D.O.M.I.N.O. Project Report
Mr Martin Riley, Commissioner for Neath/Port Talbot Social Services, established a team to assess the effectiveness of the motivational activities project offered by WGCADA.
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Abstinence Report
Mr Norman Preddy, Chief Executive Officer of WGCADA set up a team to assess the effectiveness of WGCADA’s Abstinence Treatment Programme and write a report of their findings.
The research proved the Primary Treatment programme provided by Swansea WGCADA has helped 45 clients achieve sobriety in the last 2 years. At the time the report was written a further 23 clients were sober and continuing in treatment, 8 of whom had almost completed Primary Treatment. These clients would then be eligible to access WGCADA’s Aftercare Treatment.
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History of WGCADA - Tribute to Alan Douglas
In 1984 Alan Douglas had convinced the Manpower services to fund alcohol and drug treatment. This funding enabled Alan to employ five staff members a year…and guess who was employed as Senior Counsellor?!
" My career started due to Alan's vision and for that I will be eternally grateful.”
‘Norman Preddy. Chief Executive Officer WGCADA.’
Shortly before Alan Douglas passed away we interviewed Alan, asking him about his drinking days, his recovery and how he set about establishing WGCADA. This is his story accompanied by pictures and a short history of alcohol.
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Lesley's story - part 1
Article from Drink & Drug News February edition.
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A Day in the life of...
Dave Watkins treatment agency community support worker. Diary article from Drink & Drug News November edition.
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Bridgend Abstinence Case Study
Mark is 25 years old and was referred to WGCADA Bridgend from the CDAT. He had become alcohol and cannabis dependent after considerable time and usage and when Mark approached the agency he appeared defeated and, displaying behaviour of hopelessness and despair. Mark was extremely upset and tearful throughout his assessment, which was conducted tentatively and compassionately, care being provided with the options of delaying or postponing the interview. Mark demonstrated courageous resolve in proceeding to conclude the assessment and a care plan was then implemented.
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Bridgend Harm Reduction Case Study
Anne is a 48-year-old female who was referred to West Glamorgan
Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (WGCADA) agency in Bridgend by
her Probation Officer on 16th May 2003. Anne was offered an initial
assessment appointment on 29th May 2003. During the assessment appointment,
Anne was identified as using Amphetamine as her main drug.
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Neath Abstinence Case Study
I first tasted alcohol at 8 years of age but started "drinking"
when I was 15. By the age of 16 I was experiencing blackouts, wetting
the bed and being violent in drink and when drunk. Over the next
32 years the progression of the illness within me ran rampant. It
took from me everything I had: - relationships, children, career,
and material possessions. It also stripped away my self-respect,
morals dignity and self-worth.
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Port Talbot Client - Heroin user
Without the services of West Glamorgan Council on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse (WGCADA) I feel I would still be using heroin. The support
and the positive attitude I get from my keyworker helped me to regain
my confidence.
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Female - In Recovery for 7 Years
I still remember the first time I tasted alcohol and liking it.
I was eleven. My formative years were pretty alcohol free though
if I remember rightly, just the odd teenage intoxication, not really
anything to worry about. I had seen quite a lot of the devastation
alcohol can bring and was determined not to fall into that trap.
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My Story
When I was about nine years of age I was abused by my next door
neighbour. He used to tell me we were playing doctors. I thought
it was just a game so nothing happened about it. Then we moved to
somewhere else. For about three years I used to watch my mother
being beaten up by my father. By this time she was an alcoholic
and I can remember coming home from school to find her lying drunk
on die kitchen floor.
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Cheryl's Diary
Dave Watkins is the Drug and Alcohol Community Worker based at
the treatment agency West Glamorgan Council on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse (WGCADA). He covers so many different 'roles' over the course
of a week - indeed over the course of just one day - that it is
very hard to give him a job description.
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Alison's Story
For as long as Alison can remember, alcohol was part of her family
life and ever present in the family home. She recalls camping trips
during her childhood where her parents would spend time in the pubs
allowing Alison a glass of shandy. However, it wasn't until Alison
was fifteen that she began drinking with her friends; this coincided
with Alison starting work.
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Natalie's Story (Part 1)
Natalie describes a happy early childhood. Her family were well
off financially and she remembers having holidays lasting months
at a time. Her parents gave her anything she wanted. She was popular
at school. But there was a darker side to Natalie's family life.
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Natalie's Story (Part 2)
Natalie was forced to seek help to overcome her heroin addiction
when her mother threatened to kick her out of the family house.
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