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Research and Development
Dr John McMahon has a PhD in Psychology and is an expert in the field of Addiction Treatment, Addictive Behaviour and Behavioural Change. He is a trained Therapist, a Therapist trainer and has written and delivered the largest Masters Level University Course on Alcohol and Drugs in the United Kingdom.
24/7 Help Yourself began in the early 1990s as a pioneering Computer Assisted Alcohol Treatment project. In its trial, it focussed upon the psychology and feasibility of using computer assisted treatments in this field and required the Therapist and Client to sit at the computer together. At this time Computer Assessment Tools were used as scoring analysers and provided instant feedback to the Therapist and Client.
Although technology has moved on dramatically, the few other sites which offer similar online Alcohol Treatments today seem to continue to use computers in this way - as basic calculators which provide stock replies to all who use them. Even so they have been shown to be effective.
24/7 Help Yourself is very different and much more advanced. It has used the results of recent research and the new technology available to create a communication tool and interactive forum to meet the expectations of its Clients today. Clients are now Members of an online community which provides a more sophisticated experience that is therapeutic in the long term as well as the short term.
Second, recent research has proven that the majority of people (4 out of 5) recover from addiction problems without the aid of treatment. People help themselves using their own resources. Prescribed Alcohol Treatment is not a necessary part of recovery for all.
24/7 Help Yourself provides the best information to its members in private, anonymously and at a time & place that suits its Members. It is not a medical approach that is pre-determined. Instead, it starts from the premise that Members are rational, thinking and responsible human beings capable of making decision about their own life. Members use the tools and guidance as much or as little as they want. It’s their life and they make the decisions on how to take it forward.