What Is Outpatient Treatment?
Outpatient programs at Sana Lake BWC have lots of flexibility so you will maintain your regular commitment to work, education, and other family responsibilities while still making recovery a priority. Although there are similarities between the outpatient program and residential treatment, each program has a differently structured environment.
If you are participating in our outpatient program, you will return home every day after receiving treatment. You will also continue your normal routines. This freedom of movement gives you a greater level of anonymity and privacy as you work on your recovery.
Some people feel embarrassed by their mental health issues or do not want others to worry about them. If you take part in our outpatient program, you do not have to explain your prolonged absence to colleagues, family, and friends unless you want to.
Moving Toward Recovery at Your Pace
Since everyone’s recovery pathway is different, you will take steps toward your new life at your own pace. Outpatient treatment gives you more agency and self-directed accountability, such as abstaining from substances. Meaningful change takes time, but you do not have to do it alone. To get the benefits of treatment, you need to be willing to stick to the guidelines you create with our experienced staff.
Long term recovery grows from a great deal of diligence, self-discipline, and commitment—plus support from people who understand what you are going through. To aid you on the path to success, you will develop a comprehensive outpatient treatment plan with our counselors. You will incorporate every aspect of your life into your care plan to help you stay healthy and well. You will also access a strong support network for you and connect with a community of other people in recovery. Recover for Life with peer support groups, family counseling, and individual counseling, sponsors, and non-using peers. You will get motivation and new insights into your own recovery. Social change is just as important as the internal transformation you experience as you walk toward a Recovery for Life.
Providing Helpful Resources to Each Member
Sana Lake BWC shares positive, encouraging resources with you through our outpatient treatment program. Changing your lifestyle as well as your thinking takes time, encouragement, and goal setting. That is why an inclusive view of recovery, with resources that will improve every aspect of your life, is so important. One day at a time, you will not only learn how to be successful in recovery but also learn how to not let past triggers influence your life in a negative way. You can experience true freedom from the unhealthy cycles of the past.
Why Is Outpatient Treatment Beneficial?
Usually, outpatient treatment is more beneficial if you do not struggle with major substance use, severe mental health issues, or a high risk of recurrence of use. When you are healthy and stable, you will get the most from our other recovery resources.
You will thrive in outpatient treatment as you practice the skills that sustain your Recovery for Life. Outpatient is a type of support system that works well if you have responsibilities and commitments that conflict with inpatient residential treatment. You might feel more comfortable when you keep up your regular routines, such as your job, family responsibilities, childcare, and educational commitments. Outpatient helps make recovery care a part of your daily life—part of the healthy person you are becoming.
