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its component parts are decided on a daily basis. The programme runs over the whole week so although there is a slightly later start on Saturdays and Sundays it is still ‘business as usual’ at the weekends.
There is a minimum of 40 hours group based therapy a week spread over the 7 days. Group therapy occurs as the first group of the day every day. What follows after that is dictated by the patient group and not by a printed programme which bears no relevance to where the patient group are in their recovery process. Every morning before the therapy day begins the clinical team take stock of what is happening with the group and the individuals within the group and make a first plan of what lectures, workshops, experiential and holistic groups will take place that day. Following group therapy the clinical team meet again and make changes depending on what may have come up during the therapy group. The programme is geared entirely to the patient group and the individual within the group but contains all the researched, proven elements of a successful programme such as group therapy, workshops, lectures, experiential and equine There are also the holistic groups which are time tabled outside of the core therapy hours. You can’t do this when you have 20 patients in a group or a large clinical team. You can do it if you have a small group of maximum 10 and a small dedicated clinical team who are willing to go the extra mile if the patients are.
“Going to Nova Vida I was under the impression I was going to be "cured", a magic wand waved and I would be able to go about my life with a newfound confidence, love of myself, able to meet every challenge without a hint of fear. Unfortunately it was not that simple, if only! I have learned though about my "gremlin" - the voice inside that lies and tells you, you are worthless and can't do anything. I still have the odd bad day but I also have much better days. The bottom line is I have not used alcohol or drugs for 22 months now, I have built a better life, and feel, if not amazing, then as good as I can ever remember feeling. Nova Vida gave me the tools to understand better what is going on in my head, and so how to deal with "life on life's terms". It is not easy, but it is one step, and one day, at a time, and Nova Vida set me on the right path.”
David, London England 2008
There is a minimum of 40 hours group based therapy a week spread over the 7 days. Group therapy occurs as the first group of the day every day. What follows after that is dictated by the patient group and not by a printed programme which bears no relevance to where the patient group are in their recovery process. Every morning before the therapy day begins the clinical team take stock of what is happening with the group and the individuals within the group and make a first plan of what lectures, workshops, experiential and holistic groups will take place that day. Following group therapy the clinical team meet again and make changes depending on what may have come up during the therapy group. The programme is geared entirely to the patient group and the individual within the group but contains all the researched, proven elements of a successful programme such as group therapy, workshops, lectures, experiential and equine There are also the holistic groups which are time tabled outside of the core therapy hours. You can’t do this when you have 20 patients in a group or a large clinical team. You can do it if you have a small group of maximum 10 and a small dedicated clinical team who are willing to go the extra mile if the patients are.
“Going to Nova Vida I was under the impression I was going to be "cured", a magic wand waved and I would be able to go about my life with a newfound confidence, love of myself, able to meet every challenge without a hint of fear. Unfortunately it was not that simple, if only! I have learned though about my "gremlin" -
David, London England 2008
The therapy programme is certainly the most important aspect of treatment. If it doesn’t work the risks to the patients are high. Addiction is a killer illness and the programme is the treatment against the illness. If the programme isn’t right there are almost certainly going to be consequences. The clinical team at Nova Vida therefore devote a lot of time looking at their therapy programme to ensure it offers the best chance for recovery and because human beings are all different it is essential to recognise that ‘one size is not going to fit all’. Our programme is therefore unique. Unique because many of