The Other Side of Addiction: Stories from the Family Empowerment Program
The Other Side of Addiction: Stories from the Family Empowerment Program
Podcast Description
For 12 months the Family Empowerment Program was run as a pilot by the Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute. The program was offered across rural Australia for 12 months with practitioners trained to provide online therapy for people supporting their loved ones struggling with substance use. In this podcast, you'll meet the research team along with some clinicians and participants who were part of the trial to hear their stories, their reflections and their hopes for a support program like this. Please be aware, this podcast features conversations about drug, alcohol and substance abuse. If this raises anything for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Credits: Producer and interviewer: Kia Handley Artwork: Finn Redmond For more information about the FEP: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/rural-health/research/rural-health/family-empowerment-program Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers around themes of substance use support, personal narratives, and community healthcare. It delves into topics such as the Family Empowerment Program's impact on caregivers, therapeutic strategies for substance abuse, and personal stories from participants and clinicians, with episodes spotlighting experiences like those of Heidi, a PhD student collating data, and Amanda, a dedicated clinician working with rural clients.
For 12 months the Family Empowerment Program was run as a pilot by the Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute.
The program was offered across rural Australia for 12 months with practitioners trained to provide online therapy for people supporting their loved ones struggling with substance use.
In this podcast, you’ll meet the research team along with some clinicians and participants who were part of the trial to hear their stories, their reflections and their hopes for a support program like this.
Please be aware, this podcast features conversations about drug, alcohol and substance abuse. If this raises anything for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Credits:
Producer and interviewer: Kia Handley
Artwork: Finn Redmond
For more information about the FEP: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/rural-health/research/rural-health/family-empowerment-program
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For 12 months the Family Empowerment Program was run as a pilot by Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute.
The program was offered across rural Australia for 12 months with practitioners trained to provide online therapy for people supporting their loved ones struggling with substance use.
In this episode of The Other Side of Addiction, a podcast sharing the stories from the Family Empowerment Program, we meet Heidi, a Charles Sturt University PHD student and researcher.
Heidi joined the Family Empowerment Program team as she was starting her PHD and took everything about the pilot in her stride.
Connecting with those involved to hear their stories of pain into change, stress into strength. She’s now collating the data and preparing to share the success of the program with the academic world.
Please be aware, this episode features conversations about drug, alcohol and substance abuse. If this raises anything for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Credits:
Episode guest: Heidi
Producer and interviewer: Kia Handley
Artwork: Finn Redmond
For more information about the FEP: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/rural-health/research/rural-health/family-empowerment-program
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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