Here they work with parole agents as well as with Phoenix House counselors while re-establishing relationships with their families and securing employment. Clients identified by the NYS Division of Parole in need of drug treatment are referred to this program which serves three New York City boroughs. They receive treatment and other supportive services to help them prepare to re-enter society. Probationers who are failing in outpatient drug treatment and are therefore in danger of violating their conditions of release are required to enter this Phoenix House program as an alternative to incarceration. Participants experience intensive rehabilitative programming on a residential basis for up to 60 days.
Successful participants resume treatment in an outpatient setting.
During treatment clients progress through three phases of programming designed to foster change in all facets of one's life as a means of overcoming substance abuse. Residents receive academic assistance and vocational training, and are required to secure permanent housing and employment before graduating from treatment. Once paroled, PHC works with the wealth of treatment providers in our network statewide to facilitate each parolee's successful reintegration into his community. The six to twelve month TC program includes features to meet the special needs of women inmates that are often overlooked in a system designed primarily for men. These include a family therapy component, with an emphasis on parenting, family reunification and other related issues.