Our family programme

Bayberry provides residents and families support and education on the nature of addiction, cross addiction and the impact of this on the family. Following the assessment phase, a tailored family programme is designed to assess the family's needs, to educate the family about chemical dependence and to offer ongoing family support during and/or after the resident's treatment.

The family programme is the first step many addicted families make towards healing. Once a resident is admitted to the Bayberry Clinic, a counsellor is assigned to respond to any questions or concerns of the family, and to coordinate all future family interventions, both at the clinic and near the family home.

We understand this can be a very difficult and confusing time for a resident’s family members. We believe the Family Programme will begin to answer some of the questions they may have about what needs to be done by the resident and family.

As the addiction has significant physical, emotional and social consequences for the individual seeking treatment and for the family and significant others who have been impacted by the addiction, we view family involvement as an essential component of the resident’s ongoing recovery programme. Therefore we seek to involve and to encourage family members to actively partake in the treatment and recovery process.

The family programme consists of:

Individual familiy session available on request during visiting on Sunday. This will need to be prebooked and agreed by the clinical team and is dependant on percieved need. A family workshop occurs 2 monthly and may coincide during a resident’s stay at Bayberry
The family workshop is a two-day educational and supportive experience where family members can also share and learn from other families.
We also encourage family members to attend our free family support groups offered on the first Tuesday evenening of each month.

The workshop provides education on addiction and cross addiction and offers an opportunity to address questions and concerns.