Residential Program
Some
of our best work is done with families. Addiction is a family disease,
so we include the whole family in this process. When someone in a family
changes, it requires change in the other members. We support that change.
The son's recovery leads to recovery in the whole family system.
We have regular family therapy and education as well as fun on family
weekends, retreats, and whenever needed. We uncover issues the family
is not handling well and work on these openly. We teach family members
how to communicate better, just as we teach their young man. We counsel
them on how to support him as he grows into the person he wants to be.
Therapy liberates the whole family. A new view of honesty gives the
whole family the courage to tell secrets that have been troubling them.
Then the therapeutic effect takes on a life of it's own.
The success of the young man is usually proportionally related to the
commitment and involvement of family. Our families are from all over
the country and sometimes it is not possible for families to come to
all the family meetings. When these times arise, we want to continue
the therapeutic process by holding these family meetings by speaker
phone.
Family Retreat 2005 PineIsle Resort
Our retreat was a fantastic success. Our
families came from all over the country to hear Jerry Moe from The Betty
Ford Center and Bob and Windy Paterson "Harvel Hendrix, Imago Therapy".
Jerry gave an outstanding opening keynote address on Friday night about
"Family systems" and "How we heal when addiction affects
the whole system".
Thank You Jerry !!!
Bob And Windy Paterson continue to develop
our families in the process of communicating effectively. The imago
workshops they instruct continue to amaze by bringing family members
closer together through effective communication. These techniques allow
parents and children the ability to be heard and acknowledged as an
equal part of the family unit.
Thank You Bob and Wendy !!!
