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Stage Four
Aftercare
No other rehab has a four-stage process specially designed to improve the chances of a life free from addiction. We typically consult with families and clients to design a treatment plan that best meet their needs with the time and resources available to get the full benefit of our program.
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WeCareTM Aftercare
The Purpose of WeCare: Freedom
Our WeCareTM aftercare program is the most comprehensive and robust anywhere. Its purpose is to give clients the best possible chance to live a fulfilling life, free of the drugs and alcohol that had robbed them of any chance of success.
Aftercare is Central to Our Thinking
Unlike traditional rehabs the world over, aftercare is not an afterthought at SafeHouse Rehab. We believe that clients at traditional rehabs are getting short-changed when it comes to improving their chances of life-long recovery.
We reject the notion of a one and done approach in favour of a serious, modern approach to preparing for life after treatment.
Getting Sober is Just a Start
Treatment is just the start of a life-long journey. Getting sober is the easy part, because clients are protected, guided daily, and live in a closed environment.
Staying clean and sober is much harder, because the client has now left the sanctuary of a closed or semi-protected environment, faces the world on his own and needs to hold himself accountable.
As our clients prepare to leave for home, we counsel them and their loved ones on what it will take to succeed in a life journey liberated from alcohol and drug abuse.
WeCareTM Resources are Comprehensive
We provide clients with the resources that have been proven successful and most useful to others in their quest for long-term sobriety:
1 - One-on-one remote video/audio counselling on a 24/7 basis, as needed, to work through a life challenge.
2 - We identify and help connect clients to 12-step meetings in their hometowns.
3 - We provide a complete WeCareTM kit of tools that we review with the family and our client.
These include:
- a contract between the family and the client to hold the client accountable and permit the family to intervene when they feel it necessary.
- a wheel of recovery that features 12 key spokes that express the essentials of a life-long recovery program. The foundation, the pavement upon which the wheel turns, is abstinence, without which there can be no forward movement.
The 12 spokes that make the wheel strong and durable, and are explained in detail on the material itself, are: Commitment. A Higher Power. Meetings. Get and Use a Sponsor. Not Cured. Toss the Stuff. Avoid Triggers. Healthy Structure. Toss Old Buddies. Work the 12 Steps. Express Gratitude. Share Your Feelings.
Attending regular fellowship meetings is suggested for maintaining long term sobriety.
We believe that meetings are the corner stone of your recovery and our aim is to encourage you to continue with meetings when you get home.
Prior to you departure from SafeHouse, we will work with you to set a plan and schedule for recovery meetings upon returning home. After identifying all the available different meetings that are held close to where you live, you will work with your counsellor to fill out parts of our aftercare planning sheets which include; noting all available meetings, their times/details and then making your own schedule for attending those meetings.
We will also help setup our clients with the online "Zoom" App on their phones. This app is the next best measure to ensure clients widen their possibilities of getting to a meeting wherever and whenever it suits them. (Free access to global meetings 24/7)
Homebound
Because clients are most vulnerable to relapse in the first 48 hours, we also provide them with a tip sheet of what to avoid and what to do during their trip and upon arrival at home.
These include the basics, such as calling to assure a safe arrival home, going to a 12-step meeting within the first week, asking for a temporary sponsor and avoiding the old triggers such as drinking or using buddies.
Making an appointment with a counsellor is also suggested as a way of staying on course.
A Modern Approach to Recovery
Our modern approach to recovery means that no stone is left unturned to help our clients achieve a lifetime of useful and joyous living.
Our WeCareTM program is built just for that purpose.
