AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

ACTIVITIES OF IRCA

Activities Conducted at IRCA for De-Addiction

Preventive education and awareness generation
Screening and motivational counselling
Detoxification and whole person recovery (WPR)
Care and support to families of drug users
After care and follow-up
Rehabilitation

BED FACILITIES

IRCA will ordinarily have 15 bedded or 30 bedded facilities. In exceptional and rare cases, the reputed centres under the scheme may be allowed to establish 50 bedded facilities after scrutiny.

PERIOD OF STAY AS IN -PATIENT

The scheme also states that while a period of 30 days may generally be required for a substance abuser to undergo various phases of detoxification and psychological therapy, a provision for extension of stay will be made for a maximum period of another month in deserving cases the period of stay, in no circumstances should exceed two months.
Both medical and psychological services are provided on an in-patient basis. The aftercare /follow –up services are provided on an out-patient basis. Medical care is provided by physician/psychiatrist and nurses. Psychological care is provided by social worker, psychologist, sociologist or a recovering person with a minimum of two years of sobriety.
Dhwani is a project under Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Addicts sponsored by Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment).

ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PREVENTION:

(EDUCATION AND AWARENESS GENERATION)
AIM: Prevention education and awareness generation
TARGET GROUPS: General population in the community, students, and also those who have dropped out, parents and teachers, employees in industries, slum dwellers and micro credit group members. High risk groups like commercial sex workers, mobile population like truck drivers, children of alcoholics, street children, and prison population should be specifically addressed.
FREQUENCY: Informal awareness programme once a week (Four a month)
METHODOLOGY: To be conducted in local language. Audio visual aids like OHPs, slides and films may be used, Innovative methods like street plays, puppet shows, seminars, group discussions are to be included. Distribution of IEC material to be undertaken.
Dhwani is a project under Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Addicts sponsored by Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment).

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

Topics to be related to the target group. Some of the basic information to be provided.

TOPICS :

  • Ill effects of alcohol and drugs
  • Disease concept of addiction
  • Availability of services
  • Drugs and HIV
  • Life skills for adolescents.
Dhwani is a project under Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Addicts sponsored by Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment).

MINIMUM CRITERIA

  • One awareness programme pre week
  • One article on addiction or the treatment services available to appear in daily newspaper. Magazine or mass media (television, radio) once in six months.
  • Evaluation of the awareness programme by NGO functionary.

Activities for screening and motivating clients to take help:

  • Assessment of addiction through personal interviews (with clients and family members) and through use of standardized tests.
  • Providing counselling to motivate the addict to enter treatment
  • Providing information about treatment including duration of stay, methodology of treatment including detoxification, medicines prescribed and involvement of family.

MINIMUM CRITERIA

  • Information to be collected on the first day of meeting the client.
  • Assessment to be made by using standardized questionnaires. The questionnaires to be translated in the local language.
  • Providing counselling every time, he visits the centre until he is motivated to take help meeting family member’s/support persons at least once.
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