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SIGNING IN: When you arrive, you must check in with a staff member to sign in. Program participants must remain in the waiting area. Please do not wander around the building or into staff offices.
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CONFIDENTIALITY: It must be respected. What is said in the group must stay in the group. No one can talk about anything anyone says in a group.
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RESPECT: Program participants are expected to be courteous and respectful of each other and staff. Please limit side conversations, and unnecessary comments as much as possible. Groups are designed to work as a support to you and everyone in attendance. Respect includes maintaining good personal hygiene, refraining from physical or verbal abuse, and remaining in identified authorized areas inside and outside of the building premises. Any client who is outside of the authorized areas of the building or has made physical or verbal threats will be discharged from the program.
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ATTENDANCE: It is expected that you attend all sessions as outlined in your individualized treatment plan. Due to the nature of the program, it is essential to attend all programming for it to aid you in your sobriety. Please arrive before the group starts and stay until the program ends each day. In the event you will not be able to attend the group, you must call your individual counselor to notify them of your absence from the program. If you must leave before the end of the treatment day, you will need to get prior approval before the start of the group.
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LATE ARRIVALS: Anyone late to group (time at discretion of group facilitator 15-30 mins) will not be permitted to enter. You will need to call to inform your counselor and if there is no answer, please leave a voicemail. If a group participant arrives to start the group past the identified time without permission/approval, it will be counted as a no call no show, after 2 NCNS for arriving to start of group without permission, participant will not be permitted to re enter group and is at risk of getting discharged unsuccessfully. If a group participant leaves the group early without permission/approval, it will be counted as a no call no show, after 2 NCNS for leaving group without permission, participant will not be permitted to re enter group and is at risk of getting discharged unsuccessfully.
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BREAKS: Breaks may be given during group at facilitator discretion. If a group participant returns from break to group early without permission/approval, more than 5 minutes after start of group, it will be counted as a no call no show, after 2 NCNS for leaving group without permission, participant will not be permitted to re enter group and is at risk of getting discharged unsuccessfully.
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PARTICIPATION: It is required and expected that group members be on time to programming and be ready to participate in group discussion and activities. At the beginning of each session, please be in the appropriate room for the start of the assigned activity or group. Participants will discuss treatment goals with your treatment team. Examples of behavior that would impede reaching treatment goals include frequent absences without prearrangement or phoning in, consistent tardiness or absence from scheduled activities or groups, testing positive for drugs or alcohol, not following my treatment plan, behaviors that are inconsistent with the program.
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MEDICATION COMPLIANCE: Program participants are expected to take their prescription medication in the morning and throughout the day. You may bring your prescription medication with you; however please do not take medication while in group. Make sure to inform staff that medications are being brought into the treatment area.
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WEEKLY REPORTS: Reports are expected to be completed each week and turned into your group facilitator during your last group session of the week.
SNACK & SOFT DRINKS: You may bring your own drinks and snacks to the group. We do not have a refrigerator available for your use. Be sure to clean up after yourself by throwing away any trash prior to leaving the group. Staff may suspend snacks and drinks if cleaning up becomes an issue.
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SMOKING: The building is a smoke free building. If you have the need to smoke, you may smoke/vape or use any inhaled nicotine products or chewing tobacco outside in designated smoking areas. If you smoke inside the building at any time, you will be discharged from the program, no exceptions.
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CELL PHONES: Cell phones must be turned off or put on silent during session. No texting is allowed during session. If you have an emergency and need to take a call, please inform staff ahead of time and step out of the room and return as soon as possible.
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SLEEPING: No sleeping or nodding off in group. If you are sleeping during session, you will be asked to leave.
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RELATIONSHIPS: While friendships are encouraged, relationships outside of that nature are prohibited while in the program.
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PERSONAL BELONGINGS: In order to prevent loss of your belongings, we strongly advise that you leave your valuables at home. Staff will not be responsible for any lost or misplaced property. Possession of all weapons, concealed or otherwise, is forbidden on the premises.
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ALCOHOL/ILLICIT DRUG USE: Possession or consumption of unprescribed or illegal drugs will not be tolerated and may lead to discharge from program.
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ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: We expect you to let us know if you need to miss or excuse yourself from a session. Consistently missing or being tardy are considered relapse risks. Overall, it is best that you participate in your IOP as much as you can. It is your responsibility to arrive each day on time at the beginning of the program day and stay through until the end of scheduled programming. If you need to be absent, it is your responsibility to notify the program staff as soon as possible. Your program facilitator will determine if it will be an excused or unexcused absence. We call all patients who are absent if they have not called us first. We must document daily in the medical record if you are absent and why. If we are unable to reach you, we will then call the person you left as your emergency contact person. If we are still unable to reach anyone, a decision will be made by the treatment team to possibly have a police wellness check at your home to ensure your safety. If you are absent for more than three (3) program days AND/OR you have not notified us, the Treatment Team will decide the disposition of your case to include discharge. If you need to leave prior to the end of the program day, you shall report to the program staff prior to departure and, if at all possible, return to finish the treatment day. If you have 3 or more unexcused absences, you may be discharged from the program.
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ILLNESS: If you become ill while attending the program, staff will assess your condition and, if needed, may send you home. If you become ill at home and are unable to attend the program, it is your responsibility to contact the staff and let them know prior to the group. Your program facilitator will determine if it will be an excused or unexcused absence. If your illness requires you to be out of the group more than 1 day, participants will need to turn in a doctor's note.
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TREATMENT COMPLIANCE: We will test participants for alcohol or substances throughout the program, but you may receive a more thorough exam if you are suspected of using substances or alcohol again.There are several ways your therapist may approach a positive drug test or suspicion that you are using again: Observation: A staff member may be in the same room while you provide a urine sample. Discussion of life circumstances: Your therapist may ask about life circumstances, any absences, or different behavior. You have a chance to provide feedback about your experiences in treatment. Increased drug testing: The frequency of urine or saliva tests may increase from once per week to three times per week, for example. Clients who consistently test positive will be encouraged to talk about what happened. A person will not necessarily be dismissed from the program for signs of drug use, but there will be changes in treatment as a result. Changes may include: An increase in sessions or returning to previous treatment levels; Referrals to a treatment center that is more intensive or even an inpatient or hospitable-based program, Creating a new plan that takes different needs into account to better serve the individual.
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TELEPHONE USE: Cell phones are to be stored either in your car or turned into the facilitator at the start of a group. You may check your messages or make calls during break times.