Dear Friends & Professionals:
With September being National Alcohol and Addiction Recovery
Month I would like to dedicate the focus of our July/August newsletter to
supporting awareness.
According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), published
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an estimated 22.6 million persons (9.2
percent of the population ages 12 and older) were classified with substance
dependence or addiction in the past year, based on criteria specified in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition(DSM-IV) Of
these, 3.2 million were dependent on or addicted to both alcohol and illicit
drugs; 3.8 million were dependent on or addicted to illicit drugs but not
alcohol; and 15.6 million were dependent on or addicted to alcohol, but not
illicit drugs.
That year a documented 4.0 million people received some kind of treatment for
their problems related to the use of alcohol or illicit drugs.
Although that is an amazing number, there were still millions more in need of
treatment. As treatment providers we are well aware of the variety of reasons
others are either unable or unwilling to seek assistance.
At Hired Power, we are consistently looking for opportunities to not only
educate our team on the latest research and methods for providing effective
long term recovery for addicts, but we also expect our team to be actively
promoting and participating in addiction recovery awareness programs as part of
their certification requirements.
Our ability to remain open and flexible to the growing changes
within our industry increase our effectiveness at bridging the gap between all
types of treatment centers, recovery programs, and alternate sober lifestyles,
keeping our Certified Personal Recovery Assistants relevant to the unique
recovery needs of each individual client.
With the swelling of our industry, comes a responsibility for us to
maintain the highest level of integrity, knowledge, compassion, and service to
those in need of recovery treatment. Let
us use our skills and knowledge together to increase opportunities for our clients
and our community to receive the education necessary in order to improve and
increase successful recovery.
As our industry grows and continues to increase the wide range of services
available that support individuals and families struggling with addiction,
Hired Power Transition Recovery Services remains available to you and your
clients as they transition through the recovery process.
All my best-
Your Ally in Good Health! 
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| Family & The Relapse Syndrome
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by Terence T. Gorski
In many cases the addict is the first family member to seek
treatment. Other family members become involved in order to help the alcoholic
get sober. Many family members refuse to consider the fact that they also have
a problem that requires specialized treatment. These family members tend to
deny their role in their addicted family and scapegoat personal and family
problems upon the addicted person. They develop unrealistic expectations of how
family life will improve with their loved one getting abstinent. When these
expectations are not met, they blame the addict for the failure, even though he
or she may be successfully following a recovery program. Their attitudes and
behaviors can become such complicating factors in the addict's recovery that
they can contribute to the process of relapse and even "set-up" the addict's
next "episode of use."
On the other hand family members can be powerful allies in
helping the addict prevent fully engaging the relapse process. Relapse
Prevention Planning utilizes the family's motivation to get the addict sober.
As family members become involved in relapse prevention planning, a strong
focus is placed upon co-addiction and its role in the family relapse process.
Family members are helped to recognize their own co-addiction and become
actively involved in their own treatment. Addiction is a family disease that
affects all family members, requiring everyone to get involved in treatment.
The addict needs treatment for addiction. Other family members need treatment
for co-addiction.
Co-addiction chronic and follows a predictable progression.
When persons in a committed relationship with an addicted person attempt to
control drinking, drug use, or addictive behavior (over which they are
powerless), they lose control over their own behavior (over which they can have
power) and their lives become unmanageable.
The condition of co-addiction manifests itself in three
stages of progression.
Early Stage: Normal
Problem Solving and Attempts to Adjust
The normal reaction within any family to pain, to crisis,
and to the dysfunction of one member of the family is to do what they can to
reduce the pain, ease the crisis, and to assist the dysfunctional member
however possible in order to protect the family. These responses do not make
things better when the problem is addiction, because these measures deprive the
addicted person of the painful learning experiences that bring an awareness
that his/her addiction is creating problems. At this stage, co-addiction is
simply a reaction to the symptoms of addictive disease. It is a normal response
to an abnormal situation.
Middle Stage: Habitual Self-Defeating Responses
When the culturally prescribed responses to stress and
crisis do not bring relief from the pain created by the addiction in the
family, the family members TRY HARDER. They do the same things, only more
often, more intensely, mores desperately. They try to be more supportive, more
helpful, more protective. They take on the responsibilities of the addicted
person, not realizing that this causes the addict to become more irresponsible.
Things get worse instead of better and the sense of failure
intensifies the response. Family members experience frustration, anxiety, and
guilt. There is growing self-blame, lowering of self-concept, and
self-defeating behaviors. They become isolated. They focus on the addict's
addictive behavior and their attempt to control it. They have little time to
focus on anything else. As a result they often lose touch with the normal world
outside of their family.
continue reading this article
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| Saving Lives, Saving Dollars
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September Is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
For 18 years, Recovery Month has promoted the social
benefits of alcohol and drug treatment, applauded the contributions of
treatment providers, and increased awareness that recovery from these
disorders is possible!
SAMHSA urges you to join the voices for recovery by supporting this year's theme-Saving Lives, Saving Dollars.
Alcohol and drug addiction exact an enormous financial and human toll
on our society. That's why it's so important that we continue to invest
in treatment! It benefits you, your family, and your community.
How can you support Recovery Month? It's easy! You can:
Plan events that will help raise awareness about the cost of substance use disorders.
Visit the SAMHSA eNetwork for tookits, downloadable media kits, and event planning helps for promoting your Awareness Event!
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 Nanette Zumwalt is pleased to announce her affiliation with Alpha Interventions. Alpha Interventions sheds light on addiction issues in upper management.
Addiction to drugs and acohol can have catastrophic consequences on a company; Alpha Intervention brings respect and solutions to the Board Room. As a leading company specializing in executive
chemical dependency, Alpha Intervention provides services as a carefully
managed therapeutic resource for companies struggling with addiction within
their leadership.
Read the Press Release here and visit the website at:
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| Hired Power Certified Personal Recovery Assistant Services
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A Bridge to
Recovery
Hired Power's Certified
Personal Recovery Assistants help
make recovery last. From navigating social situations and establishing everyday
routines to attending meetings, therapy sessions or outpatient programs, we
deliver discreet, one-on-one in home support and guidance.
Safe Passage
Traveling to a treatment center for many individuals is
filled with stress and anxiety. We provide Safe Passage for the clients
and families. Hired Power's Certified Personal Recovery Assistants/Sober
Companions are able to travel to the client's home, assist them in the
necessary preparations and accompany them to the door of the treatment setting.
This services increasing the success rate of a client entering a treatment
setting.
Often time clients need to return home during the course of
treatment for a family situation, legal issue, or a program home pass. The Certified
Personal Recovery Assistant will arrive at the Treatment
Center meet with the clinical team
for direction and provide Safe Passage for the client during
necessary excursions from treatment. This service has helped to bring
continuity to the experience and decrease the risk of a client's relapse or not
returning to the treatment setting.
Our Certified Personal Recovery Assistants can
support a physician with an in home detoxification. Under the doctors
supervision we provide 24 hour in home support and supervision of an individual
as they go through a detox protocol. This service has allowed fearful clients
to receive the medical attention necessary within a familiar environment.
Safe and Structured Transitions
Transitioning from treatment to daily living is very
emotional and challenging. Often, utilizing the newly learned skills and
information necessary to achieve long-term recovery is blocked with fear and
anxiety. The moment of discharge from a treatment setting through the initial
seven days is an extremely high-risk period of early recovery. Our Certified
Personal Recovery Assistants accompany clients during these
transition periods. We assist in the application of the newly acquired skills
and information making the discharge plan into a daily living plan. We are
there in the quiet hours, involved in the daily schedule, supporting the client
in connecting with the identified treatment professionals and fellowship in
their area and following through with learning to live a healthy focused
lifestyle. In essence we help to increase the success of the journey to long-term
recovery.
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Contact Us:
(800) 910-9299
West Coast Connections:
nzumwalt@hiredpower.com
monique@hiredpower.com
East Coast Connections:
Amy@hiredpower.com
ONLINE
Sober Transitions BLOG
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HP CPRA
SPOTLIGHT
(we keep our faces to ourselves)
Meet Jack G.
46 Year Old Male
Jack has been working as a mentor with men in early recovery
since 1994. Jacks own story took him on the road as an artist and musician
traveling around the world. He began his own journey of recovery in 1989 and
continues to work a daily program. Jack maintains a physically active lifestyle
enjoying surfing, skiing and long walks. He continues with his love for music
and writing but spends most of his free time with his family. We have received
exceptional feedback from the many professionals, clients and loved ones Jack
has worked with as a Certified Personal Recovery Assistant. Feel free to ask for Jack to assist you or the clients you work with.
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What IS a CPRA?
A Certified Personal
Recovery Assistant
is a professional individual who is qualified to provide guidance, support and mentoring to people struggling with addiction and mental health issues, in the home or on the road. This certification was created to address the growing concern around the need to distinguish between a professional service and individuals offering similar services. Click here for more information on CPRA services or how to become a Hired Power CPRA.
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Women Association of Addiction Treatment (WAAT)
moving to new location
First Tuesday of every month 8AM
Panini Garden Bistro
4647 MacArthur Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92660
BFI Summit
Mastering Therapeutic Navigation
August 14-16, 2008
Park City Utah
CAADAC Annual Conference
October 2-5, 2008
Ontario, CA
The Moment of Change
Sept 29- October 1, 2008
Santa Monica, CA
CeDar
2nd Annual Golf Tournament
October 5, 2008
Castle Rock, CO
Association of Intervention Specialists
November 6-9, 2008
Cancun, Mexico
Registration Form
Promises Treatment Center
Polo in the Palisades
September 20, 2008
Women's Symposium
November 13, 2008
Denver, CO
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Spread The Word
Hired Power believes in partnering with one another to support the programs and events within the addiction and mental health profession. If you have community events you would like us to announce for you, we would be glad to put it up on our blog. Send us all your event details and any digital artwork in an email to info@hiredpower.com and we will put your event up on our blog on a first come first served basis. | |
