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Working with families in dealing with drug-related problems

Working with families in dealing with drug-related problems. Association ‘’UP’’ Dora Pal, social worker and family therapist 11th EFTC European Conference on Rehabilitation and Drug Policy, Slovenia. THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING WITH RELATIVES -1. Family is the first social system

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Working with families in dealing with drug-related problems

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  1. Working with families in dealing with drug-related problems Association ‘’UP’’ Dora Pal, social worker and family therapist 11th EFTC European Conference on Rehabilitation and Drug Policy, Slovenia

  2. THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING WITH RELATIVES -1. • Family is the first social system • Addiction appears within the family– the addict is a part of the family system • Three levels of relations of the addict and the family apply: • drug addiction • addict’s dependence on the family • dependence of family members on the addict

  3. THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING WITH RELATIVES - 2. • Abstinence itself does not suffice for a permanent end to addiction • There is every indication that addicts, whose parents actively cooperate in the process of social rehabilitation, are more likely to complete the programme and remain abstinent

  4. THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING WITH RELATIVES – 3. It is essential that the person wishing to rid oneself of addiction changes the following: attitude, relationships, behaviour, lifestyle, ways of communication and defence mechanisms in relationships. He or she must confront the family and its ways. In order to assist him or her, the family should do the same.

  5. WAYS OF WORKING WITH PARENTS IN ASSOCIATION ‘’UP’’ - 1. • Individual counselling – Intended for families in need of information or help in solving the addiction problem. • The self-help group – Meetings are anonymous and take place every two weeks.

  6. WAYS OF WORKING WITH PARENTS IN ASSOCIATION ‘’UP’’ - 2. • The therapeutic group – Meetings take place once a month and are intended for family members whose relatives are fighting addiction in therapeutic communities and communes abroad (foreign associates of ‘’UP’’).

  7. WAYS OF WORKING WITH PARENTS IN ASSOCIATION ‘’UP’’ - 3. • Seminars and the therapeutic group – Meetings are held twice a month for family members whose relatives are part of the UP Reintegration Programme. The moderators of these meetings are a qualified family therapist and a former addict.

  8. WAYS OF WORKING WITH PARENTS IN ASSOCIATION ‘’UP’’ – 4. • Family meetings – Take place monthly or as needed and are intended for families taking part in the UP programmes (Reintegration Programme and Youth Programme). Moderated by qualified therapists. • ‘’the parents’ school’’ –every month from September to June. Intended for everyone wishing to learn more about the problem of addiction.

  9. WAYS OF WORKING WITH PARENTS IN ASSOCIATION ‘’UP’’ – 5. • Parents to Parents Project – Lectures for parents held at various schools across Slovenia with the purpose of informing parents about the drug problem. Lectures are given by people with a personal experience of addiction in their family and former addicts.

  10. UP – društvo za pomoč zasvojencem in njihovim svojcem Slovenije UP - association for assisting addicts and their relatives in Slovenia) Thank you for your attention and have a nice and hopefully sunny day! Dora Pal, social worker and Family therapist

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