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Baking teaches life skills at SANCA Wedge Gardens
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SANCA Wedge Gardens’ clients have been baking up a storm during their occupational therapy (OT) sessions. “Our clients love to bake,” says the substance use treatment centre’s occupational therapist Caryn Berman. “Baking helps them to develop their skills when it comes to following instructions. It also helps them to work in a consistent manner, as… 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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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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Step work in recovery: Step 2
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This week, SANCA Wedge Gardens rehab centre takes a look at Step 2 in the 12-Step programme. “In Step 2 we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity,” says Karen Griessel, a Wedge Gardens social worker. Step 2 gives hope and possibility of recovery as individuals find a… Read more
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Synthetic drugs, the monster creeping in and killing our youth
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The recent videos that have created a storm across social media highlight the dangers facing our children. Several children who smoked what was an unknown substance had to be rushed to hospital where they were treated for symptoms including seizures, psychosis, nausea, vomiting and hallucinations. At least 14 people were hospitalised after smoking the substance… Read more
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Wedge Gardens interviewed on Health Matters: Drug Awareness Week
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Watch the Health Matters video in which Host Dr Yakub Essack talks about Drug Awareness Week with Wedge Gardens’ Adel Grobbelaar to understand the medical issues and signs of drug addicts as well as where and how to treat an addict. #WedgeGardens #KickYourHabit Read more
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Wedge Gardens: Committed to fighting substance abuse
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Wedge Gardens is available to do drug and alcohol abuse awareness talks at schools and in workplaces. The Sanca-affiliated rehabilitation centre, situated close to both Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, offers a diversion programme for employees whose work is being affected by addiction issues and who may thus need counselling or rehabilitation. This is in addiction to… Read more
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Committed to fighting drug and alcohol abuse
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Wedge Gardens is available to do drug and alcohol abuse awareness talks at schools and in workplaces. The Sanca-affiliated rehabilitation centre, situated close to both Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, offers a diversion programme for employees whose work is being affected by addiction issues and who may thus need counselling or rehabilitation. This is in addiction to… Read more
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World-wide Worry – Social networking addiction
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By: Karen Griessel, Social Worker at Rand Aid’s Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre World-wide Worry is a phrase used to refer to someone who spends too much time using Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram and other forms of social media – to the point that it interferes with other aspects of their daily life. The cluster of… Read more
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Wedge Garden’s kings and their queen beat boredom
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Things are a lot more black and white at Wedge Gardens treatment centre these days. The long-anticipated giant outdoor chessboard has been completed and is being enjoyed by the gentlemen at Wedge Gardens. “A special mention needs to be made of those individuals who made yet another occupational therapy department (OT) project possible,” says Kendra… Read more
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