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The “Label”. Charlene Smart. Where I Was. Suffered years of abuse Self harming No feeling of self worth Sexuality issues Chaotic lifestyle No role model. The ‘A’ Team. How I met the Team How I built up a trusting relationship with them. The Whole Team Approach How It Worked For Me.
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The “Label” Charlene Smart
Where I Was • Suffered years of abuse • Self harming • No feeling of self worth • Sexuality issues • Chaotic lifestyle • No role model
The ‘A’ Team How I met the Team How I built up a trusting relationship with them
The Whole Team Approach How It Worked For Me Sue, Tony, Diane, Sam, Nigel What the team approach meant to me and how I used each team member to meet my needs
How AOT Changed My Life If it wasn’t for the team I really believe I would still be somewhere in the ‘system’ pumped with drugs AOT helped me change my thought patterns and gave me self belief – it made me think that I really WAS worth something Realisation that when I was heavily medicated I wasn’t dealing with my ‘issues’ and my feelings were being masked by the medication The Team gave me the support to ‘find myself’
My Life and AchievementsWhere I Am Now & The Future I have been out of the system for 4 years now I have recently got engaged to Chris and we are saving up to get married I have become a body builder and now have a good self image Qualified as a personal trainer Have undertaken counselling to address the issues that I have previously ignored and have found – through counselling – that my problems are ‘normal’ everyday issues that everyone deals with Have not self harmed for years now and have learnt new coping mechanisms