6/30/2023 0 Comments Odyssey house![]() Our men’s programme is a therapeutic community offering alcohol and drug treatment for men aged 17 and over. In Christchurch, Odyssey started in 1985 and has contracts with the Department of Corrections and the District Health Board, Ministry Social development. The community as a whole provides a crucial context for change. It also provides a predictable environment with well-defined boundaries, as well as encouraging individuals to learn not only consistency, but also reliability, responsibility and accountability. The members learn how to use the community to assist and promote personal growth, with the primary ‘therapist’ and ‘teacher’ in the Therapeutic Model being the community itself. The Odyssey programme promotes a community consisting of programme participants and staff, this community works together to encourage and promote positive development in the individual. ![]() The programmes are based on recovery principles of self-determination, peer support and empowerment. The philosophy of Odyssey House is based on therapeutic communities which use group influence as the main change agent. In NZ there are Odyssey houses in Auckland and Christchurch. Odyssey House Trust Christchurch is part of an international network of addiction services started in US in 1966.
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