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SANCA Wedge Gardens welcomes new employees
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Substance use rehab centre SANCA Wedge Gardens recently welcomed three new employees to its fold. “Philani Khumalo, our new social worker, has fitted into our rehab centre like a hand in a glove,” says SANCA Wedge Gardens manager Adèl Grobbelaar. Philani previously worked in the field of addiction and has seamlessly integrated into the rehab… Read more
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Rehab centre generates addiction awareness
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SANCA Wedge Gardens was out in full force at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University’s wellness event, generating awareness around the dangers of substance use and addiction, and the benefits of being admitted to the centre for rehab. The wellness event, held on 28 and 29 March, enabled SANCA Wedge Gardens’ employees to interact with medical… Read more
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Family can play an important role in recovery
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According to Newton’s third law, for every action (force) in nature, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. This is also the case on an emotional level, says SANCA Wedge Gardens substance use treatment centre, explaining that people always react to others’ actions. According to Adèl Grobbelaar, the manager of Johannesburg-based SANCA Wedge Gardens substance use… Read more
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Don’t relapse this festive season
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Well done Victor, we are so proud of you! Read more
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OT students learn at SANCA Wedge Gardens
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Zahraa Ahmed, Joy Ayisi, Muaazah Abdul and Tahseen Mosam celebrate completing their first psychiatric occupational therapy practical session at SANCA Wedge Gardens. These third-year University of the Witwatersrand students spent five weeks working with SANCA Wedge Gardens’ occupational therapist Caryn Berman and treating patients. “They had a great practical and learnt a lot. Our clients… Read more
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Perseverance pays off for Hlumela
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Hlumela Anderson, an administration clerk at SANCA Wedge Gardens, has her sight firmly set on obtaining her honours degree in psychological counselling. Hlumela, who joined Wedge in 2011, has always wanted to progress to the therapeutic side of the substance use treatment centre’s Full Circle Recovery Programme. She first took on a social auxiliary course… Read more
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SANCA Wedge Gardens’ Adele relocates to Cape Town
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SANCA Wedge Gardens’ Adele Nel has left the substance abuse treatment centre after 15 years of loyal and dedicated service to start a new life in Cape Town. When Adele initially started working for SANCA Wedge Gardens, it was only for a few hours per week. But, before she knew it she joined the team… Read more
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SANCA Wedge Gardens’ clients let go of the past
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SANCA Wedge Gardens treatment centre clients recently took part in an occupational therapy activity that helped them to let go of the past. “Each client received a piece of paper with bubbles drawn on it. They wrote down aspects of their lives that they would like to ‘blow away’, inside the bubbles,” explains Caryn Berman,… Read more
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SANCA Wedge Gardens has some outdoor fun!
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SANCA Wedge Gardens treatment centre held a lovely boerewors roll braai and entertainment morning for its clients on 31 March. “After enjoying the boerewors rolls, we were entertained with superb talent, including singing, rapping, poetry and some talks. It was a lovely, relaxing and entertaining morning,” says Caryn Berman, SANCA Wedge Gardens’ occupational therapist. Read more
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Substance use disorder in the workplace: What can employers do?
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Substance use is on the rise in South Africa and is even more prevalent than HIV/Aids. This is according to Adèl Grobbelaar, the manager of Johannesburg-based SANCA Wedge Gardens, a substance use treatment centre. “The latest crime statistics reflect that 170 people died daily from alcohol-related incidents and illnesses,” says Adèl. “Taking the statistics into… Read more
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