Drugs in Society

Residents who are not assigned to participate in MRT will attend this group. This group is designed to educate the residents about specific drugs and their effects on society. It is also designed to help residents understand the behaviors associated with chemical dependency.

Sunday Night Goals

This group encourages patients to establish a weekly goal according to their treatment plan. It is discussed in the group setting, and patients set eight to 10 objectives associated with their goal. The objectives are specific and attainable daily tasks that the resident can do to achieve the goal.

Objectives/ Wrap-Up

An Objectives Group is held each morning for patients to share specific objectives they outlined in the Sunday Night Goals Group.

During the evening Wrap-Up Group, patients reviews their progress on daily objectives. They rate their success on a scale of zero to 10, and are then encouraged to discuss what they did that day to progress in their treatment.

Community Meeting

This meeting gives patients the opportunity to discuss the treatment process, the program, and their concerns. This is also a time to suggest program alternatives.

Music Appreciation

Patients and staff play selected music, and share what they like and why. It also introduces other kinds of music to residents.

Current Events

This group helps residents talk about and understand local and global current events.

Tier group

All residents attend a group according to their tier level. The topics discussed are: tier forms, expectations, and support for advancement from staff and peers.

Life Skills

This educational group teaches patients about life skills and decisions that occur as they get closer to adulthood. Some topics covered in this group include: creating budgets, managing money, job skills, health and hygiene, healthy eating, and clothing care.

Thinking Report Group

Thinking reports show patients how to define a difficult situation and what thoughts are associated with that situation. Patients recognize risky thoughts and then redirect those thoughts.

This group helps patients process their thinking reports in a group setting and receive additional help. They identify and discuss underlying beliefs or attitudes that come from their thinking. They also process the relevance of the belief to the thinking pattern, the power of the belief in that situation, and how the identified beliefs may, or have already, distorted other situations in their lives.

Nursing Group

This group is run by a registered nurse and covers topics such as medication information, symptom management, hygiene, and other medical/health topics.

Cultural Awareness

Cultural awareness and sensitivity is very important. This group focuses on different cultures and understanding how they live, conduct their affairs, and handle issues.

Group Builders

Group activities help residents work together with others and build team unity.

Skill and Knowledge Development Groups

Patients often need to develop specific skills to adjust to their environment. The program periodically offers training in areas such as: