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Ambulatory treatment

Maybe you do not need 24-hour or part-time treatment and you might only need a weekly counseling session with a psychologist. These ambulatory sessions take place at De Hoop's intake office. They are either weekly group sessions and/or individual sessions. Ambulatory treatment is of a clear Christian nature. De Hoop offers two kinds of ambulatory treatment:

Treatment offered by Alcohol & Work
Treatment within the anorexia and bulimia groups

Alcohol & Work
With the Alcohol & Work project, De Hoop aims at tackling alcohol problems in the workplace. Alcohol & Work also offers ambulatory treatment. If you cannot follow treatment during the day, it is also possible for you to follow treatment in the evening. For more information, please go to the paragraph 'Alcohol & Work'.

Treatment
Treatment aims at several aspects and the duration of treatment can vary from person to person. The content of your treatment contract depends on:

Your motivation to change
The severity of your addiction
Your wish to change your drinking behavior or other behavioral patterns

Treatment consists of individual sessions. You can also follow training sessions in social skills and relational sessions.

Goals
Treatment is aimed at realizing desired behavioral changes, as you have agreed upon with your care worker. Desired changes could include:

Decreasing or completely discontinuing alcohol use
Preventing relapse in undesired drinking behavior
Improving psychological and/or social functioning
Maintaining or improving work activities

Anorexia and bulimia groups
If you struggle with anorexia or bulimia, you can follow ambulatory group treatment. There are weekly treatment sessions at the intake bureau under the supervision of a psychologist or psychotherapist.

Therapy
Group therapy is supervised by two psychologists/psychiatrists and consists of fifteen weekly sessions of two hours each. It is possible to extend group therapy with ten more sessions. Sessions take place during the day. The maximum number of participants is eight. We have seperate female and male groups. Working in groups has the advantage that you can relate to each other and can motivate each other to change your lives. During therapy, you will also have a number of individual sessions.

Goals
The main goal of treatment is that you will work at processes of change in your personal life that will lead to a new and restored balance.

Finances
Ambulatory treatment is partly financed through the Netherlands Exceptional Medical Expenses Act. Clients undergoing psychotherapy have to pay a contribution per treatment session. This also applies to clients participating in the anorexia and bulimia groups. The Alcohol & Work project is fully financed through the Netherlands Exceptional Medical Expenses Act.

Criterions
You are eligible for ambulatory treatment when you:

Have received a referral from your general practitioner
Are registered with the Dutch health insurance fund
Are willing to discontinue the use of addictive substances
Are willing to follow treatment based on Christian principles (this does not apply to ambulatory treatment of alcohol addiction through the Alcohol & Work project)

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Christian identity
At De Hoop Foundation, ideology and identity are very important concepts - in the private as well as the social area.
How to apply for treatment at De Hoop
If you wish to receive treatment or counseling at De Hoop, you need to call the central intake office, located at De Hoop's outpatients' clinic: +31 (0)78 6 11 12 22.
De Hoop's front door: intake
Every client comes through De Hoop's outpatients' clinic. In other words, the outpatient's clinic is De Hoop's front door.
Crosspoint motivation center
Crosspoint is De Hoop's motivation center for people who are addicted and want to become motivated to follow treatment.
Therapeutic centers
If you are motivated to break with your addiction, you can follow clinical care at De Hoop. De Hoop's clinic consists of seven living groups and Therapeutic Center De Brug.
Therapeutic center De Brug
De Brug (‘the bridge') is a therapeutic center for clients who are able to live independently but still need some counseling.
General treatment program (44-56 weeks)
De Hoop offers two different treatment programs for people with substance abuse problems who need 24-hour care. Here, you will find more information about the general treatment program.
Basic program
De Hoop's basic program has a duration of eight weeks. This 24-hour program is suitable for men and women aged 18 and over that have substance abuse problems.
Part-time treatment
Part-time treatment takes place at weekdays. De Hoop offers a two and three version. Part-time treatment is intended for clients who live independently and have reached abstinence.
Post-clinical treatment
If you follow clinical treatment within De Hoop, you are eligible for Post-Clinical Treatment (PCT). Within the PCT, you have your own living accommodation and you run your own household.
12-steps program (Challenge One, Two and Three)
De Hoop offers a 12-steps program, which is divided into three parts (Challenge One, Two and Three). Here, you will find more information about our 12-steps program.
Stay Clean: self-help groups
Stay Clean is a network of Christian self-help groups, set up by and for people with substance abuse problems.
Stay Clean: walk-in project
Stay Clean's Walk-in Project is intended for people who are addicted and/or lack housing. The walk-in project wants to provide these people with a safe and warm place to stay.
Horeb community
Horeb is a Christian community in Beekbergen. It is part of De Hoop. On its premises, about one hundred men and women receive help for substance abuse or psychosocial problems.
Refaja (Rotterdam)
Because many of De Hoop's clients are from Rotterdam the decision was made to establish a Christian addiction care facility (Refaja) in Rotterdam.
Parent/partner work
Are you a parent or partner of an addict? In that case, you can also find help. Parents and partners often go through a very difficult time due to their children's or partners' addiction.
Children of addicted parents
It is possible for you to take your child(ren) with you when you are admitted to De Hoop's clinical care. When you apply for treatment, intake officers will go through every possibility with you.
Work and study
Gaining work experience combined with following relevant education is an important part of De Hoop's clinical treatment offer.
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Visiting clients
Clients who have been admitted for more than two weeks are allowed to receive visitors.
Need help?
"My life is a mess." "I want to stop but I do not know how." Maybe, you have said this today. But change is possible for you! De Hoop Foundation wishes to support you in starting a new life.