Check Out Sunshine Coast Health Center
I’ve spent this past week at Sunshine Coast Health Center in picturesque Powel River British Columbia. This program is tucked away in a relaxing and peaceful setting where clients’ can be free of the frenetic urban stressors and yet is only a mere 30 minute flight from Vancouver. This is a private all male treatment program that addresses the specific needs of their clients. They are in an expansion process and soon will have the ability to serve 36 clients starting with detoxification if needed and start the discharge and continuing care planning during the first week in treatment.
Sunshine Coast is completing the process of becoming the first Canadian Gorski-CENAPS® Relapse Prevention Center of Excellence. Sunshine Coast is committed to de-mystifying the relapse process. Relapse Prevention has been a missing component in most Canadian treatment programs so Sunshine Coast is breaking new ground in a powerful manner.
The staff is committed helping clients who have a history or risk of relapse stop the revolving door of going in and out of recovery and/or treatment programs. They are resolved to using science-based best practice principles of treatment including the Gorski-CENAPS® model of Relapse Prevention Counseling (identifying and managing high-risk situations) and Relapse Prevention Therapy (identifying and managing warning signs related to core personality and life-style issues).
One of the most important interventions Sunshine Coast staff provides is allowing the clients to become accountable and responsible for their own recovery process. The entire staff walks along side the clients in their heroic journey. They see their clients as “heroes” on their personal journey through life who have hit obstacles and road blocks caused by their use of alcohol and other drugs and other self-defeating behaviors. Sunshine Center’s motto is “Your Partner in Recovery” reflects thier commitment to treat clients with the respect they deserve.
If you want to learn more about Sunshine Coast please check out their website at www.sunshinecoasthealthcentre.ca.
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