Case Management Tier I
Pre-treatment Addiction Consultation
When it becomes apparent that someone you love or someone you work with has been adversely impacted by their unhealthy relationship with alcohol and/or drugs, knowing where to begin to find guidance and support can be a daunting task. At Recovery Care Partner, we want our clients to make an informed decision before engaging with any of our services. We gladly provide a free 60-minute addiction recovery services consultation for our prospective clients so that they can make an informed decision about whether or not our support is appropriate for their circumstance. Beyond the initial complimentary 60-minute conversation, we offer addiction consulting services at an hourly rate.
Assessment
A professional assessment helps determine if a client has a substance abuse problem, and if so, how severe it is and what level of support is warranted.
RCP’s assessment uses interviewing and diagnostic tools to get a clear view of someone’s drug or alcohol problem. We gather information from various aspects of the struggling person’s life – including biological, psychological, and social histories – and then analyze it to develop a clear picture of substance abuse patterns and sometimes co-occurring mental health issues.
Our assessment results in a personalized recommendation for treatment.
Intervention Services
Addiction is a disease. It’s also the third leading cause of death in the United States. Effective treatment requires what other deadly diseases require: professional support.
Because addiction is a brain disorder, it requires not only treatment but also acknowledgement that treatment is necessary. Because it’s a disease that affects the entire family, it requires community support. Recovery Care Partner intervenes in such a way that the addict/alcoholic will likely accept help and the family will begin to recalibrate healthy patterns.
Recovery Care Partner intervention and addiction recovery services are guaranteed to be loving and compassionate.
We are clear, firm, and professional because the life-threatening circumstances of alcoholism/addiction require it.
We will never resort to the bullying and dramatics that some publicized interventions portray.
Participating in an intervention is emotionally challenging. Most people report it among the most difficult things they’ve ever done. Our interventions are highly choreographed and based in love, because that balances the fear, anxiety, and anger from which they arise.
We are zealous about protecting you from the emotional and financial stress of repeated interventions and/or treatments. Thus, we guarantee three things. We will:
- Prepare in such a way that will increase the chance of your loved one accepting help.
- Recommend a type and level of care that maximizes your loved one’s chance for sustainable recovery.
- Be an on-going resource for you and your family as you heal.
Post-treatment Support
When leaving a treatment facility, those new in recovery are sure to have challenges. RCP offers three types of Post Treatment Support, each of which include several tiers or levels of intensity.
- Case Management – Tier I and Tier II
- Recovery Care Monitoring – Tier I and Tier II and Tier III
- Transition Coaching – Tier I and Tier II and Tier III
Each of these programs are contracted in 28 days increments. At or around day 21, RCP and the client review what has worked, what has not worked, what needs to be added and/or eliminated. That review informs the subsequent month’s level of support.
Sober Transport
Our addiction recovery services and sober transport service ensures that your loved one makes a safe and sober transport to and from treatment. This could mean giving them a ride straight from an intervention to treatment, or moving around from treatment center to sober house. Our services encompass everything needed for a safe and successful addiction treatment process.
High Risk Sober Transport
Unfortunately, the past decade has seen an increase in things like Adderall- and marijuana-induced psychosis and in other mental health issues that complicate sobriety. Increasingly, we hear things like, “My son was an athlete, did great in school and was an active participant in the family. Nine months ago he began behaving in ways I have never seen before; I don’t even recognize who he is. He’s putting holes in the walls, dropped off his teams, and is on academic probation. He is physically acting out and can’t seem to control it.”
When the people we transport are unable to manage their behavior, it puts them and others in harm’s way. In those cases, RCP partners with a seasoned group of retired law enforcement officers who ensure a compassionate but also tightly chaperoned and safe journey.
Sober Companion
When a newly recovering person needs intensive, discreet, and professional one-on-one support, we offer a Sober Companion. This service supports individuals to stay healthy when they:
- need to leave their inpatient treatment to attend a family or business obligation
- have a travel requirement as soon as they leave treatment and need to establish their recovery on the road
- require a full-time live-in companion to solidify new and healthy habits
During sober companionship, we can provide accompaniment to 12-step meetings, doctor’s appointments, work, school, and family and social functions.
Sober Living
Some newly sober clients need a temporary landing place as they transition from treatment to home.
A structured, sober living environment is a community or house that helps the newly sober master the tools and cement the practices they learned in treatment.
We have a partnership with New Points, a sober living organization with communities in Bel Air and Canton, Maryland. New Points helps residents develop the personal growth and accountability required for sustainable recovery.
Random Screening
For the newly recovering person, random screening is a deterrent to alcohol and drug use. It is not employed to catch someone in a relapse but rather to support them in avoiding relapse. The goal of random screening is to give clients a sense of accomplishment and help them rebuild trust in their relationships.
Soberlink
RCP uses a comprehensive alcohol monitoring system called Soberlink, which combines a breathalyzer with wireless technology to automatically document proof of sobriety in real-time.
Urine Screens
RCP provides discrete 17-panel urine screens. This saves our clients the time and embarrassment of having to go to a lab for testing.
Case Management
RCP’s Case Management is a simple accountability structure for the continuing care plan established when the client left in-patient treatment. A recent study conducted by the Recovery Research Institute states, “…authors found that brief telephone check-ins reduced substance use and rates of readmission to detoxification treatment in the three months after discharge.
- Daily phone check-in with client
- Weekly phone check-in with client and concerned others
Case Management Tier II
- Weekly phone check-in with client
- Monthly phone check-in with client and concerned others
Recovery Care Monitoring
Recovery Care Monitoring (RCM) is a more intense support program than Case Management. It is a post-treatment process in which the client is coached to sustainable recovery, using the lens of systemic change.
RCM acknowledges that recovery is a holistic endeavor and that behavior patterns; family, social, and work systems; life pressures; and other challenges all play a part in sustained change.
Our methodology, based on Dr. Robert DuPont’s research, is grounded in participation in 12-Step recovery, random screening, and an accountability structure. Implemented together, these things have the highest likelihood to ensure long-term wellness.
All RCM tiers include an initial contract session to establish the therapeutic alliance, recovery goals, and RCM objectives and another session to coordinate any relevant aftercare services.
RCM Tier I
- Daily phone contact
- Up to two weekly face-to-face meetings with client
- Twice monthly face-to-face meetings with client and their concerned others
- Phone and text support to family members, as needed
- Soberlink and/or five on-site random urine screenings
RCM Tier II
- Every other day phone contact
- Weekly face-to-face meeting with client
- One face-to-face meeting with client and their concerned others
- Soberlink and/or five on-site random urine screenings
RCM Tier III
- Twice weekly phone contact
- Weekly face-to-face meeting with client
- Soberlink and/or five on-site random urine screenings
Transition Coaching
When an adolescent or young adult leaves treatment, they are faced with a different set of challenges than an adult.
RCP’s Transition Coaching provides individualized support for academics, life skills augmentation, executive function, resume writing, job searching, interviewing, integration to appropriate 12-Step community, random screening, and managing the challenges of “partying” as the social norm.
Transition Coaching Tier I
- Case Management for recovery, academic, and social progress
- Weekly 1hr face-to-face meeting at the beginning of the week for progress update and mentoring
- Weekly 1hr face-to-face meeting at the end of the week followed by accompaniment to one 12-step meeting, followed by up to an hour of fellowship
- Nightly phone check-in
- Weekly parent call to review
progress and challenges
Transition Coaching Tier II
- Case Management for recovery, academic, and social progress
- Weekly 1hr face-to-face meeting for progress update and mentoring
- Accompaniment to one 12-step meeting, followed by up to an hour of fellowship
- 3x per week phone check-in
- Twice monthly parent call to review progress and challenges
Transition Coaching Tier III
- Case Management for recovery, academic, and social progress
- Weekly 1hr face-to-face meeting for progress update and mentoring
- Weekly phone check-in
- Monthly parent call to review progress and challenges
Academic Coaching
RCP helps young adults in recovery who are particularly challenged by disorders such as ADHD, NVLD, and dyslexia.
Academic coaching is provided where the client most needs it – at school, at home, or virtually and includes things such as
- An accountability framework to facilitate getting assignments completed and submitted on time
- Coaching on creative use of tools like whiteboards, clocks, apps, and workbooks
- Advisory support related to academic caseload and advise on questions such as whether to continue in academia or whether to opt for pass/fail rather than letter grades