Welcome
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Our Gatherings - Tuesdays and Thursdays - at 6:30 PM --- Boston time.
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Lifestyle Modification Programs
Mission: Our mission is to assist those in need of behavior modification strategies in order to improve their quality of life.
Location: Boston & Online (virtually)
Teams:
Chief Administration Director: Doc (currently), overall responsibility is to manage interpersonal dynamics between network members (associates, affiliates, treatment providers, and clients). With a goodness-of-fit perspective, Doc oversees the development of treatment teams (inclusive of client and loved ones), encourages group affiliations, and facilitates network assimilation & acculturation.
ARMOR (Affirmation, Ritualization, Modulation, Observation, & Recognition) Approach: We embrace a harm-reduction philosophy while inciting healthier lifestyles with positive reinforcement and integrating the five ions (the elements of ARMOR).
Integrated educational approach to the addiction remission process:
- Family Systems, Bowen’s Theory, and Addiction in Families with Perspectives on Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Dynamics.
- Cognitive Functionality of Sustained Remission
- Recruiting Professionals: Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Addiction Counselors and/or Coaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Perspectives Explained (including behavior modification pre-requisites)
- Understanding the Harm Reduction Approach and Wraparound Strategy.
- 12-Step Philosophy and Facilitation (literature, online resources, and self-help group meetings).
- SMART Recovery Philosophy and Facilitation (handbooks, tools, online resources, and self-help group meetings).