For 12 months the Family Empowerment Program was run as a pilot by Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute.
The program was offered across rural Australia for 12 months with practitioners trained to provide online therapy for people supporting their loved ones struggling with substance use.
In this episode of The Other Side of Addiction, a podcast sharing the stories from the Family Empowerment Program, we meet Vicki, a practitioner who specialises in working with children, adolescents and families who live in rural and regional Australia.
Through her private practice, Vicki dedicated a day a week to running Family Empower Program sessions with clients across the country. She shares her experiences, her reflections and her hopes for this program.
Please be aware, this episode features conversations about drug, alcohol and substance abuse. If this raises anything for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Credits:
Episode guest: Vicki
Producer and interviewer: Kia Handley
Artwork: Finn Redmond
For more information about the FEP: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/rural-health/research/rural-health/family-empowerment-program
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