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Recovery and Continuing Care

Recovery and Continuing Care. Learning Objective. Answer the following question What does recovery look like? “If this is what Recovery looks like then how do we get our clients there?”

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Recovery and Continuing Care

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  1. Recovery and Continuing Care

  2. Learning Objective • Answer the following question • What does recovery look like? • “If this is what Recovery looks like then how do we get our clients there?” • Stimulate thinking about how we as professionals view recovery and how we approach assisting our clients to get there. • Try to make this information relevant no matter what setting you are working in, i.e. residential, out patient, private practice etc.

  3. Who we are • Harbor Hall, Inc. • Long-term Residential • Sub-acute Detoxification • Out-patient • 2 Transitional Sober Living Houses • Pat McGinn MS, MA, LLP, CAADC, CCS-M, • Clinical Director • Steve Mindel, BS • Resident Life Coordinator • Continuing Care Coordinator

  4. 2009 State Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Conference • We are engaging in a ROSC transformation, because research tells us the current SUD system has: • Limited Attraction • Poor Engagement and Retention • Lack of Continuing Care • High Rates of Relapse • Unbalanced Resource Expenditures

  5. 10 Fundamental Components of Recovery (SAMHSA 2009) • Hope • Individualized and self-directed • Non-linear • Holistic • Supported by Peers • Strength based and culturally influenced • Empowering • Supported by addressing trauma • Individual responsibility • Based on Respect

  6. Continuum of Care

  7. “What is Recovery” from the Client Perspective.

  8. If this is what recovery looks like, then how do we get our clients there?

  9. Continuing Care

  10. Introduction • Who is our Resident Life Coordinator? • Why was he hired by Harbor Hall?

  11. Ships in a harbor are safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

  12. Our Message of “We”. - How do I get this message across. - It is all about Team!

  13. The Battle with Selfishness By our nature we are basically selfish people. All people have a measure of this, some more than others. We have to purposefully practice being selfless. We set aside our own wants and sometimes needs for the benefit of others.

  14. Practical Approach Welcoming Assigned to teams (group, chores, etc) Conflict resolution Recreation Community activities (volunteering, car wash, AA/NA meetings) The real treatment begins when the staff goes home.

  15. Testimonials • “I caught my first fish. When I get home, I am going to buy gear and introduce my family to this.” • “I didn’t know I could bowl sober.” • “I never thought I could set with somebody for 4 hours in a canoe. I got wet, bitten by mosquitoes but it was the best time I have had since I was a kid.” • “I can’t believe Mackinaw Island is so beautiful. I’m going to take a second honeymoon with my wife if she’ll have me.” • I petted some horses, tossed a Frisbee to a Great Dane and threw some horseshoes. I have to change my life, because I want this stuff.” • Jason said after playing cheesy office Olympics, “I laughed so hard my cheeks hurt.”

  16. Connections • We are designed for connections. (biopsychosocial creatures) • We have a body to connect with our environment • We have a soul to connect with others. • We have a spirit to connect with ourselves. • The disease disconnects us……we need to reconnect All of these, we believe, are designed to connect to each other and to our Higher Power.

  17. WellnessWheel

  18. Hurdles • Housing • Employment • Transportation • Access to health care • Legal Issues • Damaged relationships • Structure/Accountability

  19. Personal Recovery Plan

  20. Changing the way we think about Treatment and Recovery • Are we welcoming to the client? • How do we conduct our team meetings? • Language • Practice • Schedules • Do we meet the client where the client is at? • What is really important? • What works…what doesn’t work? • Why do we do the things that we do?

  21. Creating a Statement of Organizational Values Primary Values • Team • Respect • Honesty • Integrity • Autonomy “Core values are the principles and standards at the very center of our organizational character and from which we will not budge or stray.” Purpose • Create a safe and supportive environment for all • Encourage learning by provide opportunities to learn • To be respectful to clients and each other • Increase time spent on recovery related subjects • Role model positive experiences of getting along and solving problems

  22. Activity…….if there is time

  23. Men of Honor

  24. The Mission

  25. All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Simple Wisdom

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