WRAPAROUND and FAMILY SUPPORT Bruce Thomson Assistant Regional Director, West Region

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WRAPAROUNDandFAMILY SUPPORTBruce
ThomsonAssistant Regional Director, West Region
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Aberlour rehabilitation programme

• Assessment of need
• Detox / substitute prescribing
• Outreach / residential programmes
• Can take children up to age 12 into residential
  programme

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Outcome areas

• Risk reduction for children
• Resilience in children
• Parenting skills
• Addressing dependency
• Life skills

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Development work

• Creative and complementary therapies
• Literacy adult and family
• Employability education, training and
  employment
• Assertiveness / self confidence training

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Re-engaging in the Community

• Relationships with family and neighbours
• Health and lifestyle supports
• Nurseries schools
• Befriending and mentoring services
• Libraries information sources
• Further education
• Vocational work

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Gaps in service

• Carers
• Fathers / partners
• Older children
• Play therapy
• Mental Health

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Summary (1)

• Families present with complex needs, which are
  commonly complicated by backgrounds of
  deprivation.
• They need comprehensive assessment and provision
  of a range of services.
• Women can be helped to parent their children
  better by building on existing skills and
  abilities.
• Children present with their own needs which
  require individually-tailored services.
• We can enhance the ability of children to cope
  with adversity. Befriending services can assist
  resettlement into the community.

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Summary (2)

• Employability provision should be an essential
  element of a rehabilitation programme.
• Fathers require consideration of their needs as
  parents.
• Respite facilities are needed to prevent family
  breakdown.
• Carers require support too.
• Robust outreach support to follow residential
  rehabilitation.
• Older children are at risk of developing drug
  alcohol related problems.
• We need to involve children and families in
  planning and reviewing services.