Address: Astley Ainsley Hospital, 74 Canaan Lane, Edinburgh, EH9 2TB

Telephone: 0131 446 4400

Name
LEAP (Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence project)

Name	Description	When	Group
SMART Family and Friends @ LEAP	Open to families and friends of addicts, partnership meeting (worker-led), 10.30pm – 12.00pm (with 30minutes to socialise at the beginning. The SMART Recovery Family & Friends (F&F) Programme offers an evidence-based approach to support individuals with a loved one struggling with addiction. SMART F&F includes tools from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in combination with the highly acclaimed CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) programme. The programme is designed to help those affected by a loved one’s addictive behaviour to learn new ways of dealing with the challenges, thoughts and emotions that they experience. The programme looks at areas including Positive Communication, Disabling the Enabling, Trust and Self Care. SMART F&F will help participants to view their own behaviours, challenge their thinking and find more effective ways to interact with their loved one, as well as learning ways to empower themselves.	Every Friday at 10:30	SMART Family and Friends