Aftercare

A formal aftercare plan is developed for each resident prior to the time of discharge. Such plans include methods for dealing with employment, AA and/or NA attendance and sponsorship, follow-up counseling if needed, child placement if appropriate, and living arrangements. Issues of discharge, re-entry, and relapse are thoroughly addressed well prior to program completion. Alumnae may be invited to discuss specific concerns of residents and to share their own experience after discharge. For residents returning to locations distant from the center, careful planning will include contact with temporary or permanent AA/NA sponsors and other sober networks to maximize the chances of client follow-through.

Epiphany House is an informal, open "home away from home" where former residents are free to drop in. Potluck dinners, picnics, quarterly reunions, field trips, and retreats might be used to bring together residents and alumnae, families and friends. A support network is developing with program graduates, using them to accompany residents to court, to provide friendship and role models, and to involve residents in leisure activities.

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