Alcohol Help

Agar & St Augustines Residential Alcohol Treatment, London
Abstinence based structured alcohol rehabilitation programme

About us:

Agar & St Augustine’s are small abstinence-based structured alcohol rehabilitation programme which accommodates up to eleven men and women.

Our primary aim is to provide a safe, supportive, drug and alcohol- free environment for the individual to tackle their underlying issues related to their drinking. The holistic programme is aimed at enabling people to move back into the community with an increased quality of life.

Agar & St Augustine’s are registered care homes and have received excellent CSCI reports.

Staffing

The full time staff have a Diploma in counselling or substance misuse and the NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care and DANOS or are working towards these awards. The manager holds the Registered Managers Award and the senior practitioner holds the NVQ Assessors award.

Agar & St Augustine’s has been set up to meet the needs of adults who want to undergo an intensive treatment programme, but retain as much of their independence as possible.

Clients must be:

* Between the ages of 18 and 65.
* Abstinent from and other drugs (excluding tobacco)

In order for clients to make full use of the structured programme offered it is essential that clients are able to demonstrate some cognitive and reflective capability. To this end whilst the scheme will accept some clients with mental health issues, this is done on an individual basis and always needs to take into account the needs of other residents currently in the scheme.

Clients on anti-psychotic and sedating anti-depressant can sometimes not only find it difficult to access the treatment programme but in some cases find their mental health condition exacerbated.

Unfortunately, the scheme is not suitable for clients with mobility difficulties, due to the steep steps. It is also unsuitable for highly vulnerable clients with complex needs.

All residents must be able to self-care as no nursing care is provided.

Services Provided

The Agar & St Augustine’s core programme is 12 weeks with an extension for another 12 weeks based on individual needs. Service users will receive a care management review at 8 weeks with their key worker and care management.

* Weekly individual key working
* A holistic structured therapeutic group work programme, based on the social learning model, using cognitive behavioural and motivational techniques.
* Individual client led Personal Development Plans and reviews
* Open therapeutic groups
* Relapse Awareness
* Anger Management
* Stress Management
* Gender Group
* Assignments and peer feedback groups
* Gaol setting
* Relaxation group
* Auricular acupuncture
* Formal and informal support
* Encouragement to establish local community networks
* After Care support

Contact Details:

Agar & St Augustines Residential Alcohol Treatment
71 Agar Grove
London

NW1 9UE

Telephone: 020 7916 7633