Stationary Treatment Center
Nazareth Settlement & Island of Hope
These are stationary Center, the first one for men and the other one for women addicts.

Ambulatory Center
German language version
Island of Hope - treatment center for women

Island of Hope - stationary Center for women addicts



The team from The "Island of Hope" Center. From left to right:

- psih. Crina Lupea
- ergo-therapyst Eva Mosoiu
- administrator Ioan Lupea

Location:
Vurpar is a small village which was documentary certificate for the first time in the year 1296.
The Evangelic Church which lies here from Medieval Eve, hosts the place where the center "Island of Hope" is functioning.
The center is ruled by psychologist Crina Lupea.

Therapeutically Instruments:
- medical assistance
- individual and group cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy - every patient share other patients life-experience and obtain progressively self-trust and the belief that the abstinence is possible.
- family counseling when it's necessary
- spiritual assistance/counseling
- ergo therapy, 4 or 5 hours/day - this must check and re-establish patient's sense of responsibility and work. During this working hours, patients do beautiful handicraft objects such cushions, towels, etc. Also patients may choose to work in the garden or feed and taking care for the domestic animals.

Main Therapeutically Objectives:
- making the patients aware about their alcoholism and all bad consequences related to this illness
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improving their way to express emotions or feelings
- increasing their motivation for therapy
- increasing patient's tolerance versus frustration, teaching the patients new ways to resolve without alcohol or drugs different critical situations which may provide them anxiety and stress



Photos:



The building where women with alcohol and drugs problems, find their help. This is a beautiful region, close to nature where people can find their true inner ego.


Patients working... A good occasion to breed their minds too.