HEALTHY HEALING GOALS

The HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM is a comprehensive, multidimensional alternative holistic counseling/coach approach to healing from addiction on an individual basis. This program was just launched in July, 2009, by Lifestyle Changes Counseling Services as an alternative to more traditional programs: http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com. This is an ongoing blog to educate the public about this new approach to addiction treatment, and to welcome feedback and suggestions for strengthening what has already been developed.
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As mentioned in a previous blog entry the HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM utilized NIDA’s basic goals of treatment to develop this new model. NIDA’s basic goals include:

1. Maximizing motivation for abstinence
2. Maximizing physical and mental health
3. Rebuilding a drug-free (healthy) lifestyle.

We begin to address NIDA GOAL ONE: Maximizing motivation for abstinence during the admission process. Motivation techniques and areas that are addressed are in goal setting, finances, addressing fears of moving into the unknown, importance of structure, education/knowledge, building integrity.

GOAL SETTING: The biggest goal the client commits to is living a healthy lifestyle. Goals are reviewed and reset at least monthly with the client. Goals include health, abstinance, family, relationships, career, education.

FINANCIAL MOTIVATION:
Lifestyle Changes also sees money as an extrinsic motivator for meeting lifestyle changes goals. Individuals must financially commit to the entire one-year program with payment in advance. Most services are projected and included in the cost; there may be services unique to the individual that would be extra. The program has been priced at an affordable discount rate while establishing efficacy points.

MOVING INTO THE UNKNOWN:
One of the first tools clients are given in the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM is identifying, understanding, and developing strategies to deal with their fears. Understanding that fear of failure and/or fear of living life without self-medicating, this tool is utilized throughout the process. Clients are constantly reminded that they are not on this journey alone. Clients are encouraged to change their thinking using positive words even to describe the program they are in: ie: This isn’t about relapse, this is about living a healthy lifestyle.

ONGOING ACTIVITY:
The HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM is very structured. Within that structure there are always changing activities: exercise, counseling sessions, family sessions, field trips, etc, that are used to keep the client interested in the process and to help the client experience healthy changes and reactions to those changes. Many healthy “rewards” are given at different points of the program. Ie: Massages, facials, dinners.

KNOWLEDGE:
During the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM assessment process it is determined the best way that the client learns: reading, writing, seeing, touching, hearing. Information is disseminated in the best form for the individual client. The clients are also taught how to research information, access resources, and network to find answers they need to make healthy lifestyle changes.

INTEGRITY:
Learning to build integrity through reclaiming the self of the spirit.

Next time I will discuss NIDA basic two: Maximizing physical and mental health

This blog is to provide information about the HEALTHY HEALING program, share test cases already completed, and follow the year long test case presently in progress.

Learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING OUTPATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM at

http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com

Send comments, feedback and inquires to

maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com