Rhoserchan, Ceredigion
Alcohol free Rehabilitation in the Heart of Rural Wales
About us:
We offer a 6-month programme of residential rehabilitation for people who want to stop using alcohol and drugs and start a new addiction-free life. The first twelve weeks of the programme are spent at the First Stage unit. This provides accommodation for 22 residents and is registered with Care Standards in Wales as a Care Home for younger adults (men and women aged 18-64) with substance misuse problems.
After completion of First Stage, some residents are ready to return home and others need a further period of rehabilitation before being ready to start a new independent life in the community. Our Second Stage unit, Rhoserchan, is a separate farmhouse set in its own garden and accommodates 8 residents. It is not registered as a Care Home but adheres to the same policies and procedures as the First Stage unit.
The First Stage Programme is structured and intensive and residents are expected to participate fully in all therapeutic activities. For residents to get maximum benefit from their time in First Stage, leisure activities and hobbies are restricted and listening to music is not permitted. Use of mobile phones is not permitted, but there is a payphone for residents’ use.
Residents are allocated a focal counsellor with whom they work closely throughout their stay. Group therapy is held every morning Monday – Friday and a workshop on Saturday mornings. In the afternoons there are gardening, yoga and singing workshops and other outdoor activities.
The educational part of the programme consists of lectures and videos about addiction, and residents are given reading and written assignments as appropriate by their counsellor. For residents who find reading or writing difficult, counsellors will adapt assignments as necessary.
All therapeutic work stops at 9pm and there follows an hour and a half each evening when residents relax by watching television, reading or playing table-tennis. At weekends this time is extended to two hours.
The Second Stage Programme is flexible in length and designed to meet the individual needs of clients. Residents receive one-to-one counselling from their focal counsellor, and Group Therapy is held three mornings a week.
All residents are involved in the general upkeep of the house and garden. Therapeutic duties are allocated on a weekly basis and cover all aspects of housekeeping. All residents are responsible for preparing their own breakfasts and lunches, and those residents allocated kitchen duties are expected to draw up menus for the week, shop within a set budget, and cook a communal meal every evening. This will be overseen by staff.
Residents are also encouraged to develop other aspects of their lives as they prepare for their return to the community. They are expected to organise their own leisure time and include in their weekly plan activities such as voluntary work, outdoor pursuits, further education courses and social events. Residents are expected to attend at least three AA / NA or other Fellowship meetings per week.
Restrictions on television and music, which are necessary in the First Stage unit, are relaxed in Second Stage. There is a computer available for residents’ use. Residents are expected to act responsibly in their use of these media outlets.
First and Second Stage residents live in separate buildings and rarely associate with each other.
Contact Details:
Rhoserchan
Blaencastell
Penrhyncoch
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Glandyfi
SY23 3EX
Telephone: 01970 820575