PRIDE Institute LGBT Treatment

PRISM Recovery Coaching

PRISM Recovery Coaching (PRC) is a 3-month renewable program providing ongoing support in a participant’s recovery process. PRC has two levels of programming including an Intensive Program and a Basic Program. The therapeutic goal is to maintain the continuum of care in a step-down approach (Starting with Residential, Intensive Outpatient, Mental Health Services, Coaching Support, Peer Support).

The Intensive Program is the most concentrated program that integrates mental health care with coaching support. It is designed to provide a breadth and depth of continuing care with mental health, psychiatric, peer and coaching support. The Intensive Program is designed to be short-term leading to a step-down to the Basic Program. Usually clients would be in the Intensive Program for about 3-6 months, depending on need.

When appropriate, clients can also start in the Basic Program. The Basic Program reflects the benefits of telephone-based post-treatment monitoring and supporting continued recovery as participation in traditional aftercare groups. Brief (15-30 minute), but sustained, telephone monitoring following primary treatment has been shown in other studies to increase abstinence rates, reduce heavy drinking (by as much as 50%), postpone and shorten relapse episodes, reduce emergency room visits, and reduce the need for further primary treatments.

One of the goals is to help the client create an integrated circle of recovery support and integrate the principles and practices of a program of recovery into daily living. Through consistent contact, Recovery Coaches assist clients in the process of integrating the essential changes to support long-term recovery and help clients make the decisions to enhance their recovery programs.

The PRC program is person-centered, encouraging family and other critical individuals participation in a recovery process that is collaborative, culturally responsive, and consistent. Recovery coaching includes on-going education and training.

PRISM Recovery Coaching – Intensive Services

• Individual, Group, Family Psychiatric services (1/week).
• Increased contact beyond the basic services (Multiple phone calls, multiple individuals).
• Everything included the Basic program, at a higher intensive level.

PRISM Recovery Coaching – Basic Services

• Support during transition from treatment into life
• Individualized recovery plan – integrating client relapse prevention planning/recovery.
• Recovery Coach
  • 48 hour contact – following discharge
  • Weekly check-in or check-ups
    • Promotes accountability and monitoring, celebrates success, and reinforces the recovery foundation.
    • Relapse prevention and early re-intervention if needed
    • Ongoing professional referrals as needed
    • Contacts with concerned persons
    • Random drug screening (unless otherwise directed through support program or employment)
    • Sponsor
    • Within 1 week, clients are responsible for obtaining and maintaining an active relationship with a sponsor. Clients will sign a ROI within 24 hours of obtaining the sponsor to allow the Recovery Coach to communicate with sponsor as outlined by the program.
    • Connections
    • Facebook and email newsletter with events, resources, and recovery information.
    • PRC Events
    • Special retreats, events, networking socials, and immersion activities

PRC Content Areas

The Recovery Coaching is designed to link you to a coach specializing in topic areas relevant to your recovery. If you have a co-occurring issue, please select a coach that will help you address both substance use and the co-occurring issue in recovery. Once accepted into program, you will meet with your coach to start the coaching relationship. We have special expertise in:

• Sexual Health/Sexual Compulsivity/HIV/Cyber-Compulsivity
• Eating Disorder/Body Image
• Trauma/Abuse
• Women’s Issues
• ADHD/ADD
• Education Track (returning to school)
• Co-occurring mental health/chemical health
• Substance use issues only

Application Process

To gain entrance into the program, a client expresses interest either through their counselor or contacts the PRC Coordinator (Weston Edwards, 612 825-8714). An individualized recovery plan is formulated based upon the work accomplished and knowledge gained during treatment to prepare for the transition back to day-to-day life. Concurrently, time is spent educating the support network on how to support the client’s recovery.

Which Coach do I select?

PRISM Recovery Coaches are Licensed Mental Health Professionals with expertise in mental health and substance use disorders. Recovery Coaches build a supportive relationship with the client and promotes the client’s follow-through with the recovery plan.

Coaches are selected based on the client’s primary interests, and a client’s connection with the Coaches. In the Intensive program, the individual therapist and coach are the same individual providing a continuity of care for the client. Additional information will be given to you in that initial meeting.

Questions/Further Information

If you have questions, or would like additional information, please contact the coordinator, Weston Edwards at 612-825-8714 or Weston.edwards@uhsinc.com