Recovery Program Description

Haven Ministries Recovery Program

90 Support Groups in 120 days                                                                                                                                                                                       

The intensity of the recovery program exists in attending 90 support groups in the first 120 days of recovery so that the individual begins investing them self in the recovery process in a way in which change in their life can occur. These support groups are devotionally based and vary from the use of devotional material like the Purpose Drive Life to Bible Study. Attendance at support groups should begin immediately upon contacting Haven Ministries for services - even before being seen by the Chemical Dependency Counselor or Psychiatrist or starting Suboxone or Subutex. These meetings occur at 8:30 am M-S and 5:45 pm M-F.

Weekly Celebrate Recovery 12 Step Program                                                                                                                                                               

Weekly attendance at Celebrate Recovery, a Christian based 12 step program, is required of those who make the decision to come to Haven Ministries for recovery services. Celebrate Recovery provides the Scriptural basis for the 12 steps and acknowledges Jesus Christ as the higher power. The 12 step program is a tool that promotes the psychological and spiritual growth and transformation of a person going through recovery.  Celebrate Recovery meets on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am.

Weekly Pill Counts & Locked Boxes                                                                                                                                                                           

Once an individual has started treatment with Suboxone or Subutex they are also required to bring their medication in a locked box to Celebrate Recovery each week for a pill count. This provides accountability for their proper use of the medication they are being prescribed. Supervised Medication Administration occurs daily at 8:00 am for those whose pill counts are off or are abusing or selling their medication.   

Biweekly Worship                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Biweekly attendance at Haven Ministries worship is required to provide an corporate or group experience in relating to God with all of oneself - with one's heart, soul, mind and strength. Worship has a primary goal to honor God the One who created, saved and sustains us and a secondary goal of producing change in the worshiper as a result of intensely relating to God in this way. A Worship Service provides one with the ability to relate to God through the Bible (God speaking to us), through Prayer (us speaking to God), through Confession (revealing and turning over our burdens to God), through Song (our emotionally relating to God), through Offerings (our giving back to God for all He provides us), and through Holy Communion (our appreciation of God's Son's sacrifice for us). Worship is on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am & 11:00 am and is required twice a month so that individuals who are part of another local congregation can remain connected to their church by attending every other week.

Therapy Groups                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Haven Ministries offers groups therapy at 5:00 pm one day each week of the month (Monday the 1st week, Tuesday the 2nd week, Thursday the 3rd week, and Wednesday the 4th week). Group therapy is offered in the following areas: depression, bipolar disorder, personal boundaries, couples boundaries, adult ADHD, anger management, domestic violence, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, smoking cessation, pain management, and weight management. Group therapy is required a minimum of once a month and addresses co-occurring psychological and psychiatric conditions that often exist with addictions and which an individual may have been self-medicating with drugs of abuse. Identifying and developing psychological and behavioral treatment approaches for these conditions decreases the risk of relapse over time. A Group on Relapse Prevention on Wednesday at 5:00 pm is mandatory for those who continue to have positive drug screens.

Medication Management and Review                                                                                                                                                                           

A thorough medication and psychiatric review is required each month for 45 minutes. During this time a review of physical and psychological functioning is obtained, a review of benefits and side effects of medication is obtained, a urine drug screen is obtained, compliance with recovery expectations is reviewed, medications for recovery from opioid dependency as well as other psychiatric and physical conditions are reviewed and renewed, appropriate lab tests are ordered, and an integrated approach to substance abuse is reviewed as part of a recovery educational process. Urine Drug Screens are obtained randomly.