Women

From January 2012, Ashcroft House will be able to admit single women who require the support of the Rehabilitation Programme to learn the necessary skills to live independently, and to be free from dependencies on alcohol and drugs.

Ashcroft House provides a safe and supportive community environment for women who wish to tackle their dependencies in a female only setting.

The Programme is open to women without children, women whose children do not live with them, and women who choose to come into rehabilitation without their children. For those mothers whose children are cared elsewhere, their children are able to vist, maintain contact and stay overnight at weekends.

Individual rehablilitation programmes are arranged to meet the assessed needs of each resident. The programmes are structured and purposeful whilst allowing for client choice and flexibility.They are determined in conjunction with residents on admission and encourage them to develop increasing responsibility for managing their own lives. The programme provides support without creating dependency on the House or its staff.

Residents are encouraged to contribute to and collaborate in the overall running of the House, with controls and regulations being kept to the minimum to maintain the environment necessary for rehabilitation.

Daily programmes include social and leisure activities in addition to counselling, group activities and life skills training. The aim is to enable residents to develop self confidence and the abilities to cope successfully with daily life; and to deal with the kinds of situations that have caused crises for them previously and contributed to their alcohol or drug dependencies.