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Wakefield
Engagement &
Recovery Team
Gemma Fairburn
Engagement & Recovery Team
An overview…
 The team consists of 3 Outreach workers and was
launched in November 2010
 Objective: to increase throughput and positive exits
– Re-engagement of potential ‘unplanned exits’
– Targeted ‘Recovery Reviews’
– Residential Rehab preparation group
– Aftercare provision
 The team work concurrently with the existing care
coordinators
Engagement & Recovery Team
Senior Recovery Worker
Drugs Worker / Expert by Experience
Recovery Worker
Drugs Worker
Recovery Worker
Training & Employment background
 All 3 have excellent IT skills which have allowed the
increased use and interrogation of client data
 Each cover a specific locality and have worked there
for a number of years
 Attend weekly team meetings in local CDT’s
 Weekly Peer Supervision, monthly PSI supervision
Re-engagement (that sticks...)
Aims…
 to re-engage back into meaningful treatment
 exit drug free / occasional user
Through…
 Telephone, E-mail, text message, home visits etc…
Therefore…
 Reducing unplanned exits & increasing service user
ownership of their treatment journey
Of the 36 clients re-engaged in the last 6months, only 1 has
dropped out of treatment since
Recovery
The Challenge… Recovery that is outcome focused BUT
quantifiable…
The Milestones
Recovery Review
Steps to change
Outcome
Recovery
Reviews
32
Interventions Steps to
Outcomes
change
339
72
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Aftercare - TPac
For those service users exiting treatment services….