My Team
This person prescribes my psychiatric medications.
My psychiatrist
I am running late for group.
Call 808-791-6172! Leave a message if you are going to be absent or late.
We do not allow cross-talk in group.
It is important to raise hands and allow each person to have space to speak. If I want to chat with someone about what they are talking about, the middle of group is not the place to do it. 1:1 conversations are for after group.
Between a psychiatrist and a therapist.
Psychiatrists are primarily for medication management. Therapists are who I should talk to in order to explore personal issues such as recovering from trauma.
Answering my phone during group.
YES. It is distracting. It is rude to peers. It is disrespectful of the group.
My therapist.
I know I am going to test positive on my UA.
I must cross the street to smoke.
It's the law! If caught on the loading dock, roof, or near the door smoking, I might be given a behavior contract.
Between an excused and an unexcused absence
Accepting/ giving rides from a peer.
YES. Accepting/giving rides to peers can open me up to new issues. I can never be certain what a person has in their car or on their person. Before accepting a ride, think about the consequences if that person were to get pulled over with you in the car. Think about the consequences if that person were to be involved in an accident. Remember BOUNDARIES.
I report to this person to adhere to legal stipulations.
My PO.
I have a crush on someone in group.
Maintain healthy boundaries. Getting involved romantically with someone from group could jeopardize both of our sobriety. It could also make me not want to come to group anymore if it didn't work out. Day Treatment is not a place to meet my match.
The kitchen is closed during group.
It is distracting to group time when people are going in and out of the kitchen during group time.
Between my case manager and my day treatment counselor
My day treatment counselor can help me with things related to day treatment. My day treatment counselor can collaborate with my CM and PO. My case manager can help me with things outside of day treatment.
Intensely staring or fixating on a single person
Yes. Intensely staring at a person can make them uncomfortable. It is important to be mindful of where my eyes are focused. Even if I am not intending to, I can make someone uncomfortable by staring at them.
Learn skills, answer my questions, advocate for me to my PO/CM, hold me accountable, process before/after group, the list goes on!
I really hate the way my medication makes me feel.
Talk to my psychiatrist! If that seems scary, talk to my day treatment counselor and case manager. My case manager can advocate for me and come with me to my appointment.
We are given random UA's.
In order to keep consumers accountable. In order to watch your levels go down if there has been recent use.
Between group time and break time
Break time is for chatting, smoking, eating, making phone calls, attending to personal issues, using the restroom. Group time is for group :)
Loaning cigarettes/care cash/money to peers.
Yes. Remember boundaries with peers. In order to avoid conflict and practice healthy boundaries, it is important to not lend or borrow anything from peers. Practice saying no!
List 5 ways my Case Manager can help me.
Find housing, take me to appointments, advocate for me at the doctor, help me apply for benefits, help me apply for jobs, the list goes on!
Someone in group is making me uncomfortable.
Come talk to staff! It is everyone's right to feel safe and respected in group. This is a safe space. My counselors will take action to make sure it remains safe for everyone.
It is important to return from break on time.
Between a peer in day treatment and a friend
Peers in day treatment are sober support. My peers are focusing on themselves the same way I should be. We can relate on the fact that we come to group and are in recovery, but we respect each other's journeys and boundaries. Friends are people who I can lean on more for personal support. I have looser boundaries with my friends. Think of the difference between an AA/NA sponsor and a friend.
Getting involved romantically with peers in day treatment.
YES. It is against day treatment rules. It can interfere with treatment. It can compromise my sobriety. It can cause friction within the group. I am here to focus on MY SOBRIETY.