drug and alcohol treatment consultancy

People entering treatment services may be hampered by all sorts of challenges besides their use of drugs and alcohol. Many of these will be specific to individual clients, concerning their unique combinations of history, circumstances and prospects.

But every bit as important, in terms of impact on their service users, are those challenges specific to the organisation. Identifying, and responding to, the needs of the organisation as well as the needs of the client group, are the keys to improving treatment effectiveness and securing better outcomes.

Organisations that meet their own challenges are better placed to meet the challenges of those who use their services.

the challenge to treatment providers
Good practice in treatment provision builds on the understanding that drugs and alcohol misusers benefit most when treatment responses are:

	planned individually, according to needs
	known, from the evidence base, to be effective
	delivered collaboratively with other stakeholders
	comply with nationally agreed standards

Government is looking towards commissioners to secure these benefits by requiring them from services. Retentions, completions and outcomes are fast becoming the best guarantees of continuing funding.

how goodtreatment can help
Planned and measured responses to the needs of the client group sound good, but how does one sustain a strategic view at the same time as managing the day to day complexities of a substance misuse agency? goodtreatment consultancy supports treatment providers by:

	examining treatment processes alongside treatment structure and components
	matching interventions to current research evidence
	broadening the organisational focus to include the before and after elements in the client's experience of treatment
	helping align what's being delivered to what's being sought by commissioners
	supporting services in clarifying and meeting their aspirations