SANCA Wedge Gardens’ clients are learning to sew, as part of the substance use treatment centre’s occupational therapy programme. The centre’s occupational therapist Caryn Berman says some clients asked if they could be taught how to use a sewing machine. She cut out material for them and taught them how to thread the machine and… Read more

Fun was had in the snow at SANCA Wedge Gardens on 17 July. Although the snow was light, it was enough to make a layer on the ground. Here’s one of our clients, admiring the snow caught in a cobweb on his left. Read more

SANCA Wedge Gardens substance use treatment centre’s clients continue to benefit from occupational therapy (OT) as part of their recovery process. “OT makes a significant difference during the recovery process, as it includes various practical activities, interactions and discussions around various topics. “Our clients are changing their lives by confronting their past and building new… Read more

In this step, we were entirely ready to have God remove all of these character defects, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. “By now the person has developed humility and can see theirself more clearly. Becoming entirely ready means reaching a spiritual state of being, aware of the defects, but also… Read more

In this step, we admit to God, to ourselves and to another human beings the exact nature of our wrongs, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. “This is about the admission the person makes, together with the previous admissions of having a disease, needing help and that there is a Power… Read more

In Step 4, people undergoing the 12-Step programme make a searching and fearless inventory of themselves, says Karen Griessel, a social worker at SANCA Wedge Gardens. “The first question to ask when starting this step, is what it is that recovery means to you. Thus begins the journey of rediscovery. We can use the analogy… Read more