True North Recovery Residential Substance Abuse

Growth Works, Inc. provides residential substance abuse programming at the Washtenaw County Youth Center.

Programming

• Three program phases: evaluation, commitment, and action.
• Three hours of substance use treatment service per day: two hours group therapy, one hour didactic, and didactic exercises on weekend.
• Integrated family component: intervention, family week, and family sessions as needed.
• Community based family group once per week.
• Assessment and relapse prevention services provided.
• Coordinate care between probation officer, therapist, doctor, etc.
• Therapeutic home passes.

Objectives

Clients will:

• Develop an understanding of the cycle of relapse
• Identify the core issues that impacted their substance use and delinquent behaviors
• Identify how their life had become unmanageable due to substance use
• Develop a timeline of their substance use, consequences, and life events.
• Develop recovery-based behaviors
• Develop life skills