Interim House Inc

TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO RECOVER FROM SUBSTANCE USE & CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS.

RESIDENTIAL AND HALFWAY HOUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM:TREATMENT FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING SAFETY, UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION AND THE IMPACT ON SELF, FAMILY & SOCIETY AND LEARNING NEW BEHAVIORS AND SKILLS SO ONE CAN STAY CLEAN AND SOBER AND ACHIEVE PERSONAL GOALS.-HIGHLY STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES DURING THE DAY AND EVENING-SERVICES INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL/GROUP THERAPY, RELAPSE PREVENTION, RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENS, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, LITERACY CLASS AND GED PREPARATION, VOCATIONAL SUPPORT, ADDICTION EDUCATION, FITNESS CLASS, HEALTH EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, AA/NA MEETINGS, PARENTING CLASSES AND ASSISTANCE WITH FAMILY REUNIFICATION, HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, DANCE AND ART THERAPY, YOGA, BIKING, GARDENING, SELF-ESTEEM GROUP, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY SKILLS TRAINING GROUPS, SPIRITUALITY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS GROUP, AND PET THERAPY. AN ON-SITE PSYCHIATRIST ALSO PROVIDES PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES.

OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (OP):TREATMENT FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS SOBRIETY AND SAFETY, SUSTAINING A HEALTHY SUPPORT SYSTEM, ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER GOALS AND FINDING PURPOSE AND MEANING IN ONE'S LIFE.-SERVICE INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF SERVICES AVAILABLE IN IOP, RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING, PEER MENTORING TRAINING, INDIVIDUAL & GROUP THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT.-SERVICES INCLUDE ONSITE COMPUTER CLASSES, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) AND GED CLASSES.INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP):TREATMENT FOCUSES ON SAFETY, RELAPSE PREVENTION, COMMUNITY REENTRY, MAINTAINING AND ACQUIRING A HEALTHY SUPPORT SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL PERSUITS AND JOB TRAINING.-SERVICES INCLUDE: PARTICIPATION IN AN INNOVATIVE AND INTEGRATED JOB/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT PREPARES WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY, PARENTING CLASS AND ASSISTANCE WITH FAMILY REUNIFICATION, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY SKILLS TRAINING GROUP, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, PARENTING CLASS, PET THERAPY, RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENS, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND ON-SITE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES.-SERVICES ARE OFFERED FIVE DAYS PER WEEK AS WELL AS ONE EVENING GROUP PER WEEK.-SERVICES INCLUDE ONSITE COMPUTER CLASSES, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) AND GED CLASSES.

EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING:INTERIM HOUSE HAS DEVELOPED AN ENHANCED JOB READINESS PROGRAM AND A JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE CALLED SUCCESS (STRENGTHENING URBAN COMMUNITIES BY CREATING ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY), AND ESTABLISHED GED AND ABE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ON SITE, AS WELL AS LINKAGES TO OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AGENCIES. OUR CLIENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP JOB-SPECIFIC SKILLS AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE FINDING JOBS. THE GOAL OF THESE PROJECTS IS TO HELP THE WOMEN OF INTERIM HOUSE ADVANCE ON THEIR PERSONAL PATHS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE.