Mana Enhancing STOP Rōpū
"Recovery doesn't happen in people it happens between people"
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Helping to Support Positive Changes
The Mana Enhancing STOP group “STOP” is the acronym for stop taking our people from methamphetamine. The group facilitates, examines the effectiveness of psychotherapy as a treatment (outcome) and how psychotherapy produces its effects in a process group to help whānau heal from their addiction to methamphetamine. The therapeutic community is the method to engage using the concepts of a whānau, hapū, and iwi approach working in collaboration together.
This area of research has important implications working from a te ao Māori (world view) for practice, working with whānau from a holistic approach, including what type of treatments should be used, and what other services can provide the wrap-around service. This entry reviews the frequently used methods in this field of study, its history, and future directions.
A whānau, hapū, and iwi approach to recovery
About Us
Addiction can be a vicious circle and can spiral into a lonely and alienating time. The root of addiction varies from person to person, but the huarahi - journey towards a better path is possible when you have awhi - embraced support around you.
Therefore, at the Mana Enhancing STOP Rōpū, we know and understand addiction, and are here to support you to take the first step on the road to recovery. Addiction is a battle you can’t fight on your own and at the Mana Enhancing STOP Rōpū, you’ll never have to. Methamphetamine never discriminated never does our rōpū, here, you can count on having support at all times.
Kaitiāki - Facilitators
Holistic Approach to Healing
Hinenagro - Ngākau - Whānau - Tinana - Wairua
Principals that Guide our Practice
Mana - Mauri - Tapū
Person Centered - Whānau Inclusive
Whānau First, Wairua Focused
A whānau, hapū, iwi approach to recovery
Therapeutic Communities
The success of Therapeutic Communities, the community is the method of engagement, therefore treatment requires the support of an entire community. In the Mana Enhancing STOP Rōpū groups, we understand the heartache and pains of addiction and the strength that can be gained from successful treatment. We encourage whānau to take advantage of our rōpū groups to support whānau in recovery.
Kaupapa
Rather than focusing on individual sobriety, the Mana Enhancing STOP Rōpū is conducted in a group setting, to focus on community sobriety, a whānau, hapū, and iwi approach, working in collaboration across the different regions. We’ve found that whānau who attend respond best to working from a te ao Māori worldview. Using the concepts of whakawhanaungatanga as the method to engage. We prefer a nurturing approach, with an emphasis on education and prevention and empowerment to move forward.
Kia kaha e te whānau
Me mahi tātau mo te oranga o te whānau - working together for the wellbeing of the family. The rōpū supports whānau to see with new eyes, onamata (past) for us to move forward, we must look at the past, inamata (present) for us to stay in the present moment, we must know where we have been, anamata (future), for us to know where we are going we must know where we have been. Your personal history and circumstances make your addiction unique to you. The rōpū space allows us to feel, and if we don't feel we don't heal. We focus on educating our tamariki, and whānau, build resilience so you are strong enough - in mind and body - to be well. We will be with you every step of the way, motivating you and helping you to see that you are never alone in this tough journey.
Mana Enhancing
Model of Care
Model of Care
Above illustrates that the model of care puts the individual at the centre. Ko Aū – means me: therefore, the model is our duty not to forget that substance abuse affects the person, ko au, as the person are at the centre of the engagement. Their behaviour impacts future generations to whānau, hence whānau are inclusive of the treatment plan. The Mana-enhancing rōpū guides the process, which results in whānau moving towards aspirations outside of the health and social sectors helping to implement connections to whānau transformation. The diagram represents the ripple of water, whakapapa as an enduring wave from onamata – past, inamata – present and anamata – future. To move forward, we need to go back which helps to reconnect and bind whānau back together over time. The rōpū helps our whānau that attend to see with new eyes. Awhi (embrace) is to help create the environment for work we are already doing. To do this, we always start with a karakia, which is about knowing what the Auta Gods intention is for us all.
The Mana-enhancing’s new model of care is for the Lakes area, and Eastern Bay of Plenty, is the product of a co-development process with tangata whaiora, people with lived experience of mental illness, whanau/family members, communities, and a range of local providers (DHB clinical staff, NGOs, and primary care).
Koha to the kaupapa
Your Generosity Makes This Possible
Our rōpū groups are non funded. Every koha donation, big or small, enables us to give hope to whānau across the Bay of Plenty. Help us light the way and know that your contribution will make a difference. Your koha donation, working in collaboration together helps bring us one step closer to helping whānau in their recovery journey.
"The opposite of addiction is connection"
in te ao Māori the opposite of addiction is whakawhanaungatanga
Johann Hari, 2016
