Substance use disorders can erode many of the basic social and personal skills we need to perform tasks effectively. When we have lost time, money, goodwill, and loved ones after years of substance misuse, we must learn and sometimes re-learn many skills necessary to maintain employment and manage our daily obligations.
That’s why Beach House Center for Recovery offers effective life skills training options to help patients successfully transition to independent living.
Our team of compassionate psychiatric providers, addiction specialists, and mental health clinicians offer full support and guidance for people seeking freedom from substance use disorders.
Continue reading to learn more about our program centered around life skills for recovering addicts in Florida.
What Is Life Skills Training?
Life Skills Training (LST) is a structured and evidence-based program designed to teach individuals various practical life skills necessary for personal development and effective functioning in multiple aspects of life.
Life skills training aims to equip individuals to make informed decisions, navigate challenges, and lead healthier and more fulfilling lives.
The Importance of Life Skills for Recovery
Incorporating life skills training in addiction recovery can significantly improve the chances of long-term sobriety.
The World Health Organization identifies six key life skills areas
- Creative thinking
- Decision making
- Emotional regulation (coping with stress)
- Empathy
- Interpersonal relationship skills
- Self-awareness
We develop the above qualities in childhood, during our school years, and while employed. These skills help us maintain essential efficiency, develop intellectual curiosity, and allow us to interact with others compassionately and successfully.
Unfortunately, substance use disorder can cause these six skills to deteriorate over time.
Using substances can cause legal woes, financial distress, family burnout, job loss, and other personal crises that make managing a stable home difficult. Moreover, neurological damage from long-term substance dependency (and unmanaged mental illness) can make maintaining focus or managing impulses challenging.
The good news is that life skills training during recovery can help.
It empowers patients with the basic skills and tools necessary for life after substance misuse rehabilitation. A firm grasp of essential life skills will help you manage your sobriety effectively and rebuild your life once you have completed inpatient recovery.
Life skills are invaluable tools for individuals in addiction recovery. They empower individuals to cope with stress, make informed decisions, rebuild their lives, strengthen relationships, and enhance their overall well-being.
Types of Life Skills Needed for Addiction Recovery
The Beach House Center for Recovery team provides a life skills treatment center designed to teach patients on their recovery journeys to perform tasks related to living independently.
We provide extensive life skills training using specialized treatment that addresses the difficulties of managing daily obligations.
Not only do we provide a therapeutic foundation that helps patients manage emotional triggers, but we also offer group sessions that provide extensive guidance in the following areas:
Financial Wellness
Money management is an important skill for people in recovery. Because substance use disorder is an extremely costly disease, it is easy to incur substantial debt, including medical debt, legal fees, penalties for missed payments, and increases in insurance premiums. We offer support in personal financial management, helping patients create a solid plan for managing finances after inpatient treatment, including help with job placement.
Physical Wellness
Substance misuse can cause significant physical damage, often resulting in a deterioration in cardiovascular health, malnutrition, accelerated aging, and other physical ailments. We help patients prioritize their physical health through self-care techniques, nutritional guidance, basic cooking skills, physical fitness courses, mindful meditation, and much more.
Social Wellness
Substance misuse frequently coincides with professional or personal social interaction. People with social anxieties often use alcohol or drugs to make social settings more comfortable. One of the goals of life skills training is to remove the inclination to drink or take drugs to cope with social participation. Additionally, we provide courses and group sessions that help patients cultivate the social skills necessary to navigate job interviews, meet new people, build professional networks, and maintain family relationships.
Beach House Center for Recovery: One of Florida’s Leading Recovery Programs
We understand that life skills for addicts can be hard to come by, especially after a long battle with addiction.
That’s where we come in.
Beach House Center for Recovery provides holistic life skills training that helps patients manage substance use disorders effectively for the long term.
For more information about our continuum of care, including life skills training, please contact our compassionate admissions counselors today.