DRUMBEAT in Mental Health and AOD

Through delivery of DRUMBEAT program TMF Training Solutions’ vision is to build better futures for individuals, families and communities, through bringing lasting change to those harmed by alcohol, drugs and mental wellbeing issues.

The DRUMBEAT program utilises both social learning and cognitive behavioural therapy to deliver a range of therapeutic and social learning outcomes including improved emotional regulation, increased self -esteem, and improved social skills, that lead to better relationships and an increased sense of belonging.

DRUMBEAT in Mental Health

Client groups have included both adults and adolescents with diagnosis that include Schizophrenia, Depression, Drug Induced Psychosis, Bipolar Affective Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. For many people recovering from or living with mental illness, social interaction is difficult and anxiety producing. DRUMBEAT has been a safe way of initialising contact between people and reducing their fears as well as improving their social competence.

 DRUMBEAT for use in Drug & Alcohol Prevention and Treatment

DRUMBEAT is in use in a range of settings related to the drug and alcohol field, including:

  • Prevention – with ‘at risk’ population groups
  • Early Intervention – with adults and young people known to be using drugs and alcohol
  • Complimentary Therapy – in conjunction with mainstream approaches to treatment
  • Treatment – As a stand-alone treatment with adults and young people with complex needs or who are resistant to traditional talk based approaches

DRUMBEAT author’s Holyoake, maintains a commitment to evidence based practice and a wide range of studies have been completed to ensure the effectiveness of the program in meeting its goals.

At the core of the DRUMBEAT program is a focus on social connection. The universal nature and importance of relationship issues allows the program to maintain relevance across cultures, genders and age groups. Behind the challenges faced by most people struggling to find meaning and focus in their lives are relationship issues, it is widely agreed that healthy relationships are the building blocks of happy and productive lives.

The Rhythm of Life

  • Rhythms/patterns and their impact on our behaviours
  • Rhythm and its impact on our relationship to the world around us and people we interact with
  • Conflict between people can often be seen as clash of rhythms
  • Self-responsibility, taking responsibility for ourselves, adapting our own behaviours, not trying to force others to change
  • Rhythms in our own Life
  • Trust is central to healthy relationships – stable rhythms promote trust
  • Stable rhythms are safe rhythms – stable people form better relationships
  • All of us at times get stuck in unhealthy rhythms
  • Moving from one rhythm to another can be frightening and challenging

Relationships

  • Relationships are fluid in nature, always changing, we need to be careful not to take relationships for granted
  • Healthy relationships require mutual obligations and attention
  • Common and healthy values underpin healthy relationships
  • Open and honest communication is fundamental to healthy relationships
  • Relationships can be sabotaged by rumors and innuendo

Peer Pressure

  • Peer Pressure follows us across our lives
  • Peer Pressure is often positive
  • The three factors that help us avoid negative peer influence
  • Living your values is much harder than knowing your values

Identity

  • Being socially responsible doesn’t mean giving away your individuality
  • Living harmoniously with others demands social obligations
  • Trust & responsibility allows for individual freedom
  • Trust is central to healthy relationships

Community

  • Listening is at the heart of social integration
  • The best communities draw on all their members strengths
  • It is through our relations with others in community that we find our sense of place
  • Communities provide individuals with opportunities unavailable to individuals
  • Diversity adds to the quality of human experience

Harmony

  • What is musical harmony and what creates it
  • What factors create social harmony
  • Working with other allows us to do things we could ever achieve on our own

Communication                                                                                        

  • How does the way we treat others impact on our relationships
  • Much of our own identity is shaped from feedback from others
  • Bullying behaviour is often a sign of poor self regard or victimisation
  • We all need the support of others at different times in our lives

 

Emotions & Feelings

  • Feelings are natural, and gives us insight into our relationships and the world around us
  • We need to acknowledge our feelings in our relationships with others
  • Feelings can be misinterpreted, leading to unnecessary conflict
  • How we express feelings is important
  • Some ways of expressing feelings are healthier than others
  • Repressed feelings can sometimes be unhealthy and even dangerous

Anger & Frustration

  • All people get angry at different times
  • Anger as an uncontrolled emotion can often lead to aggression or violence
  • To get control of anger we have to first recognise it
  • When we think about our anger we can redirect it

Teamwork

  • Teamwork is fundamental to many parts of our lives
  • Teamwork often involves working with people you may not ordinarily associate with
  • There are a range of skills that serve teamwork
  • Good relationships involve teamwork
  • Self Belief – I can do it
  • If it is to be it’s up to me
  • For change to occur we need to believe in our own ability to make it happen
  • We all have strengths that can contribute to the communities we are a part of
  • Despite the past, each of us has the power to control our own destiny

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