innovation in engaging families

Innovation in Engaging Families.

Why involve families?

It’s a focus of the Victorian Government AOD Sector Reform

And:families are also our clients – they have support and treatment needs in their own right

working with families assists the substance user in their treatment

and in motivating substance users to access treatment if they haven’t already

Barriers to including families

Implementation & Maintenance

Organisational Context

A real commitment to:•Evidenced based practice•Practical and embedded practice•Accountability•Continuous improvement

Integrated Approach•Clinical•Education•HR•Evaluations

Clinical Governance

Overseeing body that ensures the incorporation and contribution of good practice.Directors, Managers and Team Leaders Systematic and standardised approach with a focus on:

Clinical Accountability Continuous Clinical

Improvement

Support, acknowledgement and celebration from the top down.

Shared vision and team work on the ground.

Culture

“Working with family members and significant others is seen as an essential part of a comprehensive response to client care rather than an exclusive specialist activity”

ReGen’s Clinical Practice Guidelines on Family Inclusive Practice

ReGen’s Clinical Practice Guidelines on Family Inclusive Practice

“Families are seen as having needs in their own right and as having a right to have their needs acknowledged and met.

Best outcomes are achieved by including the perspectives of consumers, family members and AOD professionals. Creating conversations between each of these groups provides the greatest potential for optimising health care for individual clients and families and for service improvements”

Family Programs

―Playgroup

―Action for Recovery (ARC) group program

―Family and Friends Group

―Single session family counselling

―Longer term family counselling

―Family evenings as part of the Catalyst program

Single Session Family Work and The Beacon Project

references

Copello, A., Velleman, R. & Templeton, L. (2005). Family interventions in the treatment of alcohol and drug problems. Drug and Alcohol Review, 24, 369-385.

Copello, A & Orford, J. (2002). Addiction and the family: Is it time for services to take notice of the evidence. Addiction, 97, 1361-1363.

Orford J. (1994) Empowering family and friends: a new approach to the secondary prevention of addiction. Drug and Alcohol Review,13, 417 – 29.

Thank You

UnitingCare ReGen (formerly UnitingCare Moreland Hall)

UnitingCare ReGen – Main Office26 Jessie Street Coburg VIC 3058T 03 9386 2876 F 03 9383 6705contact@regen.org.au www.regen.org.au