RCP Phase III - Transitional Care
The primary goal in Phase III is to help the person in recovery as well as the family transition from a lifestyle that supports the disease process to one that supports the recovery process. Key elements to success in this phase include a structured plan focused on the fundamentals of recovery including identifying and interevening on relapse behaviors, building a strong support sytem and personal accountability.
In Phase III, ECRS develops a Recovery Plan that all parties agree to follow and be held accountable to. The recovering person may move through progressively less restrictive environments such as extended inpatient facilities, halfway or sober living houses, or return home directly after acute care. Wherever they go, ECRS maintains a strong and constant presence.
It is imperative to develop a strong support group that helps one look at how addiction has distorted their thinking process, feelings, and perceptions and in turn, impact the belief system. Distorted thinking, feelings and perceptions may have been in place since childhood. In such cases professional support along with a strong peer support can determine how much a person will struggle in their recovery process. Although it is always the individual's choice whether or not they utilize others for help, ECRS can improve the prognosis by utilizing trained staff that knows when to help and when not to.
Throughout this and the following Phases, ECRS clients will have regularly scheduled contact with staff via phone sessions and/or video conferencing, and office visits for individual and group counseling, peer support groups and workshops. We maintain collateral contacts (family, friends, employers, coworkers, sponsors, etc.,) to maintain accountability and help the recovering person look at things that may otherwise be missed.