December 21st, 2009We are delighted to announce our latest collaboration with Max Kirsten, Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner to bring you an exclusive smoking cessation workshop. For further information and bookings, please click here.
Fall Newsletter – Director’s Note
October 12th, 2009Letter from the Director
As summer ends and fall begins, we all start to get back to our daily routines. A new school year begins for our kids and tans start to wear off had we been lucky enough to enjoy the sun. The world is now showing signs of the crisis weaning and we all look forward to a hopeful new year. I have realized that it has been almost a year since we last communicated with our friends and ex patients so I feel it is time I sent out a few updates about what we have been doing over the past months along with some exciting developments in the pipeline. Read the rest of this entry »
European Expansion
October 12th, 2009We are continuing our expansion of our units across Europe with the opening of a twenty bed luxury unit in Ireland. This is being staffed by some of the most experienced clinicians in our field and is squarely aimed at a discerning international clientèle. Read the rest of this entry »
Our Community Efforts
October 12th, 2009It is our constant ambition to raise awareness about this illness to the wider community and also to provide support and encouragement to other people who suffer from this terrible illness. Over the past year, we have begun developing online solutions that will do just that and would like to give our friends a chance to be the first to have a preview of our efforts. Read the rest of this entry »
FDAP Update!
September 16th, 2009FDAP Update
I received a call last week from the new CEO of the FDAP, Carole Sharma,regarding my statement about Therapists receiving cash kick backs from clinics for referrals. Carole previously had a role at the National Treatment Agency and seems to have had a good reputation there for getting things done. Given that she has only just taken on this new role at the FDAP it is impressive to see that she has hit the ground running and the FDAP may now take on a new invigorated role in our industry under her stewardship.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
August 26th, 2009EAP
I attended a refresher course on Equine Assisted Psychotherapy last weekend.
Hearing Voices?
August 19th, 2009
I recently attended a workshop run by a fantastic man called Dr Rufus May. Rufus featured in the TV documentary called “The Doctor Who Hears Voices” in which his amazing work is explored.