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Family Service Coordinator in CADS
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| Duncan Poole is the Family Service Coordinator in CADS. |
Friday, 4 November 2005.
My name is Duncan Poole and I would like to
introduce myself as the new family service coordinator with CADS. This
is a relatively new role which is designed to assist family and other
support people’s participation in the service.
I have worked in the addiction field for about nine years. Previously I
was team leader at a residential alcohol and drug programme in Auckland. A big part of my role there was to facilitate family sessions
with clients and to run education groups for family. From this
experience I learnt how hugely important having family and others
involved in the recovery process is.
There are two main threads to my role. The first is to assist CADS with
the delivery of the service for particular clients and their support
network (i.e. to support our staff to run family sessions with a
specific client and family).
Secondly I am also here to listen to family and other support people
about how they feel the service can be improved for them in a general
sense. This helps us at CADS to change our systems and procedures to
ensure they meet the needs of family etc. If you have any particular
questions you want answered or if there is any feedback you want to give
us then please contact me at:
Duncan Poole
Family Service Coordinator
Community Alcohol and Drug Service
Ph (09) 845 1800, Ext 4564
duncan.poole@waitematadhb.govt.nz
I look forward to hearing from you,
Duncan
