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SANCA Wedge Gardens gets sewing
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SANCA Wedge Gardens’ clients are learning to sew, as part of the substance use treatment centre’s occupational therapy programme. The centre’s occupational therapist Caryn Berman says some clients asked if they could be taught how to use a sewing machine. She cut out material for them and taught them how to thread the machine and… Read more
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Youth and elders celebrate Mandela Day together
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Thembalami Care Centre’s and SANCA Wedge Gardens’ occupational therapy departments joined forces and went all out on Mandela Day to ensure that residents from the care centre and clients from substance use treatment centre got to spend some quality time together. Preparations started on 17 July, when a number of SANCA Wedge Gardens’ clients started… Read more
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Wedge clients enjoy the snow!
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Fun was had in the snow at SANCA Wedge Gardens on 17 July. Although the snow was light, it was enough to make a layer on the ground. Here’s one of our clients, admiring the snow caught in a cobweb on his left. Read more
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OT plays a vital role in substance use recovery
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SANCA Wedge Gardens substance use treatment centre’s clients continue to benefit from occupational therapy (OT) as part of their recovery process. “OT makes a significant difference during the recovery process, as it includes various practical activities, interactions and discussions around various topics. “Our clients are changing their lives by confronting their past and building new… Read more
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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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International Overdose Day commemorated at SANCA Wedge Gardens
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SANCA Wedge Gardens substance use disorder treatment centre commemorated International Overdose Day on 31 August. “Working and being with people who suffer from substance use disorder exposes us to a variety of feelings – some of hope and celebration. “Sadly, we all too often see the dark side of the disease – when some people… 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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