Conference Proceedings - School of Nursing & Midwifery - Trinity ...

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
“Like I think there is a difference between addiction counselling
and bleed’n counselling” (MP)
Harm reduction
“There should be more than just methadone, cause just giving
people methadone is just like giving them heroin, it’s just a
short-term solution. It’s not solving the problem, its just making
it worse” (MP).
‘With the result that we ended up with this wing ….. originally
intended to be a drug free unit is now a free drug unit’ (SPS).
Counselling & Prison Based Treatment model
� Model for Integrative & Collaborative Approach
� Prisoners
� Prison Staff
� Prison Health Providers
� Community Services
� Breaking the cycle
Prison Staff
� Clear written policy
� The appointment of a drug service co-ordinator
� Security –Drug free environment
� Recording information on drug use
� Staff education on illicit drugs
� Distinguish between drug use, abuse and dependence
� Work/Activity Programmes
Health Service Providers – Level 1
� A comprehensive assessment package
� Crisis intervention services
� Harm Reduction Strategy
� Psychiatric Assessment/ Dual Diagnosis
� Medical Interventions/ Methadone/Detox
� Psycho-education programmes
� Development of motivational interviewing
� Personal development groups
Prison Health Service Providers – Level 2
� Frequent access to 12-step group meetings needs to be
increased
� Multi-model Counselling Approaches
� Regular access to addiction counselling and cognitive behavioural
approaches
� Humanistic – Personal development
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