Recovery Maxims
Act as If
What is: "Become as if"
To avoid confrontation and appropriately express yourself use this.
What is the: "Encounter Process"
Bonus (25) points: Is an encounter always negative?
Violating these result in a major intervention or discharge.
What are: "Cardinal Rules"
A third person in an interaction between people to ensure proper boundaries are upheld.
What is: "A breaker"
This may be given to you if you: miss and/or are late to your scheduled case management, individual therapy, required groups.
What is: Drop-two
Bonus (15) points: Define what a "drop-two" is and how you can properly resolve it.
Clean Bed
What is: "Clean Head"
Attendance to all groups is
What is: "Mandatory"
Talking about someone when they are not present, even if you are saying positive things about them.
What is: "no BAD/Glad rapping
When you are encountered, the intention of our response is to do this.
What is: "Validate the other person's feelings"
The amount of times you are expected to wash your bedding (on your assigned laundry day, at your assigned time block).
What is: "weekly"
You are your
What is: "your peer's keeper"
What is discussed in group
What is: "Stays in group"
ALWAYS practice and remember confidentiality!
Hate speech and bullying can be considered this.
What are: "Threats and Acts of Violence"
You should acknowledge positive behaviors and gratitude within your community, we use this process to do so.
What is: Writing a Stroke
There are times when you may be approved to miss groups and programming aside from attending scheduled appointments. However, only full time staff, treatment team members, or medical staff can issue this excusal.
What is: OL
Humility
What is: "before power"
If you will be late or absent to a required group you must notify these people and receive approval from this person.
Who are: "upper house peers" and "your therapist".
Discussing grievances about peers with other peers or the about the program without using the encounter process is considered to be this.
What is: "Contracting"
Bonus (25) points: Give another example of contracting.
The process you use to communicate your wants/needs.
What is: Writing a bridge
Bonus (25) points: What is it called when you do not use the appropriate structure to get your needs met?
The department in charge of procurement
What is: Donations
Bonus (25) points: Explain what [procurement means and the process.
You Alone must do it but,
What is: "You can't do it alone"
In group, always be aware of this.
What is: "How you react".
Laughing, putting someone down, or any inappropriate reaction to a peer opening up and being vulnerable is unacceptable.
You know that someone has broken a rule/cardinal rule...but, you do not hold them accountable by writing an encounter and raising it to the appropriate structure.
What is: 'The silent rule'/No knowledge of
You are considered this if you do not sign out when leaving the house, you leave line of sight, and/or you do not have the appropriate structure when outside of the building.
What is: LACA (leaving against clinical advice)
Bonus (50) points: correctly write a
-Stroke, encounter, and bridge
The values of an MTC (modified treatment community).
Truth, personal responsibility, social responsibility, and following a moral code with the goal of treating the individual holistically.
Bonus (25) points: What does this mean to you?