Gentry's
Option presents
Serenity House graduates with the opportunity to live in an apartment with a daily check-in by Serenity House staff. They attend
aftercare group and individual sessions with their former Serenity House clinician. Serenity House provides cable and internet access in each apartment.
Twelve-step meetings and sponsors are a requirement.
The
Alumni Relapse Prevention Program (ARPP) serves young men
who have completed the Serenity House Program, who are at least twenty-one
years old,
and who have demonstrated an ability to maintain sobriety for
substantial periods of time. Although they come to us in relapse or
in danger of relapse, they are clearly committed to living sober lives
and need support for a fresh start as more mature adults. While in the
ARPP residence these young men are asked to pay a percentage of their
income to help maintain the household. However, with this program, parents are never required to pay for treatment.
We
developed the ARPP and Gentry's Option programs so that every Serenity
House graduate has a place to continue or restart their recovery. Both programs are structured
and provide a safe environment. This allows parents
and clients the comfort of knowing that this will be the last treatment
center they will ever need.
In
describing Metropolitan Serenity House programs, we acknowledge that
the distinctions among programs are not rigid and our practice is
fluid according to the varied needs of our residents. For example,
a young man in the Gentry's Option
might tell us he is in danger of relapse and so we would admit him
to Serenity House for a while until he is stronger.
If a young man returns who has slipped after being successful for
a time, he would enter the Alumni Relapse Prevention Program.
We keep the end in mind and we do what works long-term for our guys
and their families.
