Barking & Dagenham Service

Tier 3 Counselling - Day Programme & Family Work Barking & Dagenham

Our services…

• Structured Day Programme (Community based rehabilitation programme)
• One to one counselling with qualified/accredited counsellors (BACP/UKCP/BABCP)
• CBT/REBT (one to one & group work)
• Families/Partner Counselling Service
• Families/Partner Support Group
• Specialist Stimulant Services
• Cocaine/Crack users group
• Drug Support meetings
• Evening and week-end appointments
• Drug screening
• Blood Born Virus - BBV clinic, free advice, testing and immunisation for Hepatitis and HIV
• Hepatitis C specialist service and support group
• Direct access to services
• Training
• Free advice and information
• Service User forum
• Carer/family forum
• Criminal Justice Services (DRR/DIP)

Structured Day Programme

• From our Dagenham site we offer a structured Day Programme for clients at different stages of treatment. Stage 1 is aimed at service users who are in the process of trying to stop using drugs/achieve abstinence. Stage 2 is aimed at service users who are drug free/maintaining abstinence. (this does not mean that clients need to be abstaining from prescribed medication e.g. Methadone, Subutex etc).
• Attendance can be on a 1-day or 5-day basis, depending on individual requirements.
• The Day Programme offers a combination of group work and one to one sessions with an allocated key worker.
• The groups are both educational and practical, whilst also encouraging service users to develop greater insight into their behaviour.
• Programme fulfils the criteria for individuals on Drug Rehabilitation Requirement orders (DRR’s)

What can a Day Programme Client expect?

• Respectful and understanding staff that will support service users throughout their treatment.
• A Staff team that are experienced in working with people who are experiencing drug related problems.
• A non judgemental attitude from all staff team members.
• A safe place to spend time away from usual/risky surroundings.
• Confidentiality (in accordance with Daybreak’s confidentiality procedures).
• No pressure to talk about things they do not want to talk about.

Specialist Stimulant Service (Cocaine/Crack Recovery & Self Help) (C.R.A.S.H.)

The clinical team are experienced in working with stimulant users both in counselling and within the Day Programme. The team acknowledge that certain drugs can present the user with problems that are general and common in relation to a particular drug type i.e. Stimulants (Cocaine/Crack/Amphetamine). Therefore any stimulant treatment offered will have taken into consideration the psychological, social and physical effects on the individual. Once engaged in treatment the service user may receive a range of options with regard to treatment that will most effectively address their individual needs.

Counselling Service

What is Counselling at Daybreak Barking and Dagenham?

• Counselling at Daybreak provides an opportunity for service users to address their drug use in depth.
• Counselling focuses primarily on drug use and the underlying issues.
• Counselling can take the form of a non directive exploratory approach or a more directive problem solving approach as in Cognitive therapies e.g. CBT, REBT.
• The counselling will look at the service user’s current behaviour and life situation in detail.
• The counsellor will assist the service user in gaining a better understanding of self and support them in any changes they may wish to make as a result.
• Specialist service for stimulant (Cocaine/Crack/Amphetamine) users
• Counselling provides fully for the requirements of service users on Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) orders.

What can a counselling client expect?

• To be met by a respectful and understanding professionally qualified (Minimum of Diploma level) counsellor working within the ethical framework of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
• Counsellors who are experienced in working with people who are experiencing a drug related problem.
• A non judgemental attitude towards from all staff team members.
• Whatever is said between the service user and the counsellor will be treated in strictest confidence (in accordance with Daybreak’s confidentiality procedures).
• No pressure to talk about things they do not want to talk about.

Families/Partners Counselling Service Barking & Dagenham

What is The Families/Partner Counselling Service at Daybreak Barking and Dagenham?

• One to one counselling.
• An opportunity for the family member to address how they are affected by somebody else’s drug use.
• An opportunity for the family member to consider their current life situation in detail.
• An opportunity to gain a better understanding of self and receive support in any changes they may wish to make as a result.
• A professionally facilitated support group.
• Free advice and information.
• Open access (self referral).

What a family member can expect?

• To be met by a respectful and understanding professionally qualified counsellor.
• A non judgemental attitude from all staff team members.
• Emphasis of the counselling will be on the family member/partner and not that of the drug user.
• What is said between the service user and the counsellor will be treated in strictest confidence (in accordance with Daybreak’s confidentiality procedures).
• No pressure to talk about anything they do not want to talk about.

Drug Support Meetings

Daybreak’s head office at Dagenham offer regular meetings consisting of education and support relating to the different aspects of drug treatment. The meetings are each structured to address one of the following subjects:

• Preparation for treatment.
• Long term relapse prevention.
• Cocaine/Crack/Amphetamine education and support.

All meetings run on a weekly basis and are facilitated by a qualified counselor. The meetings are structured but informal. Anyone who would like to know more or who is interested in joining the groups can contact Daybreak at the Dagenham contact number or by e-mail.

Evening & Weekend Appointments

Daybreak is open two evenings per week until 20.00 hrs and Saturday from 10.00 – 16.00hrs to accommodate service users who are unable to make daytime appointments due to work or childcare commitments.

Drug Screening

Drug screening is available only to service users who are currently engaged in treatment with Daybreak. Daybreak does not drug screen individuals for either personal or legal reasons if they are not actively and regularly attending treatment at Daybreak.

Hepatitis C (HCV)

Daybreak has a dedicated worker to offer support and advice to ANYBODY who has been diagnosed with, or is concerned they may have the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and is living in the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham. This service is NOT exclusive to existing Daybreak service users neither is the HCV service user required to have contracted HCV as a result of drug use. Professional and self referrals are accepted and all information is treated in strict confidence (in accordance with Daybreak’s confidentiality procedures).

Blood Borne Virus (BBV) testing including HIV and HCV and health screening is available directly through Daybreak’s BBV clinic.

There is a HCV support group that meet at the Dagenham centre from 10.30 -12.30 on the first Saturday of every month.

Please contact for more details on any of these services.

Direct Access to Services

Anyone with a drug or drug related problem that lives in the borough of Barking and Dagenham can self-refer directly to Daybreak. People wishing to use the service and who are not already receiving treatment within the borough do not require a referral to be made by a healthcare professional (GP, Hospital, Nurse etc), social services or other drug services on their behalf.

However, if a form of treatment is currently being provided by another service within the borough, then any prospective client is encouraged to inform the existing treatment provider prior to making a self-referral. Daybreak is a part of a Shared Treatment System and as such works in partnership with other agencies that provide treatment and care for people with drug or drug related problems.