The
treatment programs at South Pacific Private utilise an eclectic mix of
treatment models and treatment approaches that include:
The Minnesota ModelThe origins of the Minnesota Model were in a guest house for alcoholic men in Center City, Minnesota in 1949.
In sharing their stories, listening to others and
participating in the processes of daily living it was hoped that these
alcoholics would support each other in maintaining ongoing sobriety.
With success the program was researched and
developed over the decades becoming a cornerstone in the treatment of
drug and alcohol addictions. The key concept was in their discovery
that alcoholics and addicts can help each other attain and retain
abstinence.
Therapeutic CommunitiesFollowing
on from the modest beginnings of the Minnesota Model the concept of
therapeutic communities has been experimented with, developed, and
researched all over the world.
A key concept is the belief that communication
and relational interactions between members of the community both
inside and outside of the structured program can be a significant
therapeutic component of treatment.
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Twelve-Step ProgramsAn
integral part of the therapeutic approach at South Pacific Private is
to facilitate client involvement in the 12 Step group relevant to their
journey.
The SPP approach supports the AA philosophy that
alcohol addiction is a disease with spiritual, emotional and physical
components and that this disease can be arrested but not cured through
permanent abstinence from alcohol.
The 12 Steps and 12 Traditions are the basis of a
process of recovery that is in-expensive, widely available and specific
to the individual’s issues.
Family Systems TherapyFamily
Systems Therapy is an approach to treatment that emphasizes the
interdependency of family members, rather than focusing on each
individual in isolation.
During treatment the clients are encouraged to
explore the dynamics of their family and to identify how they have been
impacted by their family system. They have an opportunity to explore
the roles and relating patterns they may have assumed to cope, and the
defence mechanisms they may have developed in an effort to manage life.
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Group TherapyThe
core component of treatment at SPP is group therapy. Within a
therapeutic community there exists continual opportunity for learning
and healing as the community relates both in group and out. Group
therapy at SPP is experiential and task based with the emphasis on
emotional safety.
The Relational Developmental ModelPia
Mellody developed this model of approach at The Meadows to expedite the
treatment of Developmental Immaturity which she sees as the basis of
adult dysfunction.
The treatment process is eclectic using various
strategies to identify the core issues, secondary symptoms and
relational problems arising from developmental immaturity. Through a
combination of psycho education, debriefing, experiential processing
and skill development the client develops an emotionally mature
functional adult that supports self healing, re parenting, improved
relationships with self and others and ongoing recovery.
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Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCognitive
behavioural Therapy is a therapeutic approach that supports the client
in exploring the way they think (cognition) and the way they behave.
CBT helps the client to change the unhelpful thought and behavioural
patterns and replace them with ways of thinking and behaving that will
both decrease inner distress and improve relationships.
Dialectical Behavioural TherapyDBT
is a therapeutic method utilised for teaching skills to help manage
sudden and intense emotional states. Some of theses skills include:
Self-soothing, accepting reality, emotional containment, distraction,
mindfulness.
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