Touch & Go Meetings

Procedure of Touch & Go Meetings

When a drug addict enters the Sadaqat Clinic, the initial meetings he or she has with his or her family are called a touch and go meeting. What is the purpose of the Touch and Go meeting?

How is this meeting what is expected of a family? How does the patient improve day by day? What does the family do to establish its writ? These are the important questions that come to mind, let us tell you how these meetings yield positive results. According to the constitution, there are about 12 touch-and-go meetings in the first two weeks. It takes some time to prepare for each meeting. Because these meetings take place during symptomatic relapse, families need some early training. This training usually begins before the patient is admitted. Families come for daily sessions in which they have counseling and some essential precautions regarding treatment. During a touch-and-go meeting, the family has to meet the patient standing up, because the patient and the family cannot afford long meetings, in the beginning, there is a rift between them. The duration of the touch-and-go meeting is 5 minutes. The family visits the patient with slight discomfort, avoiding hugs and kisses. This can be emotionally difficult for the family, but with self-control and strong will, they make important decisions for the patient’s well-being and establish their own writ, paving the way for meaningful treatment. Unless the family learns to control the patient, the patient’s drug rehabilitation plan will be in jeopardy. Because the patient is most at risk on their own, the family must establish its own writ and make decisions that cannot be made by the drug-addicted patient himself. If the family does not use its influence during the treatment, then all that is left in the treatment is to cry.

On this occasion with the patient. Why is some solid and serious attitude necessary?

Although the duration of Touch & Go meetings is short, families feel comfortable seeing their loved one. It is a different matter that their satisfaction is soon shattered by the hands of the patient. At the first meeting, the patient is emotional. It is natural to be restless after giving up drugs. Expresses grief and anger. Doctors, hospital staff, facilities, and “peas in the plow” are all targeted, so families are told in advance that they should not expect too much from the patient in the initial meetings. As a precaution, they are also prepared for severe reactions. Prior to the meeting, the family is instructed to end the meeting if the patient is angry or rude to them, leave the room, and do not look back. The patient feels some shock at this unexpected behavior of his family. Along with intoxication, the patient also relies heavily on the family. On the one hand, he can’t be addicted and on the other hand, when the family turns a blind eye like this, he has no choice but to change his attitude to get attention. In a Touch and Go meeting, the counselor has a responsibility to protect the family against the patient’s bitter and harsh words so that they can avoid embarrassment and shame. The counselor does not become a silent spectator but influences the patient with his reasonable behavior. The councilor closely observes the meeting and, in light of this, decides on the strategy for the next touch and go meetings. When the patient begins to talk positively with the family, express interest in the treatment gladly, and seek the welfare of the family apart from himself, the duration of the meeting is extended to ten minutes. As the families become “stronger” in the exchange of views, the meetings become longer.

The first touch and go meeting is usually held the next day after the patient has been treated, then the remaining touch and go meetings are held in two weeks. This is followed by family sessions with the patient in which healthy discussions are held as well as important topics related to drug addiction are discussed. The purpose of the Touch & Go Meeting is to meet the emotional needs of the family. At the same time, it is important to focus their attention on training. If the family is called for training and their loved one is not reunited, they will not be able to focus on training because their attention is on their loved one like a sunflower. It is very easy to have a family briefing about the Touch and Go meeting before admission because they can easily understand the way the patient is holding their breath at home. The break-up break after admission shakes their dormant love and shakes their emotions. In this state, they are unable to understand the motives behind the touch-and-go meeting. Sometimes families become frustrated with the patient’s emotional ups and downs and sabotage the treatment with their own hands. In the life of a drug addict, the patient can change his mood and mood whenever he wants, but the family is constantly tormented in this situation, even some of the family members become ill. They fall into a double trap of love and hate with the patient, from which they need special counseling separately.

The disease requires counseling. What kind of disease is this?

Prior to the meeting, the family is instructed not to ask any questions to the patient. Scattered questions are those that cause confusion, such as “How is he?” How is the treatment going? Are you alright here aren’t you happy? ”Instead, they should say, “How fresh your face is, how nice your hair looks. I’m glad you haven’t used alcohol or drugs for the last several days. This new situation is looking very good. I love you very much and I want to see you healthy. I am glad that you have been treated and this is the best treatment. “Obviously you can only say that when you have thoroughly researched the treatment center and admitted your loved one to the best treatment facility. If the patient speaks out against the treatment and the counselor on this occasion, the visitor quietly leaves without saying anything. All this should be done in a natural way as if they were already weighing in on the departure and saying that they are leaving. Tomorrow again, some time will come. If the patient says why are you leaving? So they tell him that he doesn’t like to talk about treatment and he hopes that he won’t talk like that in the future. If the patient talks about the difficulties and the lack of facilities, the visitor instructs him. Will.

About treatment and counseling. Why so much reaction to negative remarks?

The family is seeing the patient for the first time in a condition where he has not been addicted for several days. Families know how restless and restless he is when just a few hours pass without drugs. This will give them a good idea of how unhappy the patient may be after spending several days in the hospital, where there is no evidence of intoxication. Surprisingly, the family imagined that he would be very happy to see her. Has he come to grandma’s house?

There are three counselors in the Touch & Go meeting. If only one person from the family comes to visit, such as wife, mother, or father, then after the meeting, one female counselor leaves with the family member while the other two male counselors are patient. To stand by him. If the visitors are male-only, both councilors may be male. During the meeting, the counselor and the visitor do not sit on the sofa, chair, or bed in the patient’s room but stand. The visitor stands at the door of the room and the counselor builds a protective “wall” between the patient and the family. You are wondering, why is that? There are three counselors in the Touch & Go meeting, if only one person from the family comes to visit, such as wife, mother, or father, then after the meeting, one female counselor leaves with the family member while the other two male counselors are patient. To stand by him. If the visitor is male-only, both councilors may be male. During the meeting, the counselor and the visitor do not sit on the sofa, chair or bed in the patient’s room but stand. The visitor stands at the door of the room and the counselor builds a protective “wall” between the patient and the family.

Usually, in a touch-and-go meeting, the patient forces his family to take him home in various ways, for example, he speaks against the hospital, repeatedly claims in front of the family that if they take him home, he will die. I will never touch alcohol or drugs and if they do not obey then I will be more intoxicated when I come home. The patient’s words hit the family hard. On the one hand, the threat of re-intoxication, on the other hand, is a charming promise. The question is, did you treat him for just one promise? He was making promises morning and evening. How healthy he is if someone threatens to take drugs again and speaks of his own harm. What will be the willpower of such a servant? And how will he keep his promise? If one of the family members is already ill, how can he handle such a difficult situation?

She is in this emotional state. How to make the right decision in time?

Sometimes he mentions physical pains and anxieties, “he is in pain here, he is in pain there, and he makes excuses that sleep does not come”. The patient says to his wife, “I will leave you or I will never talk to you.” “His business will be ruined and we will have no money left.” Then the wife says, “There is nothing better than your health and recovery.” Sometimes divides the family and follows the principle of governance. Touch and Go instructs the family members attending the meeting to “do as he says”. Makes strange gestures. Wants special or VIP treatment in treatment, tries to be supported, and sometimes tries to make himself look very weak and miserable. He even pretends to splash water on his face as if he is drunk with sweat, describes the state of weakness, pretends to be isolated and crying in the hospital, avoids participating in the treatment, Hunger strikes put the family under constant pressure. You should also keep in mind that patients cannot be made 100% happy by meeting the treatment requirements in the early stages of treatment. The treatment requires that the family follow the doctor’s instructions because the clinic has a long experience in dealing with all these ailments and soon the patient gets better.

The duration of the Touch and Go meeting is fixed and the counselor informs the visitor in advance that the meeting may be adjourned at or before the appointed time. At this point, when the patient sees that the family counselor is obeying, then he also begins to obey. Family members look at each other, make sense of the time, and end the meeting. All of the above guidelines or essentials are taken into account and the Touch and Go Meeting yields tangible results.

The duration of the Touch and Go meeting is fixed and the counselor informs the visitor in advance that the meeting may be adjourned at or before the appointed time. At this point, when the patient sees that the family counselor is obeying, then he also begins to obey. Family members look at each other, make sense of the time, and end the meeting. All of the above guidelines or essentials are taken into account and the Touch and Go Meeting yields tangible results. Here the question arises in your mind that why is it so difficult to meet your loved one? Why restrictions? Do we have to spend and go to the doctor’s will? Why don’t we decide for ourselves?

At the first touch-and-go meeting, the patient is emotionally and emotionally denied treatment, while the family insists on treatment. The family is advised not to take offense to their patient because he or she is ill, so the family does not respond in anger and does not clean up the matter. The family ends the meeting without answering her urgent questions. This method is very effective in making the patient’s negative attitudes positive. This method is more effective than the verbal explanation.

During the individual counseling before the next meeting, the patient is warned to refrain from sabotaging the meeting with the family and to focus on treatment. If the patient’s family continues to be rude, the initial meetings may be interrupted so that he realizes his mistake. Stopping the meeting makes the patient temporarily angry. Counselors then have detailed discussions with the patient. During this conversation, they break the cycle of self-deception. The patient soon realizes the seriousness of the situation. The patient apologizes for his or her behavior and paves the way for future good touch and go meetings. It is generally observed that after every touch and go meeting the patient shows signs of improvement and after half a dozen meetings the patient Calms down. Although the patient’s irritating emotions during the Touch and Go meeting may cause you heartache, the benefit is that the patient’s resentment subsides and he or she adjusts to the treatment effectively.

The family is advised not to follow any instructions given by the patient during the meeting. Keep insisting on giving because at this time only you can make important decisions for the welfare and rehabilitation of the patient. Don’t obey your loved one? Don’t listen to him? What do you think is the reason for this dictatorial attitude?

If the symptoms are severe, the family is told in advance to be mentally prepared. Better patient care is the responsibility of the physician. However, the severity of the symptoms can sometimes make the patient unwell, and it is not appropriate to hide or apologize for it. The councilor does not defend himself or the hospital during the meeting but remains silent and speaks when the meeting is over. Families also do not consult family counselors on this occasion as it gives the patient a boost and he starts violating the sanctity of their relationship with the doctor. It is important for the family to take special care of this. However, it is clear that it is the councilor’s job to explain everything after the meeting.

The patient is in pain even in the hospital! So the benefit of treatment?

If the first touch-and-go meeting is good then by the next meeting positive changes will be seen in the patient. There should be such an atmosphere in the Touch and Go meeting that if the councilor says to the visitor, “Let’s go,” he will answer, “Let’s go, I was thinking the same thing. “If the patient says he wants to talk privately, the visitor should say, ‘There is no barrier between me and the counselor. Do whatever you want in front of them. “If the patient asks you to do this, or if he says I want to give you a letter, you should say,” Tell or ask the counselor.”

Touch and Go Meeting is designed to have a positive effect on the patient’s mind. It is a matter of satisfaction for the family that with each passing day the patient seems to be calming down and his interest in treatment increases. Many of the rituals and customs of the Touch & Go Meeting are not immediately understood by the family, but they are satisfied with the results. The purpose is to eat, not to count the trees. If our patient is on the path to recovery from addiction, then we need nothing more. When the patient’s physical ailments are gone, group counseling and the individual are taught to live without drugs through breeding. During the course of treatment, the patient gradually learns to be happy without intoxication.