(Requirement for clients on Medication Assisted Treatment for substance use)

Group therapy has a number of advantageous elements that equal or surpass individual therapy, such as the ability to:

• Offer members education about the recovery process
• Provide support and motivation from peers to maintain recovery goals
• Give members the opportunity to observe issues encountered by others in recovery and observe their methods of problem-solving
• Empower group members by encouraging them to offer assistance and feedback to other members
• Teach healthy coping skills to manage daily stressors without resorting to substance use
• Boost structure and routine in the lives of group members
• Build a sense of optimism, self-worth, and belief in the group members
• Develop relationships between group members that can be used outside of sessions for support and encouragement
• Effectively treat many individuals simultaneously with one therapist, allowing those clients quicker access to therapy
• Utilize therapeutic tools (such as challenging irrational beliefs and confronting poor decision-making) to modify behaviors

Currently, we are providing weekly substance abuse groups.