At Project Courage, we understand that substance use disorders affect the entire family. We strive to provide parents and significant others with the support they need while we help their loved one recover. We provide several services for the parents and partners of loved ones who are struggling with substance use.
As part of our intensive outpatient program, we offer a psychoeducational group for significant others. The group is instructional and content driven. The group spans six sessions. Topics covered in the group include taking care of yourself, setting limits and consequences for your loved one, and how your loved one’s brain becomes rewired by a substance use disorder.
This group is more open-ended than the psychoeducation group and provides ongoing support for families of those involved with addiction and recovery. It’s facilitated by a clinician but relies on the participation of members to share their experience with others.
We can help you learn new ways of parenting as well as more effective communication skills to help you support your child in recovery.
Living with someone who has a substance use disorder can put you at risk of suffering mental or physical abuse as well. Oftentimes, parents and significant others are reluctant to report these types of incidents.
The effects a substance use disorder has on family members can lead them to feeling helpless, anxious, or depressed. Some family members may begin to self-medicate in order to cope with the pain they feel.
If you have a loved one with a substance use disorder who’s considering partnering with us to achieve recovery, please contact us to learn more about all of the family services we offer. We look forward to helping and supporting you and your loved one on the road to recovery.
