Aberlour Family Support Service

Content• The Aberlour Family Support Service (developed with

GAS/Thenue)• Photographs• Key Outcome Areas• A Recovery Journey• Practice Model• How to Refer• Opportunity to discuss referrals

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Floor Plan of Individual Flat

Soft Play Area

What we do for familiesResidential 24 hour Family Support Service

• Focus on Recovery from Alcohol/Drug dependency, Stabilisation, Abstinence, Harm Reduction and Detox Programmes

• Short/Long Term Stay, Parenting Capacity Assessments and Interventions, Direct work with children, Stabilisation for Pregnancy, Involvement in pre/post birth Rehabilitation plans

• Work alongside Care Managers/Social Work towards admission; partnership care planning and reviews (focus on pregnancy/early years/early intervention)

Key Outcome Areas

Work to achieve positive change in five key outcome areas:

– Substance misuse– Resilience for children– Risk Reduction– Parenting– Life Skills

The start of a recovery journey…

“I came to Aberlour on November. I came straight from a woman’s hostel. I had a lot of problem and addictions. I was also pregnant and in an abusive relationship, my partner was in prison, so this was my chance to get in here without him not knowing.

So I was coming in for a 21 day placement the day I got here I made sure I had a lot of vallium cause I wasn’t walking in to a rehab straight I got here and I was very defensive the staff were great they know what I was up to. I was trying my best for the staff to ask me to go or walk out but they are so supportive.”

How Aberlour worked for me….“So I stayed. I was here 2 weeks then I asked if I could get the 6 months extension so I got it I was over the moon so I started to go to groups everyday. The groups have helped ma a lot.

Don’t get me wrong I struggled so much my ex partner got out from prison so I struggled to stay but I did cause I had my baby to think about. Its not all about me its about my son this is a programme that will work if you let it. There’s no point in being here if you don’t want to be here or if your not ready for the help and support. You get all the help you need here they have a group everyday its all different groups but they are done to help your dependency, parenting, domestic abuse, self esteem, that’s just a couple. “

A chance to change…….“So this place has been a saviour to me I can only say this, Aberlour is the only place that has worked for me if it wasn’t for Aberlour I would be in prison or dead, but now I have the chance to have a life with my son and be happy. Aberlour is here for you if your ready if your not don’t waste your time and theirs and give the next person the chance to change their lives.”

A Day in the Life of….• 7.00–9.00 support with morning routines• 10.00 medication• 10.30 dependency groups, children’s sessions• 12.00 lunchtime support• 14.00 parenting groups, children’s sessions• 15.00 family support sessions/homework support• 17.00 support with cooking/nutrition/life skills• 19.00–21.00 support with evening routines• 21.00 medication• 21.00–23.00 individual support in flats• 23.00–7.00 support as required

• 1:1 sessions with women and children throughout the programme

How we do it – 3-Stage Trauma Model

• Stage 1: Establishing Safety – Harm Reduction, Stabilising, Children Safe and Needs Met.

• Stage 2: Reflection – Explore Feelings/Experiences, Own experience of being Parented, Impact of Trauma and Building Positive Attachments

• Stage 3: Moving On – Improve Confidence and Self Esteem, Develop Community Links, Support and Maintain Positive Change

How to Refer1. Care Manager will complete: “Readiness to Change; “Will

residential be right for me? Questionnaire”; Consideration for a Placement Application

2. Along with Single Shared Assessment

3. Phone call to Aberlour to make referral

4. Appointment offered to complete Admission Assessment within the service (within 48 hours)