| hdftboy |
Were I live in Galt California, I pass by two treatment centers where people are either there by choice or the court system.
Each day I drive by, I see folks out for a walk, or just sitting out in front.
For those of us who don't know what it is like or have chosen not to check into a center, is it possible to ask what a normal day is like when you are there?
I hope this that question is okay to ask as I'm wondering if it would help those considering entering a program to have a feel of what to expect. If it is not a valid question, I will edit it out of the forum.
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| Sfj |
Re: What is a drug treatment center like?
Good question.
The answers , of course are varied depending upon the facility.
But Ill attempt to give a little bit of a glimpse. I work in treatment and part of my job duties take place at the 45 day stabilization unit. I teach some groups and classes there. Ill try to get a schedule and post it in a few days to give a more complete picture.
But a typical day might be:
6:00 wake up, Sh*t, Shower, and Shave.
6:30 Clean area, make bed
7:00 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 Morning process, devotional sharing, spiritual sharing, non-demominational, non-12-step, gratitude
8:30 Chores, groundskeeping, bathroom, parking lot and facility daily upkeep.
9:00 Morning devotional walk - they usually walk to the nearby park
10:00 Morning process group, or therapy
11:30 meet with counselor 0ne-on one.
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Afternoon group, such as Relapse Prevention or Safer sex class or another similar class.
2:30 Break
3:00 Afternoon recreation, Arts and crafts, Weight Training, Yoga, Journaling, Dr. Appts, Special needs classes etc,
5:00 Afternoon chores, or quiet time
6:00 supper
7:00 If a person is not on contract, they may go with a buddy to a 12-step meeting or similar outside function
9:00 Evening process with counselors
10:00 go to bed
That is a very minimal, and not totally accurate account from the top of my head.
Here's another sample from an "upper-end" facility
www.bettyfordcenter.org/p...hp?ql=rdts
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