The success of an Outpatient Treatment Program is predicated on the principle that participants are able to draw upon the support of family, friends and their community; applying their newly acquired skills in daily living while continuing to live at home.
The ability to continue living at home and maintaining many of your commitments while attending treatment and remaining abstinent. This may include care for dependent children, work requirements, school / classes, volunteering, social activities, hobbies, etc.
Implementing and integrating healthy coping strategies and resiliency into daily living while being able to bring back and share your experience in real-time. There is value in immediately putting into practice the teachings of treatment, testing the skills in “real life”, and to then discuss the experience with the opportunity for immediate feedback and support.
Building friendships with peers in recovery. Participants can develop relationships in their outpatient peer therapy groups and these peers can then become a valuable source of long-lasting abstinent support.
While by law a participant has no obligation to disclose their need for residential treatment to anyone, many people find that in reality it can be difficult to explain away a prolonged absence from work or school. Since a participant may continue to live at home and to fulfill their other responsibilities, their privacy may be more assured.
