Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

STAR Day Programme

Background Information

The STAR Project Ballymun, as part of its services, offers a day rehabilitation Programme and Community Employment Project for people living in Ballymun or surrounding areas over the age of 18. The purpose of the programme is to address a person’s substance use, develop potential, confidence, self-esteem & learning skills, so that participants can re-integrate into their community as a positive part of their recovery from drug /alcohol use.

The programme offers a confidential, professional, and non-judgmental service.

How we work

A first key part of the way the day programme works is to support individuals untangle and separate out the different areas of their life that they need support with and that is presenting challenges for them. The way we do this is to start by looking at a person’s unique relationship to their substance(s) of choice and the behaviors associated with that substance(s) of choice.

Approaches we use All of these approaches are underpinned by Trauma Informed and trauma sensitive ways of working developed over many years

  • Resonance Factor – Explores the unique relationship each individual has with their substance and the behaviours associated with that relationship.  
  • Mindfulness – Support people to be aware of what they are sensing and feeling in the moment. 
  • Seeking Safety – Dual Diagnosis programme working around mental health and substance use 
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – Exploring thoughts and beliefs to reflect on problematic thinking and behaviour
  • Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) – Helps people find healthier and more adaptive ways to meet their needs.
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI) exploring motivation to change
  • STEPS Programme – Energizes the individual towards their vision with an evidence – based understanding of how setting goals and addressing old conditioning creates change
  • Hakomi psychotherapy- body oriented approach to support awareness of long held patterns that cause suffering to an individual being understood and released

STAR provides a Pre-Entry programme where participants who want to come onto our Day Programme can avail of weekly one to one’s to help support them around their relationship with their substance and help get them to a place where they meet the criteria for Phase 1 or Phase 2. It also helps the participant build relationships with the Staff Team. Anyone who wants to make lasting changes to their substance use can avail of our Pre-Entry programme. 

Individual Programme 

Weekly one to one support is also available for those who may not be able to or choose to attend a day programme due to employment, education and/or other reasons.

Phase 1 Programme 

Phase 1 is 3 / 4 days a week for participants who want to become stable and make lasting changes in their substance use. 

Phase 2 Programme

Phase 2 programme is a 5 day a week for participants who are either fully drug / alcohol free OR who are very stable on prescribed medication only and wish to detox further. 

Aftercare 

A continuum of support where participants who have been through STAR’s Programme can attend an Aftercare group fortnightly and avail of one-to-one support to help them through the transition from STAR. 

  • Case Management: Each Participant is assigned a staff member to support them while on the programme and assist them with developing their own care /support plan.
  • Key Working: Each Participant can avail of key working to look specifically at the impact of their substance use on their life and their unique relationship with those substances.
  • Life Coaching: Each participant will access life coaching sessions as part of their programme / care plan.
  • Group Work: All Participants avail of different groups to look at all aspects of their lives from their substance use to processing their emotions & a range of other issues.
  • Care / Community Detox Support Plans: Participants will work with staff in developing their own care plan and or community detox plan.
  • Out of Hours phone: support service is available 7 days a week until 9pm
  • Adult Education: In partnership with the Ballymun Adult Education service participants can avail of a range of QQI accredited courses as well as literacy support and classes
  • Peer Mentoring Programme: Peer Mentors are people who have successfully come through the programme and graduated from STAR substance free. They attend our Phase 1 and Phase 2 groups as peer mentors to provide valuable support to the participants in the groups.
  • Trips Out / Summer Programme: STAR provides weekly day trips for the participants on our Day programme during the summer period to support connection and socializing as core skills

 

 If you or someone you know, or someone you work with, is looking for support, please contact us by phone or email below. You can also drop in to our main office to make a self-referral or referral on behalf of a person with their consent. 

Referrals contacts

Main Office Phone Number: 01-8467930

Dave Fennell: Programmes Co-ordinator / Assistant Manager    dave@starballymun.ie 

Stacey Fitzmaurice: Senior Support Worker     stacey@starballymun.ie