Changes Living
Recovery from an eating disorder
Changes Living, for whom?
Changes living is for clients who will benefit from the support and supervision of 24-hour care. Medical and nutritional monitoring, nursing care, compassionate staff, and regular individual and group therapy are provided, along with at-home living accommodation at our residential location. Our multidisciplinary team of treatment professionals is dedicated to meeting each unique client where they are in recovery and cultivating a safe, affirming treatment environment where clients can focus on healing. They are committed to providing compassion-focused support for individuals recovering from an eating disorder and co-occuring mental health conditions.Our Program
We do believe it is possible to fully recover from an eating disorder.
Changes Living offers living space for people who are on the road to eating disorder recovery. We offer a safe, comfortable environment that eases you back into independent living. The transitional model at Changes living allows for a peer-supported system as a bridge between inpatient care and the return to the ‘real world.’ We help ease the changeover by allowing the individual to acquire and implement the necessary skills to function outside the care of a clinical environment or treatment facility.
4 Phases
- Finances
- Meaning and daily activities
- Housing
- Social functioning
- Mental & Physical health
- Basic and instrumental activities of daily living)
"Empowering recovery, fostering hope: where healing continues beyond the clinic doors."
What to expect?
During your stay with us, you will go through three phases.
In the first phase you will be introduced to the team, other residents, your individual counselor, and work on your recovery plan. You will gain insight into self-destructive patterns and begin developing new behaviors in this supportive environment.
During the second phase the focus is on exposure therapy, which will include activities such as preparing meals, managing finances, grocery shopping, and beginning (voluntary) work.
In the third phase you focus on last prepartion to go back to indepent living.
After your departure, we will continue to support you online during the first weeks of living independently.
Changes Living
We do believe it is possible to fully recover from an eating disorder.
Our Team
The treatment team at the South Africa youth clinic consists of a psychiatrist, clinical psychologists, (clinical) psychologists, a social worker, and nurses. Within our teams, a significant portion also has lived experience.The South African staff speaks English. Therefore, a basic command of the English language is necessary if you wish to undergo treatment in South Africa. Both individual sessions and group therapy will be conducted in English.
Frequently Asked Questions
For whom?
What do we offer?
Changes living offers living spaces for people who are on the road to eating disorder recovery.
Transitional living offers a safe, comfortable environment that eases the client back into independent living without leaving them without care or support. The transitional living model at Changes living allows for a peer-supported system as a medium between inpatient care and the return to the ‘real world.’
We help ease the changeover by allowing the individual to acquire and implement the necessary skills to function outside the care of a clinical environment or treatment facility.
About our 8-Phase Model
The emphasis in the 8-phase model is on individual guidance, actively working with the client’s network, strengths, and wishes (Movisie, 2015). The 8-phase model involves systematic and strength-based work, covering the entire trajectory of the client, from intake to discharge. The 8-phase model is structured as follows:
- Phase 1: Enrollment Phase
- Phase 2: Intake Phase
- Phase 3: Startup Phase
- Phase 4: Analysis Phase
- Phase 5: Planning Phase
- Phase 6: Implementation Phase
- Phase 7: Evaluation Phase
- Phase 8: Discharge Phase
Personal budget
Contribution
The client pays Changes living a mandatory monthly contribution of 450 euros.
The contribution consists of housing costs (rent & utilities) amounting to 325 euros, living expenses of 100 euros per month (for which the client receives: breakfast, lunch, dinner, 2 snacks, and 2 pieces of fruit per day, and general groceries are purchased such as cleaning supplies and toilet paper), and a 25-euro monthly contribution to the excursion fund used to organize group outings.
In addition, the client is required to pay a one-time deposit of 325 euros as a guarantee for any damage caused during the program. Upon successful completion of the support program, and if no material damage has been caused to Unite’s property, the deposit will be returned to the client.