Engagement

At Chrysalis House treatment begins with engagement (Phase 1).

The person served will establish a sense of understanding of the services and program model (orientation) and participate in the assessment of her individual needs, strengths and preferences.

During Phase 1 the person served will facilitate a readiness to change; identify barriers to treatment retention/engagement; set treatment plan goals and objectives with therapist; and begin to establish a motivation to change. Persons served will participate in psycho-educational groups about the dynamics of addiction and will begin using basic skills; state an awareness of positive and negative self-talk.

Readiness to change and ability to set and achieve goals:

Responsibility: accepting the consequences of actions, cause and effect thinking.
Motivation to achieve: connecting with a reason and purpose behind making life changes that include sobriety.
Positive future orientation: ability to envision a positive future with sobriety and a desire to bring that future to fruition.
Goal competence: ability to set realistic and achievable goals based upon healthy needs, desires and wants and progressing towards attainment.
Self-worth: building a positive sense of self and sense of personal value.