Bushypark Addiction Treatment Centre. Ennis, Co Clare http://www.bushypark.ie Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:36:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Weekly Family Support Programme http://www.bushypark.ie/2010/04/weekly-family-support-programme/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2010/04/weekly-family-support-programme/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:23:39 +0000 clarecare http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=499 Family members dealing with addiction need support, which might be as simple as a chat over a cup of tea,  an opportunity to get out of the house for an evening, to get ideas about how to take care of…

]]> Family members dealing with addiction need support, which might be as simple as a chat over a cup of tea,  an opportunity to get out of the house for an evening, to get ideas about how to take care of yourself, for a social outlet, or just to know you are NOT ALONE.  This is for Mums, Dads, Grannys, Grandads, Sisters or Brothers.  Tuesdays at 7.30 pm in Clarecare, room 13, Harmony Row, Ennis.  No charge to drop in.  Teresa and Ellen will be there to Listen.  Phone Ellen at 065-6840944 if you have questions.  Funded by OMD under National Cocaine Initiative Mid-West Regional Drugs Task Force.

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2010/04/weekly-family-support-programme/feed/ 0 RTE coverage of BushyPark http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/11/rte-coverage-of-bushy-park/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/11/rte-coverage-of-bushy-park/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:46:15 +0000 admin http://bushypark.ie/?p=106 The RTE program, Pobal, recently ran an editorial piece about BushyPark. The 4 minute interview and analysis was very complimentary on how BushyPark helps women overcome alcohol addiction.

Watch a video of the RTE program here on the website.  The program…

]]> The RTE program, Pobal, recently ran an editorial piece about BushyPark. The 4 minute interview and analysis was very complimentary on how BushyPark helps women overcome alcohol addiction.

Watch a video of the RTE program here on the website.  The program highlighted the particular problems of ‘Liz’ and other woman who we have helped.

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/11/rte-coverage-of-bushy-park/feed/ 0 Facilitation Skills Training http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/10/facilitation-skills-training/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/10/facilitation-skills-training/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:03:23 +0000 clarecare http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=392 Bushypark offers yearly facilitation skills training for continuing care facilitators. The training takes place over three full weekends, with four observations required between the weekends. Training includes basic counselling and facilitation skills, listening skills, group dynamics and group roles, addiction, relapse, and…

]]> Bushypark offers yearly facilitation skills training for continuing care facilitators. The training takes place over three full weekends, with four observations required between the weekends. Training includes basic counselling and facilitation skills, listening skills, group dynamics and group roles, addiction, relapse, and family disease concept, as well as role plays and opportunities to observe aftercare groups in action. It is designed specifically for Bushypark continuing care facilitators; however, no prior commitment is required. This year’s training in 2010 is scheduled September 10, 11, 12, October 9, 10, and will conclude  November 20, 21st.  Please contact Ellen O’Neal at Bushypark at 065-684 0944 if interested or for further information.

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/10/facilitation-skills-training/feed/ 0 National Drugs Strategy http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/10/national-drugs-strategy/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/10/national-drugs-strategy/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:57:34 +0000 clarecare http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/10/national-drugs-strategy/ In September 2009, the government launched the Interim National Drugs Strategy 2009 – 2016, which gives the focus and direction for the work of the regional drugs task forces and other agencies for the next 7 year period.

We welcome the inclusion…

]]> In September 2009, the government launched the Interim National Drugs Strategy 2009 – 2016, which gives the focus and direction for the work of the regional drugs task forces and other agencies for the next 7 year period.

We welcome the inclusion of alcohol in the new proposed substance misuse strategy to be launched later in 2010.

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/10/national-drugs-strategy/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-20/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-20/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:58:31 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=329 You find in solitude only what you take to it. – (Juan Ramon Jimenez)  What I bring to my moments of solitude, when I look inward at my feelings and attitudes, is self-honesty and open-mindedness.

]]> You find in solitude only what you take to it. – (Juan Ramon Jimenez)  What I bring to my moments of solitude, when I look inward at my feelings and attitudes, is self-honesty and open-mindedness.

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-20/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-19/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-19/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:58:16 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=328 Try not to become a man of success.  Rather become a man of value.

– Albert Einstein

]]> Try not to become a man of success.  Rather become a man of value.

– Albert Einstein

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-19/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-18/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-18/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:57:53 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=327 Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart/ And try to love the questions themselves.

-– Rainer Maria Rilke

]]> Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart/ And try to love the questions themselves.

-– Rainer Maria Rilke

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-18/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-17/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-17/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:57:30 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=326 To wait for moments or places where no pain exists, no separation is felt and where all human restlessness has turned into inner peace is waiting for a dream-world.

-– Henri J. M. Nouwen

]]> To wait for moments or places where no pain exists, no separation is felt and where all human restlessness has turned into inner peace is waiting for a dream-world.

-– Henri J. M. Nouwen

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-17/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-16/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-16/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:57:05 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=325 Today, I will give myself a break when I become caught or obsessed with a problem.

]]> Today, I will give myself a break when I become caught or obsessed with a problem.

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-16/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-15/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-15/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:56:49 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=324 I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade.  It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.

-– D. H. Lawrence

]]> I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade.  It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.

-– D. H. Lawrence

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-15/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-14/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-14/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:56:33 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=323 Amazement grips me:  People are moved to wonder by the mountain peaks, by the vast waves of the sea, by the broad waterfalls on rivers, by the all-embracing extent of the ocean, by the revolution of the stars, but they…

]]> Amazement grips me:  People are moved to wonder by the mountain peaks, by the vast waves of the sea, by the broad waterfalls on rivers, by the all-embracing extent of the ocean, by the revolution of the stars, but they pay no attention to the wonder of themselves.

–St. Augustine

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-14/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-13/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-13/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:56:16 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=322 Be yourself.  Everyone else is taken.

-– Oscar Wilde

]]> Be yourself.  Everyone else is taken.

-– Oscar Wilde

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-13/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-12/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-12/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:53 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=321 Today, I will understand that I hold the key to my freedom.  I will stop participating in my oppression and victimization.  I will take responsibility for myself, and let others do as they may.

-– The Language of Letting Go

…]]> Today, I will understand that I hold the key to my freedom.  I will stop participating in my oppression and victimization.  I will take responsibility for myself, and let others do as they may.

-– The Language of Letting Go

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-12/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-11/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-11/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:34 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=320 Having boundaries doesn’t complicate life; boundaries simplify life.

-– Beyond Codependency

]]> Having boundaries doesn’t complicate life; boundaries simplify life.

-– Beyond Codependency

]]> http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-11/feed/ 0 A thought for now… http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-10/ http://www.bushypark.ie/2009/09/a-thought-for-now-10/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:13 +0000 admin http://www.bushypark.ie/?p=319 Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.

-– Codependent No More

]]> Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.

-– Codependent No More

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