The Council On Recovery

Programs: Intervention and treatment services: the specific services included are confidential screenings and diagnostic assessments; individual, family and group counseling; aftercare; intervention; psycho-education; intensive outpatient treatment for adults; and case management services for individuals and families. Children's therapists also provide play therapy, parent coaching and kids camp at the council a 4-day prevention and support program. For teens who are experimenting with alcohol/drugs and other unsafe behaviors, we provide a high-risk behavior class. The caregivers of these teens participate in a similar class that provides them with the same information their children receive, as well as parenting skills and support. Additionally, teens who have moved beyond experimentation and are diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder or are experiencing significant family, school and legal issues as a result of their behaviors, participate in individual, family and/or group therapy. Case managers provide services to pregnant and parenting women in the council offices, in client's homes and in various community sites including schools, shelters, clinics and multi-service centers. These services include intensive case management, parenting classes, crisis intervention, and substance abuse education. The goal is to enhance the women's and children's lives and keep families intact. Specifically, we help women deliver healthy babies, develop positive parenting skills, and become and remain sober. The council also serves as the primary access point for state-funded, residential treatment services for alcohol and/or drug addiction. Counselors screen each client for substance use and financial eligibility, provide motivational interviewing and refer clients to the appropriate care. Other clinical services offered in the community are provided to clients of the harris center for mental health and idd at their clinics. These services are therapeutic and specifically designed for people with serious mental illness who are abusing alcohol and/or other drugs. The council provided 4,554 adults and 623 youth with screening, assessment, counseling, treatment, education, referral and/or provided case management; 26 children registered for kids camp and 12 registered for after camp. Outreach services: the council provides clinical workshops and community presentations. Continuing education workshops are offered to clinicians on the council's campus. For 2016/2017, 13,620 professionals attended continuing education clinical workshops. Other workshops target people in recovery. Presentations regarding alcohol and/or drugs, and related risk/protective factors are provided in schools, faith-based organization, community centers, corporations, and other social service organizations. For 2016/2017,740 presentations were conducted with 9,513 adults and 22,140 youth in attendance of such presentations. Additionally, the council provides recovery support services, through specially designed events (educational, social, supportive) and by providing meeting space for a variety of 12-step and other support programs. For 2016/2017, 37,440 people participated in recovery events and support group meetings at the council.

prevention and education services: the goals of the councils prevention and education programs are (a) to cultivate individual and community awareness about the dangerous effects and often fatal consequences of substance use and abuse; and (b) decrease risk factors and increase protective factors that have been shown to prevent substance abuse. The council provides prevention services in elementary and middle schools, focusing on the development of life skills. Prevention specialists also facilitate an evidence-based peer support program for higher risk middle school students. For high school students, staff conduct a substance abuse and dropout prevention/intervention program. The elementary and middle school programs are also offered in the summer at camps in the houston area. Drug free youth, another prevention/intervention program, also is provided to youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The council also educates older adults and their care providers about the increased risk of alcohol and drug abuse due to the potential need for addictive pain medications and a lack of understanding of the effects of alcohol on people as they age. Community education services include workshops and lectures for the public that address addiction issues, other compulsive behaviors, co-occurring mental health disorders, as well as the challenges and successful approaches to treatment and recovery. Additionally, the council provides recovery support services, through specially designed meetings and events (educational, social, supportive) and by providing meeting space for a variety of 12-step and other support programs.