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EZEKIEL HOUSE
New Hope. New Life.
New beginnings.
OUR CORE
PURPOSE
AT EZEKIEL HOUSE
“Restoring, empowering and educating
society, creating individual solutions for
addictive and destructive beliefs and
behavior, rebuilding community based
on hope, love and faith for a new
beginning”
Who We Are
“Though no one can go back and make a new start, anyone can start
from new and make a brand new end”Carl Brand
Ezekiel House was found by Casey and Judy Kooiman in 2008.
Recovery and restoration among families and individuals affected by
substance abuse has been their business for over a decade. It is their
passion, their hope and their calling.
Our multidisciplinary team combines years of experience in the field
of addiction, providing sought after expertise to residents and their
families. Every treatment program is designed to address the specific
needs of each resident, and includes the involvement of our:
The treatment facility is situated in a tranquil farm environment in the
greater Pretoria East area providing a secure atmosphere conducive
to recovery.
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Our centre provides a highly professional, affordable and holistic
solution structured personally for each individual resident designed to
offer them their best chance at long-term sobriety- Anybody can stop
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What We Do
“The task ahead of us can never ever be
greater than the Power behind us”
Residents are admitted onto our program for a minimum period of 8
months. This gives the residents time to concentrate on the residents
recovery and on the underlying issues that contributed to destructive
and addictive beliefs and behavior. A road is walked with each individual
to help them confront these issues and to lay a strong, foundation for
sober living.
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Ezekiel House offers a holistic substance
abuse treatment program, some important
aspects of the process concentrate on:
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This holistic and integrative approach to treating substance abuse,
combined with the 8-month minimum duration of our program, provides
every person with the skills and support needed to achieve goals and
maintain sobriety.
Residents have a full, structured day and are overseen by case managers
who provide progress reports to parents/sponsors on a bi-monthly basis.
Our tranquil farm environment promotes peaceful reflection and daily
opportunities to interact with animals, tend flower beds, work in the
vegetable garden, and to see the labour of your hands, which is always
rewarding.
Every resident at Ezekiel House must take responsibility for their recovery.
A point system is used to monitor their progress and to motivate residents
to gain privileges like phone calls and family visits.
Family Support
Addiction has far-reaching consequences affecting not only the addict,
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and advice for parents and family members through individual sessions
and a weekly support group.
In addition, our social worker oversees residents with minor children,
facilitating family sessions and supervised visitations to promote
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How it Works
“The greatest gift you can give another, is
not just to share your riches but to reveal
to him his own”Benjamin Disraeli
Our treatment program consists of the following three phases:
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In this first phase residents are confronted in regards
to destructive behavior and beliefs and focus on the
consequence thereof. They examine their life story,
identifying problem areas and thinking errors, which
challenge specific beliefs that justify destructive
behaviors, gaining a better understanding of
addiction, its physiological and psychological effects.
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are equipped with the skills they need in order to
change their attitude, self belief and behaviour, to no
longer have to rely on drugs and alcohol as coping
mechanisms. They also learn to manage additional
responsibilities within their program.
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phase . This is a 6-month program
that places emphasis on reintegration,
accountability and skills implementation.
Residents receive mentoring as they
practically apply what they’ve learn in the
first two phases of the program. This Phase
of the program is highly recommended, at
this point a sponsor has in effect invested everything from the first and
second phase into this re integration phase.
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What it Costs
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FAQ’s
1. Do you offer a shorter program or
is it possible to be admitted for less
than eight months?
The minimum duration of our treatment program
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program or the option to be admitted for less
than eight months.
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changing belief systems and behaviour patterns,
many of which are deeply ingrained, takes time.
An eight-month program offers residents have
enough time to learn, process, test and apply
the insights they gain before stepping back into
the world.
2. Is your program appropriate for nonChristians?
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principles than Christianity itself. Our program
content is, therefore, applicable to everyday life,
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is forced to adopt Christianity, but they are
encouraged to consider it.
3. What happens if a resident has
children?
Our social worker liaises between the resident
and the guardian of the children to facilitate
phone calls and visitations at an appropriate
time in the resident’s program.
4. Is family expected to be involved?
Family participation is strongly encouraged as
this has a significant bearing on the resident’s
recovery. Our family liaison offers support and
guidance to families, while our social worker
arranges family therapy and collects family
background information. This information
is used to create a program specific to each
resident.
5. How soon / often can residents
receive phone calls or visits?
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residents gain privileges as they progress on
their program. Parents/sponsors receive a bimonthly progress report to monitor this as well.
These privileges include phone calls, visits and,
at a later stage, sleep-outs.
the
project
EZEKIEL HOUSE
Casey Kooiman (Director)
Charlene Lau (Administrator)
Hykie Berg (Director)
T:0799779055
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www.hykieberg.com
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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT US AT WWW.EZEKIELHOUSE.CO.ZA