The St. Christopher's Extended Care program is an opportunity for recovering men to have a safe place to continue their journey of recovery and give them a chance at a new life.

We offer a thirty to sixty day extension of primary treatment which allows clients to focus on continuing their recovery while beginning to become more integrated into the 12 step community as well as developing sober living skills. The clients are educated on the essential nature of their addictive relationship to mood altering chemicals, as well as warning signs of relapse and skills to prevent a return to active use.

While in Extended Care, the clients participate in education and process groups which cover topics such as:

• CD Vocabulary                       
• Feeling my Feelings      
• Accepting the Disease
• Mental Obsession
• Urges and Cravings
• Rigid Negative Attitudes
• Relapse Process
• Powerlessness
• Physical Pathology
• Beginning of Recovery

We also educate the clients on relapse prevention techniques, and the physical and emotional pitfalls most recovering alcoholics and addicts live within early sobriety. In addition to these education classes, clients also participate in group and individual therapy sessions. These sessions provide the clients with guidance through these issues as well as an opportunity to discuss personal or recovery related topics in a safe and secure setting.

Involvement in 12 step recovery programs is a vital activity; therefore Extended Care clients attend a minimum of seven AA/NA groups per week. They will obtain and work with a sponsor outside of our program in order to develop a working understanding of the steps, as well as getting involved in service work and 12 step fellowship.

Developing sober living skills is an integral part of the recovery process. Our clients are responsible for all their own shopping, cooking and cleaning. The clients live in a community setting and must collaborate with one another in order to get their needs met. They will learn the proper ways to budget money, balance their assignments and responsibilities, and to handle life’s daily struggles clean and sober.

Physical well being is an important part of the recovery process as well. Clients are encouraged to develop healthier eating habits by offering a low caffeine, low sugar diet, vitamin therapy, and maintain a level of physical activity by attending the YMCA a minimum three times a week.

Family Program

We also offer family members an opportunity to be involved with their loved ones treatment through healthy visitation and family therapy sessions.

Clients who are medically stable and have satisfactorily attended a residential or primary treatment program are welcome to join us in our Extended Care Program.

What to Bring

1. Your personal toiletries (A shaving kit is recommended).
2. Towels, wash clothes, bath accessories, robe, shower shoes.
3. Gym clothes, casual clothes (no frayed or tattered pants or shorts), a set of dress clothes for special occasions, clothes hangers, clothes basket.
4. Your Big Book and/or any 12 Step self-help books you have.
5. Stamps, stationary, alarm clock, phone card (if long distance)
6. Spending money for incidentals which will be locked up in the business office.
7. The following items are not permitted: cologne, mouth wash, aerosol hair spray, aerosol deodorant, credit cards, cell phones, pagers, food, candy.

For more information on St. Christopher’s Extended Care Program, please call our admissions office at (877) 782-4747.

Confidentiality Statement - As per Federal Confidentiality Regulations: all records, information and communications shall remain strictly confidential, except under the following circumstances: 1.) To authorized medical personnel, if a medical emergency exists, 2.) If the individual is a danger to themselves or others, 3.) Suspected instances of child abuse or neglect may exists, 4.) The individual or responsible party signs a release of information. Any violation of Federal Confidentiality Law and Regulations may be reported to the United States Attorney for the Judicial District in which the violation occurs.