The Treatment Programme

The treatment programme at Trevi House has been designed to provide a wide variety of interventions. We view long-term drug and alcohol misuse as a multidimensional problem.

Therefore, we don’t just address someone’s drinking, or drug taking, or emotional life, or relationships, or parenting skills or social circumstances or educational needs.

We address all of them, and more.

In addition to Trevi staff delivering a range of interventions, we have cultivated excellent relationships with a large number of local experts, who assist us in ensuring the programme we deliver is as wide ranging and diverse as the issues presented by our client group.

The expectation is that all residents will participate full-time in the core programme during the first half of their stay with us. During the second half of any resident’s stay, the focus switches to resettlement and all residents are able to construct a more flexible programme, which not only gives them continued access to the core programme but also encourages them to act more independently in accessing support and services in the community.

Some of the activities featured in the optional part of the programme - in particular those offered by the Children’s Centre at Nomony, are only available at certain times.

Recovery Training
Sexpression:UK
SEEDS (Survivors Empowering & Educating Domestic abuse Survivors)
Trevi “Skills for Life” Programme
Parenting Skills Programme
Additional Training Activities
Trevi House Treatment Timetable (Morning & Afternoon)

Recovery Training

Trevi House’s Recovery Training programme has three distinct elements to it. The 13 week rolling programme is made up of workshops which focus on:

• Relapse prevention
• Motivational issues
• Health and relationships (Sexpression:UK)

Session
1. Physical harm caused by drugs and alcohol (Sexpression:UK)
2. “The Hypothetical Question”
3. Managing Emotions
4. Relationships
5. Blood Borne viruses (Sexpression:UK)
6. Decisional Balancing (Pro’s and Con’s)
7. Recommitting after a Slip
8. Managing Anger
9. Self Esteem/ Confidence
10. Safe sex (Sexpression:UK)
11. Stages of Change
12. Cravings
13. Identifying High Risk Situations

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Sexpression:UK

Sexpression:UK educates young people in sex and relationship issues and aims to empower them to make informed choices about their reproductive health.

Healthcare students deliver interactive sessions to groups, creating a relaxed environment to learn about sexual health and broach sensitive topics.

Sexpression:UK is an independent student initiative, not affiliated to any religious or political cause. Sexpression:UK visit Trevi once a month and facilitate an interactive session which covers issues such as:

• Physical harm caused by drugs and alcohol
• Blood borne viruses
• Safe Sex

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SEEDS

Survivors Empowering and Educating Domestic abuse Survivors

Kerry Whincup is the co-ordinator of Plymouth Seeds and is a qualified Counsellor with a history working in domestic abuse support services and in writing and delivering training to victims and workers in the field. She also spent several years working with Ahimsa Plymouth, gaining considerable experience in working with perpetrators of domestic abuse.

She runs the “Freedom to change programme” at Trevi House. The 14 week rolling programme draws heavily on “ The Freedom Programme”, a programme commonly used in domestic violence support, but which also looks more broadly at relationship building and assertiveness.

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Trevi “Skills for Life” Programme

The Skills for Life programme is based on the recognition that sustainable longer-term recovery can only be achieved if the individual is able to function successfully in the community.

In addition to a series of workshops (outlined below), Trevi’s Resettlement Officer works closely and individually with all residents to manage their ultimate return to the community.

A “Skills for Life” Workshop is held once a fortnight:

Session
1 Budgeting
2 Tenancy maintenance
3 Cookery
4 Employment
5 Education
6 Benefit System
7 Nutrition & diet
8 Courts & the law
9 Working tax & child tax

The Resettlement process often begins on entry to Trevi House, as legal problems, tenancy or relocation issues often require immediate attention.
In addition to the workshops all residents have regular appointments with our Resettlement Officer and can also receive specific help with issues including:

• Housing
• Benefits
• ID
• Debts/Finance
• Life skills
• Criminal and Legal

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Parenting Skills Programme

Every week, specific group focus is given to parenting skills. The content of these sessions is flexible, enabling us to make full use of the range of services on offer in the local area.

Recent examples of parenting sessions have included:
• a 12 week rolling programme facilitated by workers from a local children’s centre based largely on Incredible Years training,
• a series of parenting evaluation sessions encouraging our residents to share parenting concerns as well as exchange experience and information
• Trevi nursery also runs, a series of parenting sessions which include sessions on:
- Weaning
- Potty training
- Play and ideas for a rainy day
- Dealing with children when stressed
- Bonding and attachment
- Learnt behaviour and breaking the cycle
- Cleaning with the kids in tow
- Dealing with guilt and shame
- Child and baby Nutrition

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Additional Training Activities

Achievement Training

“Achievement Training” is a Plymouth based training provider, established in 1996, and providing a wide range of courses.
Residents at Trevi are able to access, free of charge
• Basic literacy and numeracy courses (to NVQ level 1 and above)
• IT courses ( including ECDL- European Computer Driving Licence)
• Beauty Therapy basic, NVQ 2

Days and hours of attendance can be negotiated so as not to coincide with the rest of the programme at Trevi.

Mindfulness Training

Mindfulness training is a form of relaxation, which draws heavily on the influence of Buddhist meditation techniques.
Recent research supports mindfulness-based therapies for a number of medical and psychiatric conditions, notably chronic pain, stress, depression and substance abuse and recurrent suicidal behavior.
A mindfulness session is held every Friday morning at Trevi and residents have the option to attend.

The Gym

Trevi are fortunate to have access to the gym at Hamoaze House
(a local day service), where on two mornings a week residents can attend and use the facilties. These sessions are always supervised by fully trained gym staff.

Nomony children’s centre

On arrival at Trevi all residents are registered with our local children’s Centre: Nomony. This then enables them to access a wide range of actiivities and courses on offer. Including

Cookery

In addition to classes run at the children’s centre, all residents have the opportunity to spend time with the Trevi chef, learning how to prepare meals on a budget.

Treasure Baskets

The treasure basket is a collection of everyday objects chosen to stimulate the different senses. It is one way of giving babies a wide range of experiences as well as the chance to explore and decide for themselves what they want to play with.

Little Bundles

Sessions for mothers with babies focussing on play and communication.

Baby massage

We are regularly visited by an expert in baby massage who demonstrates and teaches baby massage techniques to our residents

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Trevi House Treatment Timetable (Morning)

Treatment Table AM

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8.00 Med's & jobs Med's & jobs Med's & jobs Med's & jobs Med's & jobs
9.15 Children to nursery Children to nursery Children to nursery Children to nursery Children to nursery
10.00 Open Group Gym, 1 to 1 personal work & jobs Recovery training group Freedom to change programme Gym, Mindfulness training
11.00 1 to 1 personal work & jobs Gym, 1 to 1 personal work & jobs 1 to 1 personal work & jobs Freedom to change programme Gym, Mindfulness training
12.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
12.45 Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery

Note: Gym, 1 to 1, Personal work, Jobs & Mindfulness Training between 10.00 - 12.00 are optional activities.

Trevi House Treatment Timetable (Afternoon)

Treatment Table PM

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1.45 Children to nursery Children to nursery Children to nursery Children to nursery Children to nursery
2.00 Parenting programme Skills for life programme/house group (alternate weeks) Personal presentations group Achievement training & Nomany activities Weeken planning group
3.15 Groups ends Skills for life programme/house group (alternate weeks) Groups ends Achievement training & Nomany activities Groups ends
3.45 Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery Pick children up from nursery

Note: Achievement training & Nomany activities are optional activities.

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