“Thank god for Park View – It gave my brother a second chance at life!" Tommy
“Park View has brought our whole family back together again, and transformed it in a way I thought we would never recapture” Gordon
“Park View is life saver for the addict, but also the family. The weekly family support group has given me the strength and support to put in boundaries I would not have believed possible.” Kathleen
“A brilliant place with staff that understand and care because they are on the same journey. I knew my son was safe there” Margaret
“An excellent facility which has given my daughter the help and support to take the first steps on the road to recovery.” Sheila
Families and Carers
Besides family conference, Park View also runs a family group every Wednesday evening at 6.30pm. The group is well attended by spouses and significant others of current and past clients of Park View, but is also open to the family members of drug and alcohol users who have never been resident at Park View. The Park View Project family support group is facilitated by a qualified counsellor and is for anybody who is seeking support and solutions in relation to the impact drugs and alcohol users are having on their lives. You can contact us in the strictest of confidence via the details contained within this brochure.
Family Support Group - Wednesday Evening at 6.30pm
We
offer a psycho-educational/support group for any family members who have
been affected by a loved one’s addiction. The group is open to anybody,
they do not have to have a loved one in treatment at Park View.
Our group provides family members a chance to learn more about the complexities of the “family illness” the group offers an opportunity for family members to gain understanding and a chance to be with others who have experienced similar issues.
We aim to explore how the family members can create their own changes, it is not just the addict/alcoholic who needs to change. Gaining knowledge and understanding helps us to admit our own part in enabling the addict to continue to create havoc and chaos. As a group we can own how we have become dependent upon the addict (addicted to the addicted) and become more responsible at minimising the unmanageability of our own lives. We can identify how we mirror the similar behaviours of the addict; blame, self-pity, lies, secrets and manipulation!
Recognising how we have become hostages, and learning how to love the addict and let go with love!
Our group is growing and developing, and good trusting relationships have developed, and real and genuine support has been evident. Our aim is to endorse the need for family members to accept that their recovery is just as important as the addict’s recovery; it is a parallel process which involves family members learning how to create changes in their own lives and how they respond to their loved one and support them in recovery but let go of enabling them in their addiction.
Our group has also highlighted the importance of families being involved with their addicts treatment, we offer them an opportunity through a Family Conference with our client’s keyworker and myself, to be able to communicate and express openly and honestly how they have been affected, and a chance to put in their own boundaries, this can be done in a non-critical way and enhances the communication skills necessary for the families survival. It is also an opportunity for our clients to address any significant relationship issues they may have.
