Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy
Open Access

Abstract

Continuum of care is a continuing care which provides quality of care services. The management must concern from first day visit until aftercare program. Therefore all of practitioners are convinced and holistic approaches are used. Addictions are chronic and complicate illness and individualize. We try put energy and resources into rebuilding the comprehensiveness and continuity that represent high-quality care. At outpatient department we encourage all clients and his family via step of treatment engagement stage. It is not tailor-made for all. The clinical indications that support the client�s transition from the treatment engagement stage to the early recovery stage. For inpatient department, We design continuing care services which supports maintain abstinence during institution program. The aftercare programs are used after discharge e.g. occupational program, family based, and community based. The activities provide client�s recovery and status. Clients need continuing care varies for each individual who remain abstinent or relapses prevention.

Biography

Prapapun Chucharoen has completed PhD in Neuroscience from Mahidol University. She is the Director of Master of Arts program in Addiction Studies, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand, the only Master Program in addiction studies in Southeast Asia. This program aimed to create social leader/ practitioner in the field of addiction studies. With this program, she is capable of practicing as well as conducting research in this discipline in order to support the social environment of a country with respect to the prevention and alleviation of narcotics and others addiction problems. The therapy and rehabilitation of addicts is also included in the curriculum. She has published more than 25 papers in journals and serving as an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Public Health and Development Thailand.