SANCA Wedge Gardens treatment centre clients recently took part in an occupational therapy activity that helped them to let go of the past. “Each client received a piece of paper with bubbles drawn on it. They wrote down aspects of their lives that they would like to ‘blow away’, inside the bubbles,” explains Caryn Berman,… Read more

SANCA Wedge Gardens treatment centre held a lovely boerewors roll braai and entertainment morning for its clients on 31 March. “After enjoying the boerewors rolls, we were entertained with superb talent, including singing, rapping, poetry and some talks.  It was a lovely, relaxing and entertaining morning,” says Caryn Berman, SANCA Wedge Gardens’ occupational therapist. Read more

The festive season started quietly at SANCA Wedge Gardens’ occupation therapy department, with clients experiencing some anxiety about coping with the holiday period while maintaining sobriety.  “To assist, we held sessions on triggers and coping mechanisms for anger and disappointment, which could lead to relapse. We also held sessions on how our clients could handle… Read more

By: Estelle Raath, Deputy Complex Manager SANCA Wedge Gardens When will everything be back to normal? What is normal? These are the questions South Africans are asking as a result of Covid-19, being back on Level 4 lockdown and the current civil unrest in the country. These very same questions are the ones that those… Read more

Having a framework to tackle recovery is essential and the 12 Steps are very helpful during this process, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA rehab centre Wedge Gardens. Today we look at Step 1: We have admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, and that our lives had become unmanageable. This is… Read more