The Programme
Oasis is one of several retreats with addiction counselling in South Africa. Our Twelve Step Recovery Programme is based on the Minnesota Model of Recovery. It assists our councelling methodologies, but is not the primary method or process of treatment
At our therapy facilities, the emphasis is on interpersonal group therapy. This is because, according to Flores, group therapy in the addictive population has been proven to have the best outcome when combined with 12 Step Recovery programmes.
At Oasis we are not dealing so much with denial, as using the therapy group to deal with the array of emotions that usually accompany the first few months of abstinence. If these are untreated they can often lead to the re-emergence of denial and a relapse.
Awareness is also facilitated through workshops and lectures. Each client is assigned a focal counsellor to encourage the process of self-disclosure that enables the client to face themselves and give them the courage to take this to their larger group.
Nature and healthy living is an important component of our programme. The programme includes:
- Well balanced diet
- Daily beach walk/swim
- Weekly horse-riding
- Weekly Yoga/stretch
- Weekly nature excursion
- Deep-sea adventure
- Participation in overnight International Outward Bound programme
- Workshops
Some retreats for addiction counselling in South Africa do not use the 12 Step Recovery Programme. However in our experience (personal and professional), our therapy methodologies (which combines this methodology) offer a much higher success rate for clients.
To find out more information about the programme we offer and to apply to be admitted to our therapy facilities, visit our admissions page, and contact Oasis Counselling Centre, South Africa. You can also browse over our philosophy page and take a look at our image gallery.
