Treatment

Standardised treatment programmes have been developed in line with the latest research and according to International and National treatment principles and standards. SANCA offers treatment on a continuum of care from screening, assessment, medical treatment and therapeutic treatment for services users and families as well as aftercare services.

1. A comprehensive SANCA Treatment Model was developed called 'Ukwelasha’ (which means treatment in iSiZulu) to ensure effective service delivery.
2. A SANCA Outpatient Manual is available for emerging SANCA organisations to implement the treatment programmes for adults and adolescents.
3. Comprehensive group work programmes called ‘Change or Be Changed’ and ‘Key-to-Life’ are examples of the programmes offered.
4. All medical services have been standardised through the SANCA Medical Manual, a detoxification regime for Alcohol, the SAAMS opioid treatment guidelines as well as substitution therapy guidelines.
5. The impact of treatment services is measured using STES (SANCA Treatment Evaluation Scale) developed by the University of Johannesburg as well as the DSM 5 Assessment tool for diagnosis developed by WITS University, SANCA also makes use of an Impact assessment tool to measure abstinence and change in behaviours over a two-year period for each client.
6. Aftercare is he most important part of treatment and, therefore, we have developed a SANCA aftercare APP powered by Android Smart Phones for service users as well as a structured aftercare programme called 'New Beginnings'.