Case Study: Sandilance Rehabilitation Center

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Name: Sandilance Rehabilitation Center Drug Abuse Ward
Nature of service: Drug Abusers and Mentally Ill
Duration of service: 6 hours

How did you feel as you served?

As I worked at Sandilance Rehabilitation Center Drug Abuse Ward, I felt a bit uncomfortable as this was my first time ever working with drug/alcohol abusers. However, the crew who were taken cared of by the center organization were very open towards me. This made me feel relieved and comfortable working with them as they were happy to share their negative and positive experiences as drug/alcohol patients . I was warmly greeted and reassured by the drug/alcohol patients cohabitants that I would leave from this ward knowledgeable and one step ahead of the another young adult blind

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