About De Hoop

Parent/partner work

De Hoop's parent/partner work offers treatment for partners and relatives of (former) addicts.

Aim
De Hoop's parent/partner work helps partners and relatives of (former) addicts deal with behavior of (former) addicts. It also offers treatment to these partners and relatives if they have become traumatized because of addictive behavior.

Eligibility
People are eligible for parent/partner work if they:

  • Are a relative or partner of a (former) addict
  • Are struggling with problems due to someone else's addiction.

De Hoop will refer people to another program if they:

  • Have predominant psychiatric or substance abuse problems
  • Have an aversion against De Hoop's Christian identity.

Please note that De Hoop looks at each situation individually in order to decide whether De Hoop is able to provide the care necessary or whether De Hoop has to refer the client to another institution or clinic.

View
De Hoop offers treatment from a Christian view on man and a Christian view on psychological and psychiatric problems. This Christian view is derived from De Hoop's main mission: helping people on their way to a new life.

Being or becoming a Christian is no condition for treatment at De Hoop.

Offer
The care offer of parent/partner work consists of the following components:

  • Individual treatment
  • Group therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Family therapy

The treatment program will be focused on the client's specific needs.

During treatment, the following topics are discussed:

  • Communications
  • Letting go
  • Parenting and education
  • Addiction
  • Addiction and environment
  • Addictive substances
  • Codependency
  • Boundaries and self-assertion
  • Rejection
  • De Hoop's vision on...

Clients will also hear personal stories from addicts and other relatives and partners of (former) addicts.

Finances
Treatment at De Hoop is paid for by the client's health insurance company.

Applying for treatment
Clients may apply for treatment at De Hoop's outpatient clinic.

Location
De Hoop's parent/partner work is located at the Spuiweg location, Spuiweg 77, 3311 GT in Dordrecht.

Contact Information
De Hoop Foundation
Provincialeweg 70
3329 KP Dordrecht
T. +31 (0)78 6 111 222
E. info@dehoop.org

More information

  • Intake at De Hoop

    People who wish to follow treatment or counseling at De Hoop have to call the central intake office at the outpatients' clinic themselves.

  • 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

    Clients that need 24-hour clinical care will be placed in one of the therapeutic centers, including the living groups and therapeutic center De Brug ('brug' means 'bridge').

  • 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.

  • Ambulatory treatment

    Some people do not need round-the-clock care or part-time treatment but they might only need a weekly counseling session with a psychologist.

  • 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

    Clients in clinical care at De Hoop are eligible for Post-clinical Treatment (PCT). Clients have their own living accommodation and run their own households.

  • 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.

  • Work experience & education

    Gaining work experience combined with following relevant education is an important part of De Hoop's clinical treatment offer.

  • Visiting clients

    After clients have been admitted for two weeks, they are allowed to receive visitors.