PATIENT HANDBOOK

Successful Completion of Treatment

When you start treatment we spend time to “assess” you, that is, we make a determination of your problems, your strengths and the resources in your life.We then work with you and together prioritize this into a “problem list”.This becomes the basis for your treatment plan where together we lay out what goals you want to achieve and the steps to make that happen.Success in treatment is reached when you have met the goals and objectives of your treatment plan such as:

• The cessation of life problems identified as related to substance abuse;
• Evidence of the ability to implement and maintain positive behavior changes;
• The identification and appropriate use of other positive support systems or self-help groups;
• The services of SOAR are no longer appropriate for you and arrangements have been made for a transfer or referral for more appropriate treatment resources;
• You have completed aftercare and discharge planning to your satisfaction and in the view of the treatment team.
• The successful completion of a medically supervised withdrawal.