About us
Rendu House provides a non-residential alcohol and other drug (AOD) program for people seeking treatment for AOD dependence or misuse.
Rendu House offers three programs delivered as part of a drug health day program or as part of community-based service delivery for people within the South Western Sydney region.
Rendu House is committed to providing high quality, innovative and flexible treatment responses underpinned by evidence-based practice, client centred case management and trauma-informed practice.
Rendu House accepts couples, individuals on opioid replacement therapy, and individuals with co-occurring AOD and mental health concerns.
Who we help
- People who are 18 years and over
- People who are experiencing problematic drug and alcohol use or dependency
Programs offered
Drug Health Day Program:
This is our core service at Rendu House and focuses on harm minimisation and relapse prevention. It is run for 12 weeks, across 3 stages:
- Entry phase (3 weeks)
- Core program (6 weeks)
- Transition (3 weeks)
The Day Program modules are based on the Uniting Care Re-Gen Catalyst Model. The Catalyst Program is a structured non-residential AOD rehabilitation program incorporating a range of activities, including group work, individual case management and recreations. The modules consist of:
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Motivational enhancement therapy
- Mood management modules
- Relapse prevention modules
- Focus groups such as art therapy, financial management and community engagement.
Outreach Program:
Provides individual community outreach case management and drug and alcohol treatment for clients at locations across South Western Sydney. Services include:
Before Care
- Provides support to participants to access treatment services and address any barriers to treatment, providing relevant referrals for support around housing and homelessness issues, mental health issues, financial issues etc.
- Provides weekly case management.
- Prepares clients for the Day Program.
After Care
- After an individual completes our Day Program, they are offered our Outreach Program as an after care structure which would be able to provide post treatment, relapse prevention, recovery maintenance and continued case planning support.
Complex Support Needs Program:
Supports individuals with co-occurring mental health concerns, long histories with the criminal justice system, complex trauma and drug and alcohol misuse. Individual case management provides additional support for clients to access Rendu House drug and alcohol services and links with mental health support and other specialist services.
- Rendu House is able to provide clients with a Work and Development Order (WDO) to pay off their state debt.
Operation Hours
Sun: Closed
Mon: 9:00am-5:00pm
Tue: 9:00am-5:00pm
Wed: 9:00am-5:00pm
Thu: 9:00am-5:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm
Sat: Closed