In addition to these individual
sessions, Synergy conducts
group treatment classes
including:
-
AA / 12 Steps / 12
Traditions Study
-
Homework / Study Hall
/ Big Book Study
-
Anger Management /
Journaling
-
Health/Life Skills
/ Recreation
-
Relapse Prevention
/ Orientation
-
Spiritual Issues /
Meditation / Process
Group
-
G.E.D. / A.B.E. /
Family Issues
-
Cognitive Restructuring
/ House Meeting
Phase
II: The Work Therapy
Phase
– final 10+ months
Following
successful completion
of the intensive treatment
phase, individuals enter
into the second phase
of treatment (next 10+
months) and begin integrating
vocational rehabilitation
services into their
substance abuse treatment
program. Residents are
taken to and from job
sites during the day,
returning to Synergy
in the evening for a
continuation of their
treatment through a
combination of classes.
Classes included
in the Work Therapy Phase:
- AA/12
Steps/12 Traditions
Study
- 12
and 12
- Big
Book Study
- G.E.D./A.B.E.
- Relapse
Prevention
- Dinner
Club (2 Step Presentations)
- Orientation
- Recreation
- Men’s
Group
- House
Meeting
- Women’s
Group
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Personal
development of Synergy’s
residents
is also enhanced by instruction
and guidance in relapse
prevention, self-esteem,
nutrition, personal hygiene,
physical health, HIV/AIDS
awareness, sexual abuse
counseling, and other
services that the resident
and counselor determine
would be of benefit.
Many
of Synergy’s residents
are under-educated and
have minimal employment
skills. Often with no
experience in a professional
workplace, Synergy residents
have the opportunity to
improve their work ethic
and learn a diverse range
of job skills by working
in one of Synergy’s
owned and operated businesses
or in a community job
with a partnering business.
The
work therapy component
(in exchange for their
room, board, and treatment)
allows Synergy to answer
the need for increased
self-sufficiency among
social-service agencies
by producing an ongoing
stream of earned income.
Program income (the money
residents earned) produced
approximately 45% of the
program’s total
treatment expenses. Additional
funding comes from grants
and contributions.
Synergy’s
Transitional Living Center
is a transitional housing
facility for adult male
graduates of substance
abuse treatment programs
who need access to affordable
housing and regular recovery
services. An on-site Case
Manager helps residents
find employment and access
mainstream resources.
Additionally, the Case
Manager helps residents
repair poor credit history,
address legal or medical
problems and learn financial
responsibility. This facility
has 15 beds available.
Residents typically stay
between 1 and 2 years
or until they are able
to obtain permanent housing.
Residential
DUI Program
Synergy offers a 28 day
residential treatment
program for DUI offenders.
Many participants are
second time offenders
with no insurance or access
to other intensive substance
abuse treatment. Previously
sentenced to 45 days in
jail, individuals may
now spend 17 days in jail
and the remaining 28 days
in a residential treatment
setting. The University
of Memphis has been tracking
the success rate of DUI
offenders who spent 28
days in residential treatment
as opposed to spending
the entire time in jail.
Their research suggests
that with the treatment
component, there is a
60% reduction in the rate
of recidivism. A program
for repeat DUI offenders
is exciting for not only
Synergy but for our community
as a whole.
The
Synergy Model
of substance
abuse treatment incorporates
several types of intervention:
