The Council On Recovery

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE RECOVERY AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO ALL AFFECTED BY DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE.

SEE SCHEDULE OTREATMENT AND RECOVERY: SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THREE MAJOR ACTIVITIES: SCREENING AND REFERRAL; THERAPY AND TREATMENT; AND RECOVERY SUPPORT. - SCREENING AND REFERRAL CONSIST OF USING A PRESCRIBED SET OF QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE PERSON'S LEVEL AND SEVERITY OF SUBSTANCE USE AND MOTIVATION TO CHANGE. REFERRALS ARE MADE BASED UPON THE LEVEL OF USE AND THE PERSON'S MOTIVATION AND CAPACITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. - THE COUNCIL PROVIDES OUTPATIENT THERAPY AND TREATMENT SERVICES AT OUR OFFICES. THE COUNCIL'S TREATMENT SERVICES EXPLORE HOW A CLIENT'S FAMILY OF ORIGIN AND CURRENT FAMILY DYNAMICS INFLUENCE HIS/HER PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIORS. TREATMENT IS AN 8-WEEK LONG SERVICE DESIGNED TO OFFER AN INTENSIVE, STRUCTURED THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITY WITH LITTLE DISRUPTION TO DAILY LIFE WHILE GAINING THE INSIGHT, SKILLS, AND SUPPORT TO CREATE HEALTHIER FAMILY SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF GROUP THERAPY, GROUP EDUCATION, SKILL-BUILDING, FAMILY THERAPY, MULTI-FAMILY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY.- RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES ARE NON-CLINICAL SUPPORTS OFFERED TO PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SOME LEVEL OF SOBRIETY, WHICH HELPS THE PARTICIPANT MAINTAIN SOBRIETY AND BEGIN TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES OR PARTICIPANTS TAKING INITIAL STEPS TO SEEK TREATMENT BEGIN THE RECOVERY PROCESS. WE PROVIDE FACE-TO-FACE, PHONE, AND INTERNET COACHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT HELP THE PARTICIPANT START OR STAY IN RECOVERY, PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN ADDRESSING PERSONAL LIFE ISSUES, AID IN UNDERSTANDING THE RECOVERY PROCESS, AND CONNECT THEM TO THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE INDIRECT COACHING, WHICH IMPROVES THE PARTICIPANTS' LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES AND ELIMINATES OBSTACLES TO RECOVERY. RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE HELPING THE PARTICIPANT FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CONNECTING THEM TO FOOD PANTRIES AND CLOTHING BANKS, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, FINDING CHILD CARE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, ETC. RECOVERY SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS OFFERING CLASSES ON NUTRITION, PARENTING, BUILDING A RESUME, COMPLETING JOB APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTING A JOB SEARCH, BUILDING A BUDGET, AND PREPARING FOR THE GED EXAM, RELAPSE PREVENTION, ETC.WE PROVIDED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO 2,753 ADULTS FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 AND TO 114 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

SEE SCHEDULE ORISK REDUCTION: RISK REDUCTION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THREE MAJOR ACTIVITIES: EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. - OUR EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION EVENTS, AND SEVERAL EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA PROGRAMS. EDUCATION SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PROBATION OFFICES, AND OTHER PLACES PEOPLE SHOW UP WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN OR STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. OUR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES' LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE GENERATIONS FROM EXPERIENCING THE DEVASTATION THAT COMES WITH THIS DISEASE.- COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO THOSE CLIENTS WHO ARE LIVING WITH OR NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY SOMEONE ELSE'S SUBSTANCE USE; OR TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO THEMSELVES ARE USING SUBSTANCES AND WHOSE USE HAS BEGUN TO CAUSE HARM IN THEIR LIVES. COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE MORE INTENSIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED THAN MOST OF OUR EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND ARE INTERVENTIONS USED WITH CLIENTS BEFORE THEIR USE HAS BECOME CHRONIC ADDICTION. - CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LINK CLIENTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT MAY HELP REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRESSORS THAT MAY BE CAUSING THEM TO TURN TO SUBSTANCES. COUNSELING, WHILE NOT GEARED TO EXAMINE INTER-PSYCHIC STRUGGLES LIKE THERAPY AND TREATMENT, IS USED TO HELP CLIENTS BEGIN TO TALK THROUGH THEIR STRUGGLES AND DEVELOP COPING SKILLS FOR THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES THEY MAY BE EXPERIENCING CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR USE OF SUBSTANCES.WE PROVIDED RISK REDUCTION SERVICES TO OVER 30,806 PEOPLE FISCAL YEAR 2020-201, OF WHICH 15,174 WERE CHILDREN 18 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER AND 15,632 WERE ADULTS 19 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.