Last Wednesday, Breakthru House staff held a board member training event where board members were "admitted" to treatment!
Board members arrived at our office,
and had their wallets, cell phones, and keys confiscated by Kaysha Corniffe, our Administrative Coordinator and Jessica Jenkins, one of our Counselors.
Then they were drug screened,
and breathalyzed.
They all passed, so they were admitted to treatment and proceeded to our group room where they reviewed consents with our Resident Manager, Gail Whitton.
Their bags were searched, and any contraband items were confiscated. No cleansers, lotions, perfumes, or items containing alcohol allowed!
Board members were then paired up with clients, and received a tour of the residences, highlighting first aid and emergency procedures, and an overview of program rules and schedules.
We then had a working dinner - our Clinical Coordinator, Melanie Storrusten reviewed various assessment tools used in our Assessment Phase to assist us in providing individualized treatment to each client. Then Kate Boyer, our Executive Director, joined in to lead a very information Question and Answer session. The board members' passion was evident - they had lots of questions!
After the Q&A, Sarah Postich, our newest staff member and Lead Counselor, joined Jessica in co-leading a group in which board members and clients could share about the experiences of coming to treatment.
Each board member left with a Big Book, AA's 12-Step book, which is one part of the Recovery Kit that incoming clients receive.
Thank you so much to our board for attending and learning more about addiction and the excellent therapeutic services that we provide at Breakthru House! We hope that you all enjoyed the evening and learned a lot! Leave us a comment to share about your experience!
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