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We celebrate 20 years of Ann Logan
Ann’s contribution to Rowan Alba’s services has been immeasurable
Addiction, chaos and hospital visits
CARDS staff member Michaela Devlin shares her experiences
CARDS work to end stigma of overlooked ARBD condition
ARBD is a result of alcohol abuse and is often misdiagnosed
In other news
Rowan Alba officially opens 9 new homes-for-life in Edinburgh
Thorntree Mill welcomes guests to celebrate launch
Plus ça change…100 years since the Addison Act on housing
The centenary of Council Housing (from 2019)
Reflections on being a Board Member
Being a Rowan Alba Board Member has been a rewarding experience for Kristy Doherty
Meet the artist: Sam Rutherford
Sam has been finding new ways to connect to the CARDS community through lockdown
The Importance of Ongoing Care and Support (for guitars and people)
I always dreamed of building a guitar. Unfortunately, I was an alcoholic.
Zoom meetings and volunteering opportunities
We’ve been in lockdown for around 4 weeks, but what a 4 weeks it’s been!
Why you can’t do Trauma Informed Support with cats, and other unexpected CPD Outcomes…
Here at Rowan Learning Centre, it’s not all National Trauma Training Frameworks and Adverse Childhood Experiences, sometimes we have to wrestle with REALLY difficult topics, such as “Can I use this training on my cat?” Over the last 4 months we’ve delivered our Trauma...
Work for Rowan Alba!
Locum Support Worker shifts available at Thorntree We are currently recruiting for support workers, who embrace our values of 'Accept, Support, Include', to provide occasional cover at our Thorntree Street accomodation. This is an ongoing opportunity. If you are...
SVQ Taster Sessions
This January we’ll again be running our free ‘Introduction to SVQ’s’ sessions. Our Head of Centre will meet with you for an hour to discuss everything you ever wanted to know about SVQ’s, but were afraid to ask.
‘From the Pits to the Ritz’ – Full Report
Today, 4th December 2019 we are proud to share the detailed full external evaluation into our Thorntree service titled 'From the Pits to the Ritz'. You can click the link below to download the report in full. Thorntree-External-Evaluation-Report-in-full
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