The Centre offers the following:
- Information
- Assessment of the abuser
- Out Patient Treatment
- Referrals
- Community development
- Education
- Prevention programmes
Information:
On invitation we give information on different substances, the effects of substance abuse and prevention of substance abuse.
Assessment of the abuser:
During our assessment interview, the substance abuse problem will be discussed and different treatment options will be explored. The best treatment option will be discussed with the service user.
These options may include:
- Glass of moderation
- Out patient treatment
- Referral to in-patient treatment- short term or long term
Community Development:
We believe that our Country's strength lies in it's people and we therefore focus on development of communities and poverty alleviation.
Volunteers are trained to offer support services in their communities in order to make services more accessible to communities.
Information:
On invitation we give information on different substances, the effects of substance abuse and prevention of substance abuse.
Poverty Alleviation:
Volunteers often consist of unemployed people from communities in the Limpopo Province. After basic training the needs of the group members are assessed to establish further training in hand crafts, needle work etc.
Prevention Programmes:
Prevention is better than cure. We have two major Prevention programmes:
- POPPETS -Programme of primary prevention - Education through Stories implemented in Pre-schools and the
- LSP -Learner Support Programme implemented in Primary and Secondary Schools
Prevention goes hand in hand with education.
Education:
Education is provided to any person in need of training in the field of substance abuse. Training is provided to professionals, companies and any other people interested in training workshops.
Training workshops available:
- Basic information on substance abuse
- LSP master trainers
- POPPETS master trainers
- Management of substance abuse in the workplace
- Relapse and relapse prevention
- High Risk Child and Adult Child of the Alcoholic
Other training available on request.
