Therapeutic team

The problem of substance abuse and dependence is a complex problem that is difficult to treat and for this reason it takes a team of professionals to address the problem effectively. Outpatient programmes are rendered by a skilled team of 20 social workers and four managers who have received specialised training in the field of substance abuse.

We render a comprehensive one-stop multi-disciplinary service at the Athlone office in partnership with the Departments of Social Development and Health, which subsidise the intervention. This specialist multi-disciplinary team comprises:

• Social workers,
• A clinical psychologist,
• An occupational therapist,
• A registered psychiatric sister, and
• A psychiatrist who works on a sessional basis and serves as the team leader.

This service is currently in its piloting phase. The idea is to fine-tune and test the programme before rolling it out to other regions within the Western Province.