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June 26 highlights International Day against Drug Abuse
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Take a moment on June 26 to consider how drug abuse has the potential to tear apart families and even communities. Since 1987, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has taken place on June 26 to raise awareness of this debilitating social problem. Wedge Gardens rehabilitation centre, situated just outside of Johannesburg,… 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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Sanca happily settled at Wedge Gardens
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After relocating last year, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca) is settled in at Wedge Gardens treatment centre in Whitney Gardens, Lyndhurst, just outside of Johannesburg. Both the Sanca National Office and the Sanca National Academy of Learning are based at Wedge Gardens, which is situated in extensive grounds easily… Read more
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Nursing veteran joins Wedge Gardens team
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With two decades of experience in the healthcare field, Wedge Garden’s new deputy manager and professional charge nurse brings to the table a wealth of knowledge that complements the substance abuse treatment centre’s dedicated professional team. Kempton Park resident Estelle Raath joined Wedge Gardens on February 1, 2018. “As part of Wedge Garden’s multi-disciplinary team,… Read more
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Labyrinth smooths rehab’s rocky road
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Wedge Gardens treatment centre’s occupational therapy (OT) department has stepped to it and completed is walking labyrinth. “The aim was to provide an additional space for mindfulness practices at the Wedge Gardens to fuel and support the dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based stress-reduction programmes that the OT department run every weekday morning,” says Kendra… Read more
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The ugly truth about depression and substance abuse
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Research indicates a connection between mood disorders like depression and substance abuse, says social worker Karen Griessel, who has helped dozens of people kick addiction through Wedge Gardens’ professional treatment programme. Sanca-affiliated Wedge Gardens has developed a holistic treatment programme based on multi-disciplinary interventions that focus on assessment, behaviour change, family and community integration and… Read more
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On the straight and narrow, thanks to people who care
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A little bit of civic-mindedness and concern for others goes a long way. This is what young Lebogang Tsebe of Alexandra experienced when his mother refused to allow him to ruin his life. Sylvia Tsebe is part of the housekeeping staff at Rand Aid’s Inyoni Creek retirement village. Last year, she unburdened herself at work,… Read more
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Writers 2000 meeting: Rand Aid gets under author’s skin
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On Saturday 24th February, Pamela Heller-Stern will attend the Writers 2000 meeting at Rand Aid’s Inyoni Village Clubhouse where she will introduce and discuss two of her novels, ‘The Pink Slippers’ and ‘Who’s Knocking on my Door?’ as well as her writing career. An ex-Cape Town resident who is now a Gautenger, Pamela has always… Read more
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Wedge Gardens plans walking labyrinth
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The Wedge Garden treatment centre’s occupational therapy (OT) department is expanding the mindfulness sessions it holds every morning with the recovering addicts in its care, by implementing more active-meditative, mindfulness practices. Active-meditation can be more grounded and comfortable for people who are new to mindfulness as the process can feel a lot less daunting and… Read more
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