Abbeycare

Abbeycare Scotland is a specialist residential abstinence-based substance use detoxification and rehabilitation service. Our service is based at our purpose-built care facility at Erskine Mains House in Erskine, Renfrewshire. We have approaching two decades’ experience in supporting those experiencing addiction to substances.

The aim of our service is to provide the client with a safe environment in which they can receive supervised detoxification and harm reduction interventions. Through participation in our therapeutic programme clients will have the opportunity to explore and identify the personal changes, they require to make within themselves and their relationships and environment to enable them to maintain their recovery.

Admission criteria

• 18 years+.
• Must consent to the terms of the Abbeycare treatment contract at point of admission.
• Must engage in the Abbeycare therapeutic programme including attendance of mutual aid.
• Those diagnosed with mental health conditions must be assessed on an individual basis to ensure they are able to safely engage and benefit from our treatment interventions.
• Those with physical health conditions must be assessed on an individual basis to ensure they are able to safely engage and benefit from our treatment interventions.
• Those with mobility restrictions will be assessed on an individual basis to ensure we can provide a safe environment and meet their mobility needs.
• Anyone with a history of sexual offences and arson will be assessed on an individual basis.
• No upper limit to medication on admission every referral case is assessed individually.

What model(s) of rehabilitation do you practise?

Our service employs fully qualified psychotherapists who deliver our therapeutic programme using interventions to clients in both group and individual settings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the primary therapeutic model we practice, however, several other therapeutic models such 12 step, psychosynthesis, psychoanalytical psychotherapy, solution focused therapy, mindfulness, and behavioural therapies, such as acceptance and commitment therapy are used to offer an integrated approach that is inclusive and respectful of client’s individual needs and distinctive characteristics.

We provide a recovery community environment that is inclusive, trauma informed and driven by a belief that everyone is capable of change. The addition of distress tolerance and emotional regulation are key parts of group therapy. Psychoanalytical psychotherapy techniques enable helpful processing of past events and/or situations that unconsciously show up in the present.

Offering group and one to one therapy sessions that explore the unconscious mind with a view of uncovering the root cause of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and discovering a rationale for behaviour that can elevate judgement, fear, guilt and shame enables new psychological processing that can lead to increased understanding of root cause, which in turn can offer access to the compassionate self, acceptance and subsequent commitment to behaviour change.

Both psychoeducational and the 12 Step programme of recovery are used to teach, encourage connections, and potentially maintain and enhance abstinence. We acknowledge all mutual aid programmes and support clients to explore options of abstinence-based support programmes and services.

Recovery care planning adopts a person-centred approach using the recovery Outcome Star model.

Do you have staff members with lived experience on your team?

Within our team of 48 staff we have the following personal lived experience:

• 26 staff in varied disciplines have personal lived experience.
• 10 staff have family lived experience.
• 5 of the staff team are former ex-clients of the service.
• In addition to the above we also have 12 peer mentors, all of whom are former clients of the service.

What are your considerations around religious beliefs?

Abbeycare enables clients to practise their faiths, and menus can be catered to meet specific religious needs. Client special dietary requirements can also be met by our catering team.

What funding models are available?

We accept the following funding models:

• Self-funded referrals / admissions.
• Alcohol and Drug Pathway funded referrals / admissions.
• Prison to Rehab referrals / admissions.
• Private Medical Insurance referrals / admissions.

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