Chandos Treatment Centre

Treatment Plan

Fellowships

Our model has evolved from the “12 Step” philosophy, but it no longer conforms strictly to that design. We make use of the AA/NA fellowships as we believe they provide a structure through which to manage recovery and because they contain vitally important insights about addiction which have stood the test of time.

However during treatment we try to take a much broader view of peoples individual needs. We encourage people to make use of the anonymous fellowships because they offer free support and they are usually nearby.

The Goals of the 12 Steps

1. Honesty
2. Hope
3. Faith
4. Courage
5. Integrity
6. Willingness
7. Humility
8. Brotherly Love
9. Justice
10. Perseverence
11. Spirituality
12. Service

Admission

On arrival at Chandos a new resident is welcomed, allocated a room, given a Welcome Pack and the following procedures are completed:

1. New residents are responsible for making applications to the DSS for any benefits to which they may be entitled. Claim forms need to be completed on the day of arrival
2. The resident will be assigned and introduced to a peer of longer standing (a mentor) who will assist during the initial orientation process
3. A member of staff will meet with the new resident on the day of arrival

First Week

During the first 4 weeks of their stay, residents will work with their keyworker on an individual Treatment Plan, identifying problem areas, setting goals and discussing methods of achieving objectives.

As an aid towards a self-reviewing process, residents complete a daily Significant Event form (S.E.) which assists in the identification of feelings, events, problems and growth areas. S.E. forms should be put under the Office door before bedtime each night.

Enclosed in the residents’ Welcome Pack is a form for Bristol City Council’s Housing Register which those residents in need of rehousing will complete within their first week of residency.

Treatment Aims

The aims of the program offered at Chandos are to ensure:

1. That residents gain knowledge and understanding of the condition of addiction.
2. That residents become aware of how the condition has manifested itself in their lives.
3. That residents experience abstinence from mood-altering chemicals, including alcohol, as a reality.
4. That residents learn how to relate, communicate and participate with others within the community in order to make and build new and healthy relationships.
5. That residents are able to take greater personal responsibility for themselves and their recovery.
6. That residents are able to work on their individual life plans.
7. That residents begin to combat the social disablement of addiction by learning practical domestic skills (healthcare, financial management) and personal exploration, balanced with constructive recreation and relaxation.
8. That residents are able to consolidate the changes made in their lives.

If the fundamental goal of rehabilitation is to help people to find satisfaction in living with others instead of addictions that supplement low self esteem such as drugs, alcohol, relationships, sex, rage, violence, gambling, work etc. We the helpers must support clients in giving up their need for omnipotence and control.

This is best achieved via sustained exposure to a new experience of a peer group identity, where the goal is stopping such behaviours and keeping them stopped, where the therapeutic value of support and identification of a fellow sufferer is unparalleled.

The aims of the programme will be achieved through group therapy, 1:1 keyworking, a range of complimentary therapies, lectures, workshops, various written assignments and participation in therapeutic duties and house-based activities. Continual Individual Assessment is made through a resident’s stay at Chandos, in which he takes an active part.