Battersea Alcohol Service
Battersea Alcohol Service (BAS) is a structured alcohol day programme in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We provide free therapeutic support to Wandsworth adults with alcohol issues, through one-to-one, group work and peer support.
What we do at BAS
BAS offers care-planned, flexible packages of support. We work one-to-one and in groups to help individuals address their problematic drinking. In addition at Battersea Alcohol Service:
- We offer full time and part time options available for:
- those wanting to maintain abstinence and
- those wanting to address their problematic relationship with alcohol who are able to engage in structured treatment without being under the influence of alcohol when attending the service
- We provide aftercare support as part of the package of care
Who we help
We offer a free service to adults with alcohol issues in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
- For clients with a mental health diagnosis, we will work in partnership with mental health services where appropriate.
- There are groups for those wanting to maintain abstinence and those wanting to gain greater awareness of their relationship with alcohol
- We do not provide medical advice or interventions
- People cannot be under the influence of alcohol when attending the service
How we work
Our service supports people to change the way they think about and respond to different situations. We work on the basis that it is not the events which determine our feelings, but the meanings that we attach to these events.
Our service aids people to recognize when they are most likely to use alcohol and how to react differently in these situations. Clients learn to talk about and deal with their current emotional and practical challenges both with support from their peers in the group and the workers at the service. There are a variety of groups available including:
- Relapse Prevention
- Alcohol Awareness
- Relationship Groups
- Social and Life Skills
- Art and Drama Therapy
- Goals Groups
- Aftercare
- Evening group (for those in employment)
The service refers on to counselling and other aftercare services such as training and employment support as well as providing ongoing relapse prevention groups in the evenings following treatment.
Referral: accessing Battersea Alcohol Service
Clients can contact the service on 0207 228 0585 to be booked in for an assessment following some basic information collected over the telephone. The service is appointment based and not a drop in.
Download a self referral form (MS Word)
Referrers are asked for referral information regarding the prospective client's current situation to assist with support needs. However, the client is expected to contact the service directly for an assessment.
Referral forms can be faxed or emailed to BAS.
Clients can be assessed prior to detoxification and will be booked in at a time when they are least likely to have consumed too much alcohol. When in active treatment, they will be expected not to be under the influence of alcohol when at the service and not at all if on the abstinence programme.
