The program evaluates individual treatment needs and refers patients to the appropriate treatment setting. The program's educational component emphasizes personal responsibility in treating the disease. Through education and participation in a 12-step program, patients learn to make the lifestyle changes necessary for ongoing sobriety. The Phases Phase I uses lectures, tasks, and groups to help the participant self-diagnose and establish an effective program for lasting sobriety. This phase lasts seven weeks and is available days or evenings.
Members attend the program three times each week for two hours.
Phase II is the aftercare phase and is essential for success and long-term sobriety. Patients use lectures and discussions to continue to take personal responsibility for treating the disease and to increase their own self-diagnoses. This phase lasts for 15 weeks and meets twice weekly for one hour. Phase III uses group sessions to assist patients with enhancing the skills needed for living sober. This phase lasts six months and participants attend two times per month for one hour group sessions.