Piparo Empowerment Center: Therapeutic Community Model

Distance is also a challenge. I didn’t expect Piparo to be as far as it was and on approaching closer to the centre there were a lot of bad roads and roads that were in forested areas that also did not have any street lights. Some individuals may not want to be employed to the Centre due to how far it is and it being very hard, especially for a female, to be driving at night in such a lonely and dark area.
How are families affected by the lifestyles of the clients?
Families are affected by the lifestyles of their family member financially. When some of the clients abuse a substance, they tend to use the little money their family has in order to buy the substance even though none of the clients come from very rich families. At the moment, the
The therapeutic community model is “unique because it incorporates the 12 Steps of AA/NA with social learning, teaching participants how to work through their substance abuse issues, in conjunction with inner and social difficulties which can contribute to their addiction.” (Liberty Bay, n.d.) This model is the main model used since at the Piparo Empowerment Centre individuals are not only encouraged and helped to abstain from the use of a substance themselves but other participants of the community also play a part. Every one provides support for each other in their recovery and their chance for a better life. That is why “the motto of a Therapeutic Community is “each one, teach one”.” ( John Volken Academy, n.d.). Participants of the centre also engage in group activities where they talk to each other about certain things, help identify area of problems of an individual in the group or are allowed to respectfully go as an individual or group to intervene and confront one of their peers in order to talk about any concerns and/or to help that individual. When an individual helps another recovery he, in turn, is helping