Groups and Services
12-Step Meetings
Because the solution to the disease of addiction includes becoming fully functional in a 12-Step Recovery program, AA and NA meetings are included in treatment to begin and maintain the recovery process.
Education
The educational curriculum provides information on relapse prevention and the bio/psycho/socio/spiritual components of addiction. It includes education on addiction as a disease; craving management skills; self-esteem enhancement; feelings management; effective communication; 12-Step education and spirituality. The goal is to teach the skills and provide the tools necessary for lifelong recovery.
Group Therapy
Therapy groups are solution oriented and focused on identifying and implementing sobriety-based coping skills to address personal issues. Groups provide the opportunity to identify and process patterns of emotions, relationship issues and significant life events. Emphasis is placed on developing a greater understanding of the relationship between these factors and efforts to maintain sobriety. Groups are facilitated by certified Masters Level Therapists familiar with
12-Step Recovery.
Family Program
The disease of addiction harms those who have it, hurts their loved ones and damages the relationships between them. Acadiana Addiction Center understands that successful rehabilitation for the addict also includes help for the family members that have been affected by addiction. With appropriate, supportive guidance, healing can occur. Relationships can grow to be healthy and satisfying. Loved ones are strongly encouraged to participate in the week-end family program as well as the three day family workshop.
This consists of education on addiction and 12-Step Recovery along with process groups to address communication skills, relationship expectations and other significant issues pertinent to individual situations. An Alanon meeting is provided to familiarize loved ones with the 12-Step Recovery process and to afford them the opportunity to benefit from their own recovery program. The Family Program is facilitated by Certified Masters Level Therapists.
Family Workshop
Our three-day Family Workshop, held weekly, provides opportunities for patients and families to heal together. The program is designed to educate, open communication, provide support, and help to integrate the family into the recovery process. Addiction is a family disease and treatment for the entire family is a critical component of the program.
Master's level clinicians provide a wide range of services, including individual therapy, patient and family groups, and weekly support and education groups, to patients' families and significant others during and after treatment.
Coping Skills Group
This is a therapeutic group to help the patient learn how to deal with managing life’s problems. Problem-solving groups are solution focused. The goal is to aid participates in developing problem solving skills. Staff will integrate all domains of functioning- thinking, feeling, behavior, and relationship styles in designing interventions, which will assist the participants with the problem solving process.
Problem Solving Group
This is a ‘generic’ skill, not specifically related to chemical dependence. It is our intent to include this group among the skills being trained, to provide a means of coping if patients unavoidably enter a difficult situation for which they have no apparent coping response immediately available. The steps in the problem solving model include problem recognition, identification of the problem’s component elements as precisely as possible, brainstorming potential solutions, selecting the most promising approach, trying it out, assessing its adequacy, and refining the plan if necessary. With this skill, patients are provided a way of coping with unanticipated problems that might otherwise stump them and put them at high risk for drinking or drug use.
DBT Groups
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) uses cognitive-behavioral techniques and is designed to address skill deficits in affect regulation, impulse control, assertiveness, and distress tolerance. Patients learn cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness skills to better identify and manage their emotions. They then practice applying these skills to better tolerate difficult life events and improve their ability to interact effectively with others.
Anger Management
In these groups patients benefit from learning anger control methods to help manage their anger effectively. Staff teaches skills to decrease anger and develop self-control over thoughts and actions. Patients are taught about the warning signs of anger, both external and internal signs, so they can identify them early and begin to manage them before anger grows strong and becomes difficult to control. Skills for managing anger include the use of “calm-down” phrases, identifying aspects of a situation that are provoking anger, and considering options that might help to resolve the situation.
Relaxation Training Group
Relaxation is a useful way of coping with various circumstances that either precede or are exacerbated by alcohol/drug use, such as stress, tension, anxiety, anger, sleeplessness, and cravings to use. Skills training involves progressive muscle relaxation training, slow breathing exercises and the use of calming imagery. These groups enable the patient to identify tension states and their alternative, relaxation. As these skills are practiced and acquired, patients can be taught to apply them in various situations, particularly stressful ones.
Fitness Training
AAC provides a personalized Fitness Training Program for all patients. Components of the fitness training include the following:
- Initial Fitness Assessment to aid in the evaluation of the patient’s physical fitness status and to develop an optimal personalized program.
- Strength Training program to promote muscular strength, balance and endurance.
- Cardiovascular training using low impact aerobic activity to aid in heart health and increase lung capacity.
- Stretching and Relaxation techniques modeling Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi principles to help the patient promote physical, emotional and psychological well being.
- Wellness Education and Safety.
Relapse Prevention
The RELAPSE TRACK is a treatment track designed for patients who have been unable to maintain recovery despite previous treatment. The Relapse Track offers a different approach to self-discovery. Patients take a deeper look at underlying causes of their relapse. Therapy also is focused on helping the patient to develop skills in dealing with emotional problems, family-of-origin issues, anger, shame, and low self-esteem
Case Management
Each resident is assigned a case manager to assist the individual in developing a treatment plan specific to their individual needs. The case manager monitors the residents’ progress in treatment and uses these observations along with input from the resident to develop an appropriate discharge plan. This plan will be designed to maximize the opportunity for lifelong recovery.