Policy
Levels
100

To promote healing and wellness in the American Indian community by providing high quality substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services while integrating cultural and spiritual traditions.

What is the mission of Friendship house?

100

A 30 (or 45 for returning clients) long period where clients may not send or receive letters or make phone calls outside of for legal, financial, or housing issues. 

What is the blackout period?

200

Includes the rights to confidentiality, dignity, safe, comfortable, and healthful accommodations, freedom from abuse and sexual harassment, to complain, to be free from discrimination, to make your own decisions, to access your file, and to attend religious services 

What is the Client Bill of Rights?

200

Happens twice daily, at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. Examples of topics include Big Book Study, STIs, Adult Daily Living, Talking Circle, Client Policy, Early Recovery, Walking in Balance, Community Circle, and H&I. These are MANDATORY. 

What is group?

300

Love, tolerance, acceptance, respect (for ourselves, others, families, youth, elders, diversity, and harmony), focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses, spirituality, traditions, and culture

What are the values of Friendship House?

300

An alcoholic who has made some progress in the recovery program shares that experience on a continuous, individual basis with another alcoholic who is attempting to attain or maintain sobriety through A.A. You need to have one of these before advancing to Level 2.

What is a sponsor?

400

"Any person found to be using or in possession of any alcohol or product containing alcohol... or any... drug prohibited for use or possession by federal or state laws, shall be... referred to an appropriate detoxification facility... consuming any medication except when given by program personnel, is grounds for dismissal from the Friendship House."

What is Substance Abuse Policy?

400

You can apply for one of these when you're in Level 2. They allow you to leave the premises for a day or a weekend.

What is a day/weekend pass?
500

Information can be shared between counseling staff, in the case of suspected child or elder abuse, for a medical emergency, if you are a danger to yourself or others, or if you are subpoenaed.

What are the exceptions to confidentiality under HIPPA?

500
Privileges include attending outside groups with no escort. Responsibilities include regularly meeting with a sponsor and peer advising a new client. 

What is Level 2?