DRUG SUPPORT SERVICE
The drug support service at HMP Rye Hill works to the CARAT model
offering support, advice, information and low-threshold counselling
concerning drugs related issues. It is a service for problematic drug
users and/or prisoners who have previously used and need ongoing support.
Out team consists of four workers and a team leader who are partly
employed and managed by Compass,
a leading provider of drug treatment services. We also work alongside
the staff on the Voluntary Testing Units and the Throughcare Department.
Currently all CARAT work undertaken by prisoners is on an individual
basis. It is a needs led service and we work with the prisoner to
identify skills and strategies to address drug behaviour.
- Coping skills
- Dealing with high risk situations
- Motivational issues
- Relapse prevention skills
- Alternative lifestyles
- Stress and anxiety
- Drug awareness
- Harm reduction issues
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CARAT
- helping to beat the
cold
turkey |
