Family Support
Addiction is a family problem and the needs of family members are often forgotten
Living with addiction is not easy. It brings confusion and distress. For anyone involved with someone suffering the effects, there are shared, similar experiences. The battles with powerlessness, preoccupation, isolation and low self-esteem become part of the fabric of “family life”. Family and friends know, only too well, the fruitless struggle to control the uncontrollable and the difficulties of recognising and sharing the emotions that accompany the fight with this illness. Addiction wreaks havoc leaving a trail of chaos and debris in its wake.
Family Support and a Family Programme aim to create a safe environment within which participants can identify and explore experiences, emotions and behaviours that may have been affected and influenced through someone else’s addiction. Individually, and through group discussions, participants are encouraged to gain insight, self-awareness and information to help in the process of understanding addiction and its impact. Through identifying the effect of addiction on the family and identification of family roles, the way forward to change will become clearer.
It has been shown in much research that a person accessing treatment for their addiction has improved chances of success in the long term where families and/or loved ones have engaged with some form of support and have developed their own understanding of the issues surrounding addiction and drug/alcohol misuse.
Benefits to you the Family of support
By accessing the programmes we work with we know that you will gain:
* A greater understanding of the illness of addiction
* Insight to the particular and specific effects of this illness on you
* Information on what, if any, changes you might need to be making
* Information, support and guidance for you on the process of drug and alcohol addiction
* An understanding of the ongoing recovery process
* Insight to the importance of communication, openness and honesty in confronting the illness of addiction
* A reminder of the value of support and understanding from other people in a similar situation
* A reminder of your sense of value and self-esteem
Accessing family support and family programmes
Family Support and Family Programmes can be accessed through treatment-now.com and the following types of services are available:
Family group therapy
Residential family programmes
Day family programmes
Family therapist
Family Support Programmes are designed for relatives, friends, or anyone concerned for/about someone, who is addicted to alcohol, drugs or food (eating disorders).
These programmes are often structured in such a way that they provide informal lecture input followed by discussion groups. Participants are encouraged to make full use of all these sessions to explore and learn as much as possible for themselves.
The majority of the treatment centres that we work with offer family therapy as part of the treatment being offered to the individual and often the cost is included within the overall costs for treatment.
Find out more
For an informal discussion about Family Support and Programmes available please call treatment-now.com on