If you are comparing rehabs in Johannesburg, the right facility will be government-licensed, employ registered medical and clinical professionals, treat dual diagnosis, run all three phases of care under one roof, and back recovery with a proper aftercare programme. The rest of this page is the evidence behind each of those standards. Picking a rehab […]
Research shows that rehab staff at a treatment centre are pivotal to the successful treatment of the client. Staff members need to be both appropriately qualified and experienced. There should also be enough staff members: A high staff to patient ratio improves positive outcomes. This is the post number 19 in our blog series ‘20 […]
What is the difference between inpatient and outpatient rehab? Addiction treatment usually falls into two categories: Inpatient and outpatient programmes. They both have their unique place in helping addicts and alcoholics recover from addiction. Inpatient programmes consist of intensive and residential treatment designed to treat severe addictions. Outpatient programmes are part time and allow the […]
Addiction treatment works best when addicts or alcoholics successfully complete rehab treatment and don’t drop out before the process in finished. Client engagement has also been found to increase an addicted client’s chance of successful long-term sobriety. This is blog number 14 in the series 20 things you should know about rehabilitative treatment: What works. […]
Dealing with addiction is hard enough on its own, but it is even more difficult when you’re dealing with a co-occurring mental illness such as depression or bipolar disorder. The link between mental illness and addiction goes both ways. About 50% of people with a severe mental illness are also affected by a substance problem. […]
An addict or alcoholic going to treatment is likely to be facing myriad issues, and many of these are issues other than addiction. These issues include medical, social, vocational and legal problems that are associated and contributory factors to their addiction or alcoholism. In order for treatment to be successful, these other issues need to […]
Although levels of motivation at the start of therapy have no effect on treatment outcomes, improving a person’s motivation to change during treatment improves the likelihood of treatment success, the key lies in them believing change is possible. Improving an individual’s self-efficacy, in other words, a person’s belief in their capacity to succeed in specific […]
Rehab succeeds when treatment fits the human being sitting in front of us. That statement sounds obvious, yet it cuts directly against how addiction treatment has often been delivered in South Africa and across the world. For decades, rehabs have leaned on fixed curriculums, pre-set schedules, identical groups, standardised worksheets, and step-based templates that assume […]
Addicts and alcoholics who come into treatment are often scared about getting clean and sober, they bring with them beliefs and expectations that need to be comprehensively considered and addressed by the therapist. If they are not addressed the entire therapeutic process is at risk of being derailed. In the series 20 things you should […]
Many people think that drug and alcohol rehabilitative treatment will only work if a client is willing and enthusiastic about going to rehab and getting sober and this begs the question, does involuntary rehab work? But evidence shows that low motivation, or just not being willing to go to rehab doesn’t determine whether treatment will […]