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Good luck. Warm regards, (Dr) Ian Christie, FRCPEd FRCPsych, founder and first director Alpha House, now the Hampshire residential programme of Phoenix Futures. On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Laura Aslan < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > > I just wanted to introduce myself as I am a new member of the EFTC > discussion list. > > > > My name is Laura Aslan, I am the lead Researcher for Phoenix Futures; the > fourth largest drug and alcohol treatment provider in the UK. I have a > forensic psychology background and have particular interest and experience > in prison-based therapeutic communities. I have worked for Phoenix Futures > for nearly 2 years. My role at Phoenix is to ensure that our services are > evidence-based and outcome focused. We want to ensure there is a link > between the interventions we deliver and the outcomes we achieve with our > clients. The projects I design are used to evaluate the effectiveness of > our services and develop ways to increase effectiveness and efficiency > either through the modification of current design or by developing > alternative, novel techniques. > > > > Some of my current projects involve researching our alcohol-specific > clients and their experience of residential, therapeutic community > treatment. In addition to this we are looking into any experienced, > perceived or observed differences between alcohol-specific clients and > opiate-specific clients. I am in the first stages of designing an > evaluation of our 'Recovery through Nature' programme looking into the > processes at play and how this programme helps to enhance someone's > recovery journey. Other projects surround *mothers in treatment, > BCHILLED- our night-time economy project in Birmingham *and various *large-scale > effectiveness evaluations* conducted through outside organisations such > as Public Health England and the Ministry of Justice; to name but a few! > > > > Im looking forward to being part of this forum and utilising and hopefully > contributing to it as well. > > > > Thanks, > > Laura. > > *Laura Aslan* > > *Researcher * > *Phoenix Futures* > 50 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 5AE > Call: 0151 649 9000 Mobile 07805 654251 > View: www.phoenix-futures.org.uk > > *Phoenix Futures; Winner of the Best Employer Award 2012* > > *[image: cid:image003.jpg@01CE6B5B.ED116820]* > > *[image: cid:image004.jpg@01CE6B5B.ED116820]* > > > > Phoenix Futures brings positive change in the lives of individuals, families and communities affected by > substance misuse. We reduce the impact of drug and alcohol related harm and enable our service users to > rebuild their lives. Our purpose is achieved through the skills and dedication of our staff. > > Phoenix House (operating as Phoenix Futures) is a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 284880) > and in Scotland (No. SC039008); Company Limited by Guarantee Number 1626869; Registered Housing Corporation > Number H3795; National Housing Federation Member. > > Disclaimer: This e-mail is from Phoenix Futures. This message is confidential and intended for the > addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee(s) please notify the sender immediately so that the error > can be corrected. This message and any attachments received cannot be guaranteed free of viruses and it is > the recipient's responsibility to check them. Any views expressed in this communication are not > necessarily those of Phoenix Futures. > >