At South Pacific Private, we are dedicated to providing our clients with the best possible care both during and after their treatment with us. This is why we value our connections in the professional community and believe in promoting continual development opportunities for our staff and other healthcare professionals.
We also have a Preferred Service Provider Program so that our clients can have easy access to qualified professionals that are familiar with the style of treatment a client has undergone during their time with us.
Compendium of Published articles relating to Addictions SPP has compiled a collection of peer-reviewed articles and white papers relating to addictions, to provide an information source for medical practitioners on the subject of addiction and its treatment, citing the most recent, peer reviewed research and consensus on the subject.
Where possible, Australian sources have been used, but recognising the collective learning across the world and esteemed practitioners, researchers and publications, international sources have also been used.
The compendium focuses on definitions, incidence rates and treatment options available to healthcare practitioners, a brief summary or abstract is provided of the paper referenced. This document also contains a comprehensive listing of publications reviewed or considered of interest for further reading.
South Pacific Private holds regular training modules as a part of its Professional Training Program for anyone interested in learning more about the methodologies and tools used by our clinicians (see below).
To keep up-to-date with our professional development and training opportunities throughout the year, please bookmark our Professional Events Calendar.
Professional Training Program
This is a graduated modular training program incorporating the principles of the therapeutic approach utilised at South Pacific Private. Our aim in sharing these modules with the professional community is to facilitate smoother transitions for clients between therapist and Treatment Centre.
Participants in the Professional Training Program must have professional relevance to the training and are required to complete each Module sequentially. The training is open to industry professionals, including therapists, nurses and SPP staff.
Module one: Therapeutic Fundamentals
Module One is an overview of the therapeutic journey through South Pacific Private (SPP). We introduce the principle therapeutic modalities utilised throughout treatment with particular focus on Pia Mellody’s Developmental Immaturity Model. These therapeutic fundamentals are discussed as we explore the functions of Primary Group, Changes and Family Week. Client tasks and homework are also explored and discussed. There will be particular emphasis on education around feelings (healthy vs toxic, the gifts etc), medicators and defence mechanisms.
Participants have the opportunity to increase self awareness and get a sense of the way we work at SPP. They will be encouraged to explore whether it sits well with their personal and professional viewpoints.
Module Two: Integration of Therapeutic Fundamentals
This module focuses on looking at how we therapeutically facilitate the process of treatment at SPP. The focus will be on working therapeutically with wide range of issues that present in group. We look at the polarities of intimacy and abuse. We explore management of and therapy with toxic feelings, unresolved grief, post traumatic stress. How to soothe clients and manage crises. Several therapeutic processes will be demonstrated and discussed.
Module Three: Therapeutic Techniques
Module Three begins with an overview on understanding addiction, addictive behaviours and co-occurring disorders, their treatment and possible causes as is understood today. We discuss the holistic impact of addiction as it relates to Pia Mellody’s Developmental Immaturity Model and the physiological impacts of substance abuse.
We review different ways of working with clients in addiction through incorporating aspects of different treatment approaches. Such approaches facilitate confrontation and challenge, facing and breaking shame based patterns of behavior, and facilitate education and skills development toward greater client personal responsibility and esteem of self. We also discuss the importance of supporting the client/therapist relationship in relapse. Finally, we review Aftercare Recovery Planning and its pivotal role in the Early, Middle and Late stages of addiction recovery.
Further details
Each Module training course is conducted over two consecutive days
Registration for each Module is $350 per person and includes a training manual, certificate, lunch and refreshments
For information on dates and for registration forms, please click here. Numbers are limited so participants must register in advance.
