CARCENTRE D’ACCUEIL DE LA ROSIERE

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HISTORY

INTRODUCTION

2009:

End of the year, Bishop Denis Wiehe, José Ah-Choon, some ex-drug addicts’ parents organized some meetings:

•How to help the drug addicts in Seychelles?•Is there any other way to help those especially whose parents cannot afford to go overseas?

2010

18TH January: OPENING OF THE CENTRE(CAR)

19TH MARCH: Official opening and end of the residential period

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What do we do?

1. Pre-residential program

2. Residential program

3. Reinsertion program

1.PRERESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

A. FIRST CONTACT

B. DETOX

C. SESSIONS

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FIRST CONTACT

Parents/partner/a relative accompany the sick person to the Centre (CAR)They meet the director/ an animator.

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PRE-SESSION PROGRAM

Two times a week: Tuesday & Friday from 4h30 to 6h00 p.m

What is done? Conversation/listening/ questions No drug during the pre-session program

Honesty

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The philosophy: You can do it alone but you cannot help yourself alone. One day at a time.

Criteria to enter the centre: 1.To come accompanied2.Punctuality3.Attendance4.No lie/ be true to yourself and to others/ be honest5.Number of sessions: at least a dozen

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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

Who can enter? •Punctuality/regular attendance/ abstain from drug•How long? 9 weeks

The goals: •Help them to know how to live in society/ with their family/ to rediscover they are an individual able to love and feel loved.• To live clockwise•Give them opportunity to learn and unlearn the way they have been living while on drugs.

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•Rediscover their body/ their spiritual side and moral.

•Everything needs to be explained to them

•How? Through: A Time-table/briefing

•Cleanliness/Tidiness

•The rediscovery of God/High power in their life.

• Occupation: They have been leading a life without aim, give them the joy of doing things. Not much free time.

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-Forgiveness

-Counselling: One to one and group counselling

- Sport/Yoga

-sessions on sexuality/debates/ cultural activities

-Outings/ swimming

- Live drug free. How to enjoy themselves

- Parents’ visit once a week on Saturday for 4 weeks then on Monday after the 5th week onwards.

- Back home for one day: End of 5th Week on Saturday

- Following week-end (6th one) 1 day: Saturday

- 7th week-end: Saturday and Sunday

- 8th week-end: Friday 2 pm to Monday Morning 8 am

- 9th week: Friday: Graduation with mass and celebration

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GRADUATION DAY/ END OF RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME

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A CERTIFICATE IS GIVEN TO THEM

REINSERTION

•Once a week, always accompanied, never alone but...

•From 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m

•Check-in

•Some sessions: Trust, how to behave/ difficulties encountered/ temptation/ craving etc...

•Reinsertion for one year

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Conditions to work with drug addicts:

•Love them

•Believe that they can change and that you can help them to bring changes to their life

•Be prepared to work at odd hours

•You work as a team and not alone.

•We cannot say things once for all even if they are 60 and above…

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TRAINING FOR CAR’S STAFF 5 – 16 JULY 2010

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VISIT TO PSYCHIATRIC UNIT

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PARTICIPANTS AND ANIMATORS

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LEAFLET FOR SPONSORSHIP IN CREOLE

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A DRUG ADDICT/ ALCOHOLIC

•Who is he? A person, an individual like you and me and the only difference is that she/he takes drugs or ALCOHOL.

•She/he has become dependent on drugs and cannot get away from it.

•She/he is a patient and needs to be looked at as a sick person.

•Once one starts, she/he cannot stop. It becomes a need more than food. •She/he is the only one who can decide when she/he wants to stop. She/he can do it but not alone.

Sr Alice VIVIEN

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There are many circumstances that lead someone to start taking drugs: - A problem

- A disappointment at work/home/with friends/girlfriend/boy friend etc…

- psychologically weak at one stage in her/his life.

- Influence: “try it you will be a man”

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Our reaction?

•They want it.•They can stop•They should be put in prison•They are wrong

But when it is one of our friends/relatives etc.

•Parents/friends relatives feel ashamed. This should not be known.•We don’t come forward.•We give money. We hide things that she/he is doing. We find excuses etc…