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Halfway Home of the Lehigh Valley
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Description
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The Halfway Home of the Lehigh Valley is a therapeutic, home-like facility in which persons recovering from drug and alcohol addictions reside. Residents are able to gain insight and support necessary to establish and maintain a chemically abstinent and independent lifestyle and adjust to living within the mainstream of society. The primary objective of the Halfway Home is to have clients identify and develop coping mechanisms to sustain a self-directed program of recovery from substance addictions.
With accommodations for 36 residents in a three-building facility, the recovery experience is nurturing; the bedrooms and dining/living areas resemble a family-like setting. Treatments include individual counseling, group therapy, support groups, life skills and work therapy.
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Program Outline
The Halfway Home is a voluntary program, and clients may discharge themselves any time during the course of their stay. Generally, a stay of between 90 and 180 days is required for treatment to be effective.
The program is structured into three phases. During the first phase, the client is stabilized and educated in addiction awareness and introduced to the philosophy of several 12-step programs. These services are individualized and designed to meet the individual client's needs. Weekly individual sessions with a primary counselor are also required.
The second phase is designed to have the patient incorporate what they are learning and establish employment that will not interfere with the recovery process. Patients are expected to continue to complete daily living activities as well as continue participation in the 12-step process.
Phase three begins when clients relocate from the Halfway Home having completed residential services. Clients are asked to return to the Halfway Home and participate in a minimum of six weeks of an aftercare group. This group is open to any graduate of the Halfway Home and is intended to be supportive in nature. It is not intended to replace out-patient counseling sessions.
During each phase of recovery, the client works closely with his or her primary counselor and with the clinical staff to ensure the treatment programs are meeting the individual needs of the client.
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