Seminar for relatives and partners of people with drug, alcohol, gambling and other behavioural addictions.
The Larissa Self-Help Promotion Program is a program of the Department of Psychology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). It operates with the cooperation of both Okana and the funding of the Ministry of Health. Similar programmes operate in Thessaloniki, Chania and Sitia. The main objective of the program is the psychosocial support of people who are facing problems of drug and alcohol addiction, gambling and other behavioural addictions and their relatives. As part of its actions, the program organises a series of seminars exclusively for relatives and partners of people with addiction problems entitled: Addiction problem in the family: discussing the causes and ways of coping.
The topics that will be covered in the seminar are the following:
- What is the nature of the phenomenon of addiction?
- Are there myths that accompany the phenomenon;
- Can an addict successfully cope with the problem of addiction?
- Are there different ways to get help?
- What is the role of the addict’s family and close people in dealing with the problem?
The seminars addressed exclusively to relatives and partners of people who have a problem with drug and alcohol addiction, gambling & other behavioural addictions. The main objective of the seminars is to inform the relatives of people with addiction problems about the causes and ways of dealing with the problem.
It will be carried out three two-hour seminars, which will begin Tuesday 1/30/24 and will take place every Tuesday 18.00 – 20.00. The seminars will take place at the premises of the Self-Help Promotion Program of Larissa (169 Heroes of Polytechnic 169 and Koutsouba) and participation in them, as in all the activities of the programme, is free of charge. Interested parties can register for the seminars at the program’s telephone numbers (2410233332) daily from 9.00 – 20.00 until Friday 26/1/24.
Brief information about the support actions of the Self-Help Promotion Program of Larissa for the relatives and partners of addicts.
The Larissa Self-Help Promotion Program is a program of the Department of Psychology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.P.Th.). It operates with the cooperation of both Okana and the funding of the Ministry. Similar programmes operate in Thessaloniki, Sitia and Chania. The main objective of the program is the psychosocial support of people who are facing problems of drug and alcohol dependence and their relatives. The services provided by the program are free of charge.
In this context, the following actions are carried out for relatives and partners of addicts:
Α) Individual support meetings for relatives of people with addiction problem.
B) Support groups for relatives and partners of people with an addiction problem.
C) Seminars to raise awareness and provide accurate information to relatives of people with an addiction problem.
Anyone interested in any of the above actions can contact the Self-Help Promotion Program of Larissa at 2410233332 daily from 9.00 -20.00 and make an appointment directly in order to be informed more fully about the support possibilities provided by the program.
Contact Persons: Kostas Gaifillias & Kiki Demetriadou – 2410233332
