Comprehensive Addiction Program By: Deja Thompson Dr. Clarke Social work 180
May 07, 2015
Comprehensive Addiction Program
By: Deja Thompson Dr. Clarke
Social work 180
Mission
The Comprehensive Addiction Program mission is to provide a safe, hate-free environment that supports recovery from addiction to live a healthy lifestyle.
Reaching to rebuild lives, families and communities
Values
All CAP service delivery processes will developed, implemented, and maintained in a manner and in an environment that embodies:
Trust
Diversity
Respect
Honesty
Integrity
Population At Risk
Those who abuse alcohol or drugs and do not function normally in the society
Those who have children and use drugs and are unable to provide for themselves let alone their children Low Income families Homeless
Communities Served
Most clients do not have reliable transportation due to neglect from family and not owning a car
Clients travel by bus, bikes, family members drop off
Population can hold up 15 women and 15 men (residential) Detox can hold up to 20 men and women combined
Ages range must be 18+
Education: 60%completed high school
Employment: clients come who were previously employed and recently lost their jobs and are seeking another
Clients are referred by CVS or SPC because they have lost their house and all goods as well as children
Services Provided
Detox: A client checks into detox for 14 days to go through the rough stages of overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction before entering the next step of the program
Residential: A client must be sober for 72 hours before being transported to the residential side
Sober living: A client must under 30, 60, or 90 day or residential before proceeding to sober living All three steps provide a bed, shelter, and home
cooked meals 3x a day Provide personal hygiene necessities:
Shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toilet paper etc
Services Provided Cont…
Groups: there are numerous groups held daily for the clients to get help Feelings Business Voc Ed Bible Study Ethics
Clients are expected to participate in all groups unless on bedrest for the day. Each group serves its own purpose to better prepare clients for what the future holds and allow them to function properly in society Groups allow clients to see that they can function without the use of
drugs and interact amongst adults of all ages 18+
Clients are transported to appointments
Provide 3 meals a day
Agency Structure Non-Profit
Site Lead/Manager Guide for counselors to seek to if
need help Step in if counselor is unable to
attend In charge of clients if anything
does not go according Disrespect, fraternizing etc
Counselor Duties Provide treatment and guidance to
the clients Lead groups amongst clients Complete ASI and Intake
(paperwork) for clients Money, probation officers,
social workers
24 hour care
Client Duties Must be referred by outside
organization No fraternizing amongst men
and women Work together like a
community Respect one another Activity participate in all
groups held Arrive on time to meals and
groups Days begin at 6am and ends
10pm
Cook/Chief in charge of all meals and
snacks
Serenity House Spain
Motto: Alcohol and drug problems,
a new way of life begins here
Mission: Provide the very best
structured 12 step treatment program in Europe, which enables individuals to live their lives fully, free from stress and the effects of alcohol cocaine, gambling, sex and other drug addictions, allowing them to maintain daily life free from their problematic paast
Services offered: A treatment program that
combines a unique 12 step lecture system with activities-based and holistic approach to life.
Provide horse riding, walking the Verde, daily trips, and workouts
Hold daily groups/classes for clients to go through mannerisms that will help them to survive in the real world without the abuse of drugs or alcohol
Provide housing and food and personal hygiene
Program offers services when a client feels sober, may still live on premises
Serenity House in Spain Cont…
The team: Head addiction therapist House manager and key care worker Extended medical team Psychiatric doctor
Individuals have gone through the treatment themselves and work up to becoming apart of the team so that they can teach clients from experience and knowledge what they had to undergo allowing clients to feel they can do it too.
References
http://www.serenityhouse.co.uk/the-team.html
http://caprehab.org/