THE DAYTON MODEL
Five Steps from Addiction to Recovery
FROM THE BLOG
Love: Recovery Value Two
So, a person gets Sober (addiction), Safe (trauma), and/or Stable (mental ills), and what happens next? Someone, usually a counselor in a treatment setting, steps up and says “I am with you in this and you can do it. We will walk together in this process and see it through”. Encouragement is given. Clear, focused feedback is provided. A needed pat on the back, a hug, a smile, positive regard, all in the name of Love. We realized back in the 80’s that we only wanted counselors on our staff who could honestly and genuinely serve in the most Loving way. We Love them until they can Love themselves. We celebrate their successes. We see them recover.
Sobriety: Recovery Value One
In order to overcome addiction, traumatic stress, and/or mental illness one has to start somewhere. So recovery, the overcoming and rising up, starts with Sobriety, Safety, and/or Stability correspondingly.
Recovery as a process involves five phases. This first phase is the foundation for the rest, the grounding. After this part is established, the further process of Love, Unity, Growth, and Spirituality can unfold and deliver one to full recovery and a new life experience.