The majority of these clients exhibit standard symptoms of agitation, anxiety and boredom. By creating and planning structured activities, this can minimize the symptoms of withdrawals and bring out skills that will support and reinforce a person’s sense of self worth. Allowing our clients to be apart of therapeutic activity groups that will assist them in developing friendship, provide emotional support, and facilitate spiritual connectedness.
Many of our women clients report that therapy meetings are just plan boring. Practically all meeting are designed to elaborate on serious issues; however none are categorized as “FUN!” Recovery Centers that provide a combination of group therapy meeting along with variety of group activities have a better chance to improve the client’s behavior. It is imperative to introduce groups that may include: music, exercise, crafts, relaxation, and meditation. Theses groups have been designed to be used for mind-over-body techniques to calm, soothe and help eliminate withdrawal