Drug addiction is one of the frequent social problems that concerns both Europe and Turkey which often co-occurs with criminal behaviours. Studies show that rehabilitation and reintegration activities are helpful and necessary for drug addicted offenders which can be followed by after imprisonment or during supervised probation. The societies where addicts have difficulty with reintegration into social life present the lowest success rates in addiction treatment. Treatment and rehabilitation during probation attempt to reduce drug use and crime as well as reduce costs, by reducing the emphasis on imprisonment and supervising of drug abusers in the community. In the fight against drug addiction, rehabilitation following medical treatment during probation is essential for the success of the treatment and for reintegration of drug addicts into the society. There is a requirement for new studies, innovative projects regarding rehabilitation and reintegration of drug addicts. Improving rehabilitation and reintegration of drug addicts is a social responsibility of the society.This project focuses on adults who have drug addiction problem and it aims to provide psychological rehabilitation and socio-cultural reintegration to these individuals and their families. The project aims improving the reintegration of adult drug addicts under probation into the society and helping their families psychologically in coping with substance related problems through developing, piloting and implementing innovative training modules and materials about psychological rehabilitation, socio-cultural reintegration of adult drug addicts under probation; and organising workshops to the target group and their families. In order to achieve this goal, it will be developed and implemented innovative training modules and other related materials; aiming to pilot related target groups and beneficiaries. Project materials and outcomes will be actualized through adult reintegration training in order to lead a productive live to addicted individuals and their families. Materials produced in this project will help drug addicts who are under probation to successfully reintegrate into society by developing their skills and qualifications; and also help to support their families psychologically in coping with addiction related problems. These innovative training modules and materials will be used by social workers, trainers and supervisory staff dealing with drug addicts. These training modules and materials will be tested by piloting these for 20 drug addicts under probation in Turkey and for 10 drug addicts under probation in partner countries (Romania, Spain and Germany). Effectiveness of the developed materials by means of qualitative multicultural research will be evaluated. Edited modules and materials will be implemented for drug addicts under probation in Turkey. The developed materials will be provided face to face, inworkshops and through website to the target group and their families. The impact of the project is that adult education methods are extended to a new area. It contributes with a general vision of the target group and in the family training and all factors which determine their situation regarding to rehabilitation sector and adult training. The project will increase awareness for drug addiction problems, crime and rehabilitation of drug addicts; develop new methods, models, approaches; promote guidance and counselling at all levels. Project results will help adult drug addicts and their families to successfully reintegrate into the society in order to increase their wellbeing, lead a productive life and will support the employment of drug addicts. This project is an original project rather than a transfer project. As a result of the strong composition of the partners we’ll have the opportunity to work with various experts from universities, rehabilitation centres and public institutions. This project will develop new products (e.g. training modules, workshops, website) for specified target groups, which are drug addicts under supervised probation, their families, and all related experts and organisations dealing with drug addicts. Project website and other dissemination materials will be in English, Turkish, Romanian, German and Spanish; thus wide range of people will benefit from developed materials. Sustainability for the project will be actualized by ensuring the benefit from the prepared dissemination tools that will display the project results and products. We will ensure that drug addicts under probation, their families, social workers, trainers, and supervisory staff will be active users of the project website that will be designed to last for 4 years as a communication tool among each other.
In REHAB the European partners from Turkey, Germany, and Spain were collaborated on inclusive targets for the development of their regional project: high-level educational supply for learners who need special support. The partners are innovative developers of new methods, of their organization and practices toward multi-professional networks to support vocational learning and employment of the target group. This Project promotes equity, social inclusion and active citizenship for drug addicts and their families who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and have special needs to succeed in adult education. This project focused on adults who have drug addiction problem and it aims to provide psychological support and socio-cultural reintegration to these individuals and their families. The aim of project was to improve the reintegration of adult drug addicts under probation into the society and helping their families psychologically in coping with substance related problems through developing, piloting and implementing innovative training modules. In order to achieve these aims, materials about psychological rehabilitation were produced in many formats and delivered to the target group and their families in workshops and seminars. If it needs to be clearer, during the project, an innovative training module and other related materials were developed and implemented on target group in Turkey. Before implementation of training program, pilot study of it utilized on related target groups and beneficiaries. Project materials and outcomes were actualized through adult reintegration training in order to lead a productive live to addicted individuals and their families. Materials produced in this project will help drug addicts who are under probation to successfully reintegrate into society by developing their skills and qualifications all other European Countries. Educational materials and training modules that have been produced so far was evaluated by projects partners. Project partners intend to implement these materials and modules to at least 100 drug addicted adults and their families at the end of the project. But, before that final implementation, project partners planned to carry out a pilot training for testing the effectiveness, applicability and usefulness of these modules and materials. Therefore, 3 pilot training were organized in three cities in Turkey and in three partner countries in order to test and evaluate educational materials and training modules. 1. A pilot training was organized by SAMDER and Abant İzzet Baysal University, in Bolu. 2. Another one was arranged in Sakarya University, in Sakarya. 3. One of them was organized in Sima Special Education and Rehabilitation Center in Bursa. Project coordinator AIBU and the partner Sakarya University contributed considerably to the creation of training modules and organization and implementation of the 3 pilot training. Their REHAB staff is academics of sociology departments; who have various past studies on drug addiction. Thus, training were of high quality. All lectures in the training were given by these academics. All the developed materials were provided face to face, in workshops and through website to the target group and their families as mentioned above. The impact of the project is expected that adult education methods are extended to a new area. In addition, it can be contribute with a general vision of the target group and in the family training and all factors which determine their situation regarding to rehabilitation sector and adult training. I can be said that REHAB project definitely raised the awareness for drug addiction problems, crime and rehabilitation of drug addicts in local area while developing new methods, models, approaches and promoting guidance and counselling at all levels. As a result of the strong composition of the partners, we had a great opportunity to work with various experts from universities, rehabilitation centers and public institutions. A website has been created to integrate digital integration in learning, teaching and education; an environment has been created to give information about the effects of subjects related to the addiction for the drug addicted individuals and their families. This study will contribute to the increase of the achievement level in Europe. The work has been meticulously prepared within the framework of scientific ethic rules and presented as a contribution to the literature on addiction. Thanks all projects partners for their invaluable contribution to the preparation and translation of this scientific work on drug addiction, which is both an important and difficult subject, the innovative and complementary project were finished successfully. Hopefully, the researchers and projects members will contribute to the literature on addiction and thus the science with their future studies carrying social sensitivity.