Episode 6: Amanda

For 12 months the Family Empowerment Program was run as a pilot by Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute.  

The program was offered across rural Australia for 12 months with practitioners trained to provide online therapy for people supporting their loved ones struggling with substance use.  

In this episode of The Other Side of Addiction, a podcast sharing the stories from the Family Empowerment Program, we meet Amanda, a clinician in the program.  

With a passion for supporting clients who live in rural and regional Australia, Amanda shares her experience of running the program, being able to connect with clients via telehealth to provide this service and why she’d love to see this program continue into the future. 

Please be aware, this episode features conversations about drug, alcohol and substance abuse. If this raises anything for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. 

Credits: 

Episode guest: Amanda 

Producer and interviewer: Kia Handley 

Artwork: Finn Redmond 

For more information about the FEP: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/rural-health/research/rural-health/family-empowerment-program 

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