Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - The Ley Community Mission Statement

The Ley Community

LEY COMMUNITY ANNUAL PLAN 2005/2006

1. Treatment Programme

Achieve successful completions at over 40% for all residents leaving during 2005/2006
Achieve average length of stay during 2005/2006 to over 35 weeks
Achieve average occupancy level of at least 90% during 2005/2006
To maintain the range and variety of specialist groups
Toreview how the programme retains a balance between 'Work, Rest and Play'
To maintain a range of complementary therapies available to residents

2. Resettlement

Resettlement l To continue to develop the Ley/Connection Resettlement Project to provide aftercare support to people completing not only the Ley Community, but also other community or prison based rehabilitation programmes and returning to resettle in the Oxford area
To ensure that residents who leave the programme early are subsequently supported to maximise on treatment gains

3. Equal Opportunities

To increase the % of women residents to at least 20% of the resident group
To increase the % of residents from minority ethnic groups to at least 15% of resident group
To ensure that all staff have annual training on diversity issues

4. Research

Research l To have had published in peer review journals a paper during 2005/2006 on the impact of the Programme over time through a battery of psychological tests
To explore the possibility for the data from the national research project into the effectivness of Therapeutic Communities to be disaggregated to provide research papers specifically on the effectivness of the Ley Community programme
To explore the potential for commissioning research into the Ley Community programme without entailing significant costs from the main revenue budget

5. Staff Development

Staff Development l To have fully implemented the Ley Community StaffTraining and Development Strategy 2005/2006
To have reviewed the Ley Community Appraisal and Supervision policies and ensured that the policies are fully adhered to
To retain a pool of volunteers, including ex-users, who will be trained to undertake relief shifts with the view of potential future employment

6. Redevelopment and Refurbishment

To continue to upgrade furnishings on an established maintenance cycle
To explore potential for establishing a Sister Ley community for up to thirty residents in Oxfordshire or neighbouring county
To explore the potential for establishing a home detox service with English Church Housing Group for prospective residents.

7. External Relations

To have ensured coverage of the Ley Community in both local and national media
To ensure that the Ley Community continues to contribute actively to a range of interagency initiatives in Oxfordshire

8. Financial Management

9. Quality Assurance

To maintain the Investor in People Award
To ensure that at least 50% of staff working directly with residents have achieved the Advanced Certificate in Practitioner Skills in the Management of Substance Misuse
To maintain standards set by the Commission for Social Care Inspection
To undertake a quality audit as part of the Association of Therapeutic Communities ÔQuality NetworkÕ exercise
To undertake regular Health and Safety Audits