International

Charity

Organization

«Rehabilitation

Center «Stupeny»

Euro-TC Berlin Seminar 2012 Treatment of Addicted Families and Trauma Therapy "30 years Kinderhaus Tannenhof"

29. - 30. November 2012

Tetyana Vasilieva, Senior Therapist

Family Oriented Intervention for Drug and Alcohol Abuse

The Mission of the Organization is:

To help the patients and their relatives with mental or behavioral disorders. These disorders can be caused by abusing drugs or alcohol.

So, the mission of the organization is also prevention, harm reduction and

helping the patients to regain control of their lives.

The Philosophy of the Program

Chemical addiction is: Chronic and relapsing. The relapse can happen throwallout ones

lifetime; Progressive, as it can lead to degradation and death; Multimodal, as it ruins mentality and is very harmful for health;

The Goals of Program is: To establish the abstinence of all kinds of recreational drugs; To establish a treatment plan and prevent the spread of HIV – infection; To improve the patient’s relationships in family and social life.

Methods of the Program All participants of the Program are provided with full description of rhe problems concerning addiction.

“Stupeny” is the first professional organization in Ukraine. It was the first to carry out social – psychological rehabilitation on the basis 12

the Steps Program. Since 1991 more than 15 000 people received help in our center.

Now the offices of “Stupeny” are in Chernigov, Vinnitsa, Kiev and in other cities of Ukraine.

We are a group of practitioners (doctors, psychologists and social workers) and volunteers who have made a careful and close study of

alcohol/drug problems.

The Structure of the Program The rehabilitation program “12 Steps” corresponds to .It consists of: 1. Individual, group, and family consultations and psychotherapy; 2. The participation in Self – Help Programs NA and LIB; 3. Educational programs.

Educational Program: 1. To acquire information about important concepts and aspects of

drug addiction and recovery; 2. To acquire information about important concepts and aspects of

living with HIV; 3. To acquire information about important concepts and aspects of

infectious diseases (hepatitis, etc.); 4. Family education and ; 5. Sex education.

We recommend that everybody who is addicted attend the meetings of

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) or the Self – Help groups for relatives (Al-Anon).

Family Psychoeducational Workshop

• It gives the rehab counselors the opportunity to gain input from the family, observe how the family interacts and learn more about family dynamics.

• It can encourage your loved one to continue with his treatment program knowing the family supports him.

• It offers your family member an opportunity to learn how the entire family has been affected by his addiction.

Suggestions For The Recovering Family

Expect ups and downs; full recovery takes years. Get outside support from members of Al-Anon, Narc-Anon, Families Anonymous, CODA, etc., and develop outside interests. Learn more about recovery and how it can affect families. Keep your home free of drugs and alcohol. Make your expectations and rules clear. Talk about problems openly and honestly; avoid giving lectures. Become willing to meet some of your loved one’s new recovering friends and join in some recovery group activities. Understand and allow that your loved one will be spending large amounts of time in their recovery pursuits. Be aware that protecting, shielding and enabling behavior on your part can result in your loved one’s return to old behaviors and feelings. Use your support group and get advice on the best course of action in case of a relapse.

Remember:

You cannot make someone recover. But you can make recovery the most appealing option for your client. Learn how to best support and love. Keep yourself emotionally, physically and spiritually well. That’s the best and most that can be done.

The Three C’s:

• You Did Not Cause It. You Can’t Control It. You Can’t Cure It.

Ukraine, 65076, Odessa, 7, Yitzhak Rabin str.,

phone/fax: (0482) 49-17-70, 49-14-74

E-mail: steps@steps.odessa.ua

http://www.stupeni.org/

How to contact with us?

If you have desire to recover, if you are ready to

receive assistance you can call us and receive consultation.