Program Phases I-IV

Program Phases

The recovery journey is a life-long process that begins today. Our first desire must be to stop our self-destructive cycle of addiction and our alienation from others. Next, we must take action toward personal restoration and growth while learning to receive and return help from others. Community life at Riverbank House is built upon the shared values of non-aggression, collaboration, accountability, and mutual respect. Together we inspire each other to build lives of peace, purpose, and dignity.

The Riverbank House Extended Care Community approach to recovery is firmly rooted in the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and enriched by the Twelve Principles of Buddhism, daily meditation and Yoga, active participation in local 12-step meetings, and self-discovery through on-site recovery-related activities, and the pursuit of productive passions.

Individual Recovery Coaching at Riverbank House affords personal attention as we work through the 12-step restoration process. At the same time, individual Recovery Coaching also helps us to identify personal goals, develop self-monitoring skills as we progress toward those goals, and move toward consistency and balance in our new approach to living.

If you are new to this journey, the Riverbank House program and one-on-one Recovery Coaching will guide you to an understanding of the true, insidious nature of addiction and provide you with the structure necessary to establish and maintain a new design for living.

If you have attempted but been unable to sustain recovery in the past and are now recommitting yourself to the journey, individualized attention at Riverbank House will guide you in evaluating your previous efforts and provide you the structure necessary to establish constant, lifelong vigilance against addiction.

Whether new or recommitting, if you are joining Riverbank House Extended Care Recovery Community immediately after successful completion of an initial thirty day program elswhere, we honor your commitment to recovery and will align your phase entry point with your most recent, documented experience in your previous program.

PHASE I: Foundation (Days 1-30)

Orientation and Integration to Community Living
Regularly scheduled One-on-One Recovery Coaching
Goal Setting
Daily Meditation and Yoga to calm mind and body
Process Group sessions in Therapeutic Healing
Recovery Literature Reading and Journal Writing
Group sessions
Daily participation in local 12-step meetings
Relapse Prevention workshops
Relapse Prevention Plan Design
Introduction to SOLO NO MORE, a diverse selection of recreational and fitness activities
Introduction to Alcoholics Anonymous Steps 1-3

PHASE II: Implementation (Days 31-90)

Continued participation in Foundation Phase activities
Full participation in SOLO NO MOREactivities
Investigation and Implementation of educational advancement, career planning, and employment
Financial Planning and Life Management skills development
Self-motivated immersion into Alcoholics Anonymous Steps 4 thru 8 with aid of an outside sponsor

PHASE III: Vigilance (Days 91 – 150)

Extensive, in-depth work with Recovery Coach to maintain and monitor self-action and established disciplines
Self-motivated progression into the practice of AA Steps 9 through 12
Extensive revisit and review of Relapse Prevention Plan with guidance of Recovery Coach
Advanced Coaching sessions to identify, set, and evaluate goals for:
- short term (first year)
- mid term (1 – 3 years)
- long term (beyond 3 years)

PHASE IV: Transitional Living (Days 151 to 18 months)

Relocation to Independent Living in local recovery-supportive housing
Weekly sessions with Recovery Coach
Self-directed use of local and Riverbank House resources
Continued participation in local 12-step meetings
Active mentoring of newcomers to recovery through the practice of AA Step 1

Program phases represent general guidelines. Individual progress may vary. Phase progression is determined at the discretion of Riverbank House management. Riverbank House Extended Care Recovery Community management reserves the right to modify or enhance phase guidelines and activities at any time.

Success at Riverbank House corresponds directly to the dedication and commitment you bring to your recovery and the enthusiasm you bring to building a new life of passions and purpose beyond your imagination!

Riverbank House Extended Care Recovery Community is not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous or with Alchoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.