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Everyone Deserves a Second ChanceEveryone Deserves a Second Chance

The Ley Community was established in The Ley Community was established in 1971 as one of the first dedicated drug 1971 as one of the first dedicated drug

and alcohol residential rehabilitation and alcohol residential rehabilitation centre's in the UK for men and womencentre's in the UK for men and women

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Philosophy and MethodPhilosophy and MethodOur recovery model is based on a therapeutic Our recovery model is based on a therapeutic

community philosophy which has five major community philosophy which has five major distinguishing features:-distinguishing features:-

it emphasizes peer supportit emphasizes peer support it is a self-help programmeit is a self-help programme it is an abstinence programmeit is an abstinence programme all residents secure full-time employment on the all residents secure full-time employment on the

open job market open job market all residents move out into independent living, no all residents move out into independent living, no

longer ‘in treatment’longer ‘in treatment’

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Recovery programme

Phase One – up to 9 months– Orientation to the programme, primary care and

main therapeutic intervention Phase Two – up to 3 months

– Vol work, preparation for employment & move on, resettlement/reintegration into mainstream society

Phase Three– Aftercare - Relapse Prevention


Our 12 month programme is highly structuredOur 12 month programme is highly structured

progression is a staged process enabling progression is a staged process enabling

residents to learn to live and work residents to learn to live and work substance free and gain the necessary substance free and gain the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to engage skills, knowledge and experience to engage in a fulfilling life post discharge, in a fulfilling life post discharge, substance substance freefree. .


A typical day in a resident’s life at the Ley Community

6:30am Wake up

6:45am Second call; residents are up showered and tidy their room

7:30am Residents meet in lounge for morning jobs to be allocated

8:00amBreakfast

9:00am ‘On The Log’ – Morning Meeting to review how everyone is feeling and coping and to talk about their expectations for the day ahead

9:30am ‘On Structure’: residents work in their departments for example, kitchens, grounds, housekeeping, admin etc

11:00am Education seminar or specialist group session for example; parenting skills, relapse prevention, cross addiction

12:00 Lunch

1:00pm Intensive Therapy groups, CBT, psychosocial intervention: residents have the opportunity to talk about how they feel, to confront each other in a safe and controlled environment and deal with past and current issues.

3:30pm Time to reflect after therapy groups with a peer(s) and various team building and trust exercises may be structured in

5:00pm Dinner

5:30pm Free time to relax, write up daily diaries, write letters home, and talk to peers

6:30pm Evening activities: a range of therapeutic activities (often light hearted trust games) and/or outdoor games depending on weather.

9:00pm Supper

10:00am Bed space: Residents share a room as part of health and safety and are not allowed to break bed space, other than go to the toilet.


We have delivered our recovery model for We have delivered our recovery model for the past 40 years and have an extensive the past 40 years and have an extensive recovery community in Oxfordshire and recovery community in Oxfordshire and beyond. beyond.

We have Recovery Mentors who are super We have Recovery Mentors who are super

advocates and fantastic Peer Role models advocates and fantastic Peer Role models for current residents. for current residents.


From April 2010 to March 2011 we have achieved an 85% Success rate - Substance Free post discharge


TableDate

3 6 9 Any other information

04.10 √ √ √ Working. Substance free


04.10 √ √ √ Fulltime carer for Mum – substance free

04.10 √ 0 0 In hospital long term following accident




05.10 √ RL Working. Lapsed 10/10 Drink + Cannabis

08.10 RL √ RL. Working UK

09.10 √ √ Working. Substance free

10.10 √ Working. Substance free



12.10 RL Relapse Jan 11


01.11 Working. Substance free




03.11 Working Substance free

Stage 5 Working Substance free

Stage 5 Working. Substance free

Stage 5 Looking for work. Substance free


Stage 5 Working. Substance free





We provide:- We provide:- educational, training and voluntary work educational, training and voluntary work

experience opportunitiesexperience opportunities complementary therapy, Reiki, reflexology, complementary therapy, Reiki, reflexology,

auricular acupuncture and smoking auricular acupuncture and smoking cessation cessation

Residents tell us all helps to assist in their Residents tell us all helps to assist in their recovery process. recovery process.


we were one of the first residential providers we were one of the first residential providers to develop a comprehensive Aftercare Team to develop a comprehensive Aftercare Team

Residents tell us this is what makes the Residents tell us this is what makes the difference from other forms of ‘treatment’ difference from other forms of ‘treatment’ they have experienced and why they chose they have experienced and why they chose to come to the Ley Community for recovery. to come to the Ley Community for recovery.


Many commissioners were falsely guided to believe residential rehabs Many commissioners were falsely guided to believe residential rehabs are expensive when in actual fact we are far less expensive than are expensive when in actual fact we are far less expensive than maintaining someone on a methadone script for 15, 20 years. maintaining someone on a methadone script for 15, 20 years.

Lack of knowledge or understanding of our recovery model by Lack of knowledge or understanding of our recovery model by commissioners unless of course they visit, meet residents and then we commissioners unless of course they visit, meet residents and then we secure placements.secure placements.

The new Drugs strategy is encouraging but we are in danger of The new Drugs strategy is encouraging but we are in danger of becoming swamped in rhetoric about the word recovery and becoming swamped in rhetoric about the word recovery and competition with community based services when in reality there is a competition with community based services when in reality there is a £570 million budget surely this is enough to give someone who wants £570 million budget surely this is enough to give someone who wants recovery an opportunity and choice to engage in residential and or recovery an opportunity and choice to engage in residential and or

community based intervention.community based intervention.

Funding ChallengesFunding Challenges


Recovery is a reality through our Recovery is a reality through our residential programme residential programme

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