Treatment Programme

Phase 1: Coping with Today

Establishing a pattern of gambling free days, whilst settling into the Gordon House community, and learning to occupy time constructively. It is also important that at this time the individual comes to the realisation that to overcome their gambling addiction, they need to make some fundamental personal changes and deal with the 'cold turkey' of giving up their addiction, namely the depression caused by the guilt of the realisation that they cannot make restitution for the harm they have caused others.
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Phase 2: Coping with Yesterday

A phase consisting mainly of individual counselling sessions from a specialist counsellor to address those issues identified in the 'Life Audit' that it would be difficult or inappropriate to address through the group work sessions.
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Phase 3: Coping with Tomorrow

This phase of the programme includes a series of relapse prevention and resettlement group work and one-to-one sessions. Employment issues are considered and plans for moving on are made.
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Phase 4: Coping with Life

Moving out of the high support environment of Gordon House accommodation leaves clients again vulnerable to the stresses, temptations and problems that led them to gamble before. Phase 4 is about weaning clients off that high support and providing support networks for ongoing relapse prevention.
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