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Sustained Monitoring, Support/Companionship, & Recovery Promotion

 
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  1. • truth-teller (a source of honest feedback regarding self-destructive patterns of thinking, feeling and acting while it happens in real-time)

  2. • role model and mentor (offers his/her life as living proof of the transformative power of recovery; provides stage-appropriate recovery education and advice)

  3. • problem solver (identifies and helps resolve personal and environmental obstacles to recovery)

  4. • lifestyle consultant (assists individuals/families to develop sobriety-based rituals of daily living)

  5. • friend (provides companionship).

  6. • a solid link between treatment and the home environment

What Is Companion-Assisted Recovery?

If you choose to hire a C.A.R. specialist, I ensure that I’ll be a carer with whom you will have a trusting and warm relationship.

My role is a formal one and the following considerations are subject to negotiation at the outset so that both you and I are clear about what to expect:

  1. •The length of time the support person will be required;

  2. •Development and prioritization of short, medium and long term recovery goals;

  3. •Developing clear guidelines about the support person’s role in helping a client achieve their goals;

  4. •Negotiating accommodation for the support person – usually in separate quarters;

  5. •Negotiating confidentiality protocols: for example, what is the support person allowed to discuss and with whom? Will the support person be expected to liaise with family members, doctors, therapists or practitioners in your local area?

  6. •Rehearsing relapse scenarios so it is clear what will happen in the event of a relapse;

  7. •Ensuring that both client and support person agree upon the boundaries of the support person’s role as a recovery professional – for example, the support person is not expected to undertake housework or to conduct personal or business affairs on behalf of the client.

A C.A.R. Specialist is a -

Important Considerations -

Companion-Assisted Recovery services involve far more than maintaining the improvements made in treatment. It involves a larger spectrum of life concerns than those typically addressed in addiction treatment, including basic necessities of living, reconstruction of personal lifestyle, sober fellowship and leisure activities, restitution and community service, and life meaning and purpose. Where treatment focuses on the problems that can be subtracted from the client’s life, Companion-Assisted Recovery focuses on what can be added during long-term recovery.

  1. • Ability to establish empathy with the individual

  2. • Ability to work with diverse populations and cultural backgrounds

  3. • Comfort in working independently in community settings

  4. • Ability to focus on and reinforce positive strengths and behaviors

  5. • A high level of energy and commitment

  6. • Acceptance of extremely flexible working hours

The very important individual traits I bring to the job include: