Professional Accountability

How do you know that Augustus Clinic provides ethical and effective treatment services? There are several ways...

Registered Practitioners

Augustus Clinic’s senior clinicians all hold Registered Practitioner status with New Zealand’s addiction treatment regulatory body – the Drug and Alcohol Practitioner’s Association of Aotearoa-New Zealand (DAPAANZ). The Association sets rigorous standards in which its practitioners must demonstrate competence and be reviewed annually. Membership also requires the practitioner to be accountable to the Association’s Code of Ethics as well as engage in ongoing education and professional skills development.

External Supervision

Augustus Clinic clinicians all receive individual and team clinical supervision from independent, certified clinical supervisors. Clinical supervision is the process of regularly reviewing the clinician’s work with the goal of enhancing skills and ensuring ethical practice, transparency and accountability.

Evidenced-based Programme

The programme and counselling offered at Augustus Clinic incorporates empirically supported treatment models and therapeutic techniques. These include motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioural therapy and group based 12-step facilitation. The latest research has indicated these factors facilitate the best outcomes for treatment of substance abuse disorders.