Riverside Clinic – Supporting Families Affected by Addiction

Riverside Clinic, a Melbourne-based addiction treatment service, specialises in treating those with addictive disorders to alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs and the mental health issues related to them. The clinic runs the Riverside Clinic Family Program to help and support families whose loved ones are undergoing treatment for addiction.

Riverside’s approach of treatment is innovative, multi-faceted and holistic. They are committed to providing quality care and delivering cutting edge treatment services which are combined with best practice models of therapeutic management. They have a secluded and peaceful purpose-built residential treatment facility located about an hour away from Melbourne’s CBD. It is a modern and spacious retreat, set on a lush estate along the Campaspe River.

An addict’s family faces a great deal of pressure and has many more burdens to carry than normal families do. Problematic use of alcohol and drugs can impair and strain relationships within the family. It increases social isolation as addiction causes embarrassing and difficult situations for them. Addiction also undermines the family’s security and affects them physically, emotionally and financially.

Riverside Clinic believes that having a family inclusive practice is crucial to each client’s recovery and self-actualization. Their Family Program educates and empowers families and assists clients and their families and helps them pursue an unimpaired and meaningful life. Research has proven that rehabilitation processes that involve the family members are successful and improves the long term outcomes for the individual.

The Riverside Clinic Family Program includes family consultations and their family education program. Family consultations are always confidential. Consultations are provided in order to engage the family in the treatment process. A coordinator is assigned to support each client, provide family consultations, general support and facilitate the Family Education Program.

The Family Education Program provides valuable information to families about the treatment process, the cycle of addiction and post treatment reintegration. Each family receives professional support and has opportunities to interact with other families experiencing similar issues.

The Education Program’s aim is to inform, educate, encourage and inspire the client’s family members. Their focus is the cultivation of a new approach to the client’s relationship with themselves and with their loved one who is undergoing treatment from addiction.

Enquiries concerning Riverside Clinic’s Family Program may be addressed by calling 03 96997529 or sending an email to info@riversideclinic.com.au

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