Addiction
| Addiction |
| For patients, family members and friends concerned about someone with an alcohol or drug problem. | Contact:
Maureen McGlame, LADC1, LCSW at 617-726-9216 Organized by the Blum Patient and Family Learning Center. |
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This is an educational support group focusing on alcoholism and other substance abuse, and the family. Topics include exploring the disease-model of alcoholism, its effects on children and adult family members, and intervention and treatment. The series is open to patients, family members, and friends who are concerned about someone with an alcohol or drug problem. The group is open to whomever would like to attend, and no formal referral is necessary. Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Blum Family Learning Center, White 1 Facilitated by: Maureen McGlame, LADC1 (617-726-9216) |
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| For individuals looking to achieve a substance-free lifestyle, improve their overall functioning, and reduce relapse. | Contact: Marc Bolduc, LICSW 617-726-6185 Organized by the West End Clinic |
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This is a time limited mixed gender group for adults aged 25 to 65 who have desire to be abstinent from substances, are in their first year of sobriety, and are trying to repair the negative impact of substances on their lives. The goals of this group are to help individuals achieve and sustain a substance-free lifestyle, improve their overall functioning, and reduce relapse. This group looks to empower the members in the change process as their capacity to understand their issues/circumstances increases. Group relationships play an important role as members attempt to look at their situation critically, problem-solve, change negative behaviors, and learn new positive behaviors. Members can support each other, confront each other, and provide suggestions and ideas from their own fund of experiences. Growth and change occurs through their interactions and these relationships become a vehicle for coping with life transitions, restoring diminished self-concept, and maximizing strengths while promoting health. Membership of the group will be open and members will remain in the group for one year. Tuesdays, 2:00 PM to 3:15PM, West End ClinicFacilitated by: Marc Bolduc, LICSW, CADAC II, (617-726-6185) Please call 617-726-7753 for more information before attending this group. |
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| For patients with recovery who are maintained on Suboxone. | Contact: E. Nalan Ward, M.D. 617-643-2768 Organized by the West End Clinic |
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This group is designed to help patients with recovery who are maintained on suboxone. The group will focus on reinforcing abstinence while taking suboxone. This group will be offered twice a week. Potential members join one section only. Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 PM, West End Clinic Facilitated by: E. Nalan Ward, M.D. 617-643-2768 and Cally Woodard, APRN-BC 617-643-6409 Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 PM, West End Clinic Facilitated by: E. Nalan Ward, M.D. 617-643-2768 and Carlos Suarez, M.D. 617-726-2712 . Please call 617-726-7753 for more information before attending this group. |
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| Group for adults aged 25-65 that focuses on the mid to late themes/phases of recovery. | Contact: Marc Bolduc, LICSW, CADAC II 617-726-6185 Organized by the West End Clinic |
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This is an open ended mixed gender group for adults aged 25 to 65 that focuses on the mid to late themes/phases of recovery. The goals of this group are to expand coping capacity, enhance performance, and improve relationships. This is accomplished by promoting self understanding, psychological growth, emotional healing, and true intimacy. The group provides support, structure, and interactional opportunities to experience honesty, pride, spontaneity, acceptance, compromise, and uncertainty. This learning can help the group to exercise its power, make decisions, and develop intentions that support the preferences that are envisioned. Members examine the effect that their behavior has on others and in turn how their behavior affects them in addition to exploring the cultural and societal forces that have contributed to their substance abuse. Members work to understand how they defend and react by confronting their attitudes, interpersonal style, communicate needs and express feelings directly and immediately. The role of personal responsibility, informed motivation, and mobilizing resources is viewed as a critical aspect of intentional change as a tool for renewal and recovery. Membership of the group will be open and members can remain in the group until the problems that brought them to group are resolved. Thursdays, 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM, West End Clinic Facilitated by: Marc Bolduc, LICSW, CADAC II, (617-726-6185) |
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| A long-term group for adults that are in recovery from psychiatric and/or substance abuse disorders. | Contact: Paolo Cassano, M.D., Ph.D and Julie Ross, M.D., Ph.D 617-724-6300, voicemail #1331197 Organized by the West End Clinic |
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