#iAOD13 Innovation in Family Work SHARC & ReGen
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Innovation in family work
Donna Ribton-Turner
Director of clinical Services, ReGen
Heather Pickard
CEO, sharc
Achieving more through partnerships: ReGen and Family Drug Help at sharc
The beginning…
• 2001 Churchill Fellowship
• 2008 Bouverie Lighting Beacons project
• 2008 Strategic plan incl. families
• 2008 First ARC programs run at Moreland Hall
2009 Family counselling funded
2012 Rebranding
Focussing our thinking …
2010 Collaboration with Minkoff & Christine
Kline
The treatment continuum
• Welcoming
• Single session work
• Action Recovery Course
• Family counselling
• Family and Friends Support Group
The ARC Story
Peer led education program, for family members impacted by a loved one’s alcohol or drug use
Designed by families in professional role for families
Evaluated by Australian Drug foundation, and recently as partnership with ReGen
Components of program
• Stages of change (family and drug user)
• Boundaries
• Guilt and worry
• Praise and acceptance
• The choice is mine
• Where to from here
Six week course run by qualified family
members (peer/professional) includes:
Also included …
Identification of family violence, Safety Plan, Child safety,
Intervention order
What to expect when your loved one comes out of rehab
Managing Conflict
Triangulation
Benefits of partnership
Knowledge and ease of access for families to
treatment services in both organisations and
extended networks.
Enables a relationship building and sharing of knowledge, which benefits all levels of service delivery .
sharc continuum…
ARC at sharc is supported by:
24 hour helpline run by family members as volunteers
20 peer lead family support groups across Vic.
Family counselling
Capacity building for family and service users to
have a voice (APSU)
NB: Housing program 20 young people