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Weekly Groups

Boundaries

Understanding that many addicts have never established healthy boundaries in their own lives, this group helps individuals to understand and set personal boundaries, and how to do so in a way that does not promote guilt. The Boundaries group will address and heal attitudes, thoughts, emotions and behaviors that lead to substance use disorder.

Character & the 12-Steps

Discovering who you are without your substance can be scary. As the residents pursue recovery they will begin to uncover their personal strengths and weaknesses. How to use their strengths for ongoing recovery and how to address their weaknesses to avoid relapse. This group focuses on character traits and the 12-steps, relationships, and acceptance of the person he/she was made to be. Each week a new character trait will be discussed in relation to the 12-Steps.

Wellness & Recovery

Recovery is one day at a time. Relapse prevention revisits the twelve steps in a way that equips the individual to recognize emotional, mental, and physical stages of relapse, and helps them address these before relapse occurs.

Job Skills and Life Skills

Next Step has a professional Employment Coach who educates, advises and assists residents with obtaining worthwhile employment.

Spiritual Courses

Next Step is a Faith Based organization and believes that as our walk with God gets stronger, the power of the addiction gets weaker. Next Step offers Bible Study and faith development groups to assist the residents to grow in their spiritual lives.

Health, Wellness and Fitness

Many individuals in recovery begin to realize the toll their addiction has taken on their physical health. Next Step offers classes in health and nutrition with the support of The Maple Center for Integrative Health. During these classes residents learn how to replenish nutrients lost due to addiction as well as how to eat for optimal health. Next Step also offers a variety of group fitness activities such as walking and yoga.