Traveller Visibility Group Clg.

Welcome to the TVG Addiction Keyworkers – Amanda O’ Donnell and Ruth Bailey

Within the addiction Team, we are dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate the complexities of addiction. Our compassionate and experienced professional key workers provide a supportive environment where healing and recovery can thrive. We offer a range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual, including assessments, one-to-one support, and group support.

Our holistic approach addresses not just the symptoms of addiction, but also the underlying issues that contribute to it.
Our mission is to empower those affacted by addiction with the tools and support they need to reclaim their lives. Whether you are seeking help for yourself or a loved one, we can support you on your journey to recovery. Together, we can create a brighter future.

The TVG Addiction & Family Support Project is funded by the HSE Local Drugs Task Force. The central vision of the project is that we:

“Offer an accessible and visible service to the Cork Traveller Community, that is both confidential and culturally appropriate”.

We follow the key-working, care planning and case management principles and best practices to provide our services, and we use the term 'clients' or 'service users' for those who receive our services. We have the following goals:

Goal 1: To Identify & target client group:
A) We engage in outreach work to community members across the city on an ongoing basis.
B) We also engage in service outreach to identify and target client groups and increase referrals.

Goal 2: To be an individual support to Travellers dealing with addiction & family related issues:
We provide comprehensive, one-to-one, services to all Travellers dealing with addictions and family-related issues. Our services (to our service users) include, but are not limited to, the followings:

• Providing relevant information, raising awareness of our service users' rights, and assuring our commitment/responsibility to maintain data privacy and confidentiality;
• Assisting in filling out necessary forms, including initial assessment and HRB forms;
• Developing tailor-made care plans— based on each service user's circumstances, conditions and needs— and then following through with the entire plan execution;
• Maintaining communication with each service user to update her progress and follow-up steps; etc.

We maintain the highest possible standard of our service users' personal data confidentiality and their rights.

Goal 3: To be a Support to Concerned Persons dealing with drug & alcohol related issues:
We use a 5-step method for family member support. Our support includes informing our service users about their rights and our commitment/responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of their data.

Goal 4: To engage in Addiction and Family Education & Prevention work with Travellers
This project is developing a Service User Plan with the Local Drugs Task Force. We regularly participate in Traveller information events and meet with Traveller groups to raise awareness of the project and build relationships across the community.

Goal 5: To increase Traveller participation in Drug and Alcohol services
To support our service users and /or their engagement in other Addiction & Family Services, we link ourselves with a number of services/ agencies regularly.

We also organise Mindfulness and other courses on a regular basis for the Traveller community locally.