Program

Core 12-Step Program

14-16 week, abstinence based live in program includes daily individual and group counselling sessions throughout the course of the program. This is reinforced with enhanced recreational and therapeutic activities conducted in an atmosphere conducive to physical, emotional, mental and spiritual growth.  The peer support component of our program runs parallel to our core treatment model of integrated chronic care.  We employ the 12 Step abstinence model of recovery as our base for treatment and this is supported within a bio-psycho-social model of therapy. 

While in group the participant will explore various topics which include but are not limited to:

• Working and understanding the 12 steps and 12 traditions
• Addiction as a chronic brain disease and the underlying signs and symptoms
• Understanding crisis periods and what to do
• Relapse prevention
• Stress management
• Letting go and the grieving process
• Healthy boundaries
• Physical recovery
• Family Healing Program

During the recovery process, each individual creates a comprehensive and personalized recovery strategy alongside his counselor.  This strategy comprised of 12 key areas is reviewed regularly with their counselor. The key areas are as follows:

• A recovery plan
• Mental and emotional well being
• Spiritual well being
• Intimate relationships
• Family relationships
• Social relationships
• Physical health and well being
• Employment/training/education
• Legal status
• Financial management
• Housing status
• Hobbies/entertainment/creative activities

Beyond the core of our regular program, each individual is required to attend a minimum of four 12 step meetings a week, is expected to work with a sponsor and join a home group while residing at Fresh Start. Fresh Start has created and implemented a very introspective and successful approach to every individual’s recovery process. A personalized case management plan is created following the initial assessment in order to create clear, measurable action steps underpinned by goal setting strategies. Every individual seeking recovery wants far more than to simply be clean, they want a life worth living and they want to clean up the wreckage of their past. Strong goal setting strategies throughout the individual’s recovery process shines a light forward, infuses hope and gives them a future they can look forward to.

After-care

We employ an interdisciplinary approach to treating addictions with the core of our treatment program based on the 12 Step approach. In all of our work, we remain constant to our core values: equality, empathy, trust, accountability, support, change, respect and individuality. We provide Bi-weekly check ins with an outreach counsellor and have a strong alumni network.