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The Healing Place of Wake County

The Healing Place of Wake County. The Statewide Conference on Offender Reentry “Shaping the Future of Transition” May 1 – 3, 2007. Our Mission. To offer innovative recovery and rehabilitation to homeless, alcoholic, and chemically dependent men and women through a continuing mutual

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The Healing Place of Wake County

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  1. The Healing Place of Wake County The Statewide Conference on Offender Reentry “Shaping the Future of Transition” May 1 – 3, 2007

  2. Our Mission To offer innovative recovery and rehabilitation to homeless, alcoholic, and chemically dependent men and women through a continuing mutual help program that kindles their desire to return to a meaningful and productive life.

  3. The Healing Place Model • The Healing Place of Wake County is a replication of a nationally recognized model in Louisville, KY. • 1998 – The Healing Place in Louisville was a recipient of the Models That Work Award given by a joint partnership between Human Resources and Services Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services.

  4. Cost and Outcome • Admission Criteria • Wake County resident • Homeless • 18+ • Cost • It costs less than $29.00 per day for a client to be at The Healing Place • Outcome • 60% of the clients who complete the program are sober 1 year later • Approximately 10% of those who relapse regain their sobriety

  5. The Healing Place Model • The Healing Place model most closely resembles a Social Model Recovery program. • Social Model Recovery programs emphasize: • Recovery grounded in the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous • Peer modeling • Personal responsibility • Accountability • Experiential vs. professional base of authority

  6. Guiding Principles of THPWC • Certain beliefs support THPWC: • Attraction is critical to the success of the client in this model • Hand up, not hand out program • “You do a little, we’ll do a little. You do a lot, we’ll do a lot.” • Services on demand • As many times as it takes • Clients are always given an opportunity to work their way back into the program.

  7. Men’s Facility

  8. Women’s Facility

  9. Men’s Facility Overnight = 36 Detox (SUC) = 22 OTS I = 30 OTS II = 10 Phase I = 46 Phase II = 36 Total = 180 + 20 on White Flag nights Women’s Facility Overnight = 12 Detox (SUC) = 10 OTS I = 16 OTS II = 5 Phase I = 32 Phase II = 24 Total = 99 + 7 on White Flag nights Number of Beds

  10. The Healing Place Program

  11. Men’s Overnight-Emergency Shelter

  12. Overnight-Emergency Shelter • Is based upon simple human entitlement • Each person entitled to food, shelter and clothing, regardless of their commitment to getting sober or ending their homelessness • Shelter is provided one night at a time • Beds are provided on a “first come, first serve basis” • Beds are not guaranteed the next night • Is a “wet shelter” • No one is turned away if intoxicated or under the influence of other drugs

  13. Women’s Overnight-Emergency Shelter

  14. The Healing Place Program

  15. Women’s Sobering Up Center

  16. Sobering Up Center • Non-medical detoxification • Easily accessible, cost-efficient services on demand • Safe withdrawal • Attract into the recovery program • Community Assistance Program (CAP Van) • 48-hour against staff advice policy • If a client leaves against staff advice they are not eligible for the Sobering Up Center for 48-hours • Client is eligible to access the overnight emergency shelter

  17. Men’s Sobering Up Center

  18. The Healing Place Program

  19. Off The Street I and II • Motivational track • Bed guaranteed and place to keep belongings in exchange for attending Recovery Dynamics® group sessions 1 - 4 • Movement at this stage of the program is based upon meeting attendance (AA/CA/NA) • “Trudging” to classes is essential • Willingness is the key

  20. Men’s Off The Street “Pod”

  21. Women’s Off The Street “Pod”

  22. Off The Street II • OTS II • Begin written assignments that correspond to group sessions 1 – 4 • Work in kitchen every third day • Phase I clients assigned to take clients to outside AA/CA/NA meetings at night

  23. The Healing Place Program

  24. Men’s Phase I Room

  25. Phase I • Recovery program • Attend remaining Recovery Dynamics® classes (sessions 5 – 28) • Regular job assignment • Kitchen, buildings & grounds, security, laundry, clothing closet • Participate in community process • Complete Life Skills class through WakeTech • Commitment is the key

  26. Women’s Phase I Room

  27. The Healing Place Program

  28. Phase II • Phase II Transitional Program • Goals are to find employment, save money and prepare for independent living • Complete Ready To Rent curriculum • Reunification efforts with children • Some clients will volunteer to teach the Recovery Dynamics® classes for a 90-day period

  29. Women’s Phase II Room

  30. Men’s Phase II Room

  31. The Healing Place Program • Silver Chip Alumni • Clients who have completed the Phase II program and moved out with the approval of their peers • Has privileges of returning to THPWC to visit with clients, to teach classes, have meals and participate in other activities.

  32. Men’s Facility Courtyard

  33. Observations • Those who have come directly to THPWC from DOC, and have been successful in our program, share the following characteristics: • Incarcerated for less than one year • Are in the “initiating stage” of recovery • Have had previous recovery attempts

  34. Additional Clients

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