RESIDENT STRUCTURE
At Pathfinder, we utilize the following phase system to provide our residents with objective ways to measure their progress through our program.
Phase I
(Minimum 6 Weeks)
- Residents attend all Orientation groups
- Obtain a sponsor within fourteen (14) days of admission
- Meet in person with sponsor on a regular basis
- Must work steps one, two, three and start step four with a sponsor
- Must continue any treatment recommendations from referring agency
- Consistently complete household chores including kitchen duty
- Attending required off-site recovery meetings
- Attending on-site recovery meetings
- Must obtain full time employment of at least 35 hours per week or be a full-time student
- If a resident is unable to work due to a disability, he must volunteer at least 20 hours a week at an agency approved by Pathfinder staff
- Residents must sign in and out any time leaving property. Must see staff face to face for approval before leaving.
- Must check vehicle keys in and out anytime leaving property
- Complete requirements for State issued I.D. Card and/or Social Security Card if needed
- Apply for food stamps
- Complete any assignments assigned by staff
- Consistent effort to cooperate with staff, peers & guidelines contained in the Resident Manual
- Complete six (6) hours of documented service work
Phase II
(Minimum 6 Weeks)
- Continue to meet with sponsor in person on a regular basis
- Must complete steps four and five with a sponsor
- Follow through with scheduled appointments (medical, mental health, GED classes, etc….)
- Continue completing daily chores
- Continue developing healthy relationship with peers and staff
- Continue attending all scheduled meetings and outside recovery meetings
- Share and participate in group meetings
- Complete six (6) hours of documented service work
Phase III
(Minimum 12 Weeks)
- Maintain previous goals
- Continue to meet with sponsor on a regular basis
- Must complete steps six through ten with a sponsor
- Develop plan to pay personal bills (courts, child support, etc….) and save money for independent living
- Regularly communicate with sponsor and working twelve steps in order
- Honestly reviewing progress toward goals with staff
- Consistently role modeling appropriate behaviors
- Demonstrating healthy relationships with peers and staff
- Meeting goals on weekend passes
- Develop independent living plan
- Develop new goals if requesting an extension
- Develop a discharge plan
- Secure housing if planning to discharge after completing Phase III
- Complete twelve (12) hours of documented service work
- Tell your story at a 12-step Meeting
Phase IV
(Maximum 26 Weeks)
- Maintain all previous goals.
- Continue to meet with sponsor on a regular basis
- Residents in Phase IV will be allowed to move into one of the residences as space becomes available
- Must complete steps 11 and 12 with a sponsor
- Attend at least one 12-step meeting each day. Any meeting at the Pathfinder will count as meeting this requirement
- Meet with Pathfinder staff when requested
- Follow through with plans to pay personal bills, saving money and budgeting
- Continue to work on discharge plan including plan for housing
- Role model for Phase I, II and III residents
- Complete one (1) hour of documented service work for each week you are a resident in Phase IV
Once a resident completes all three phases, he will be entitled to a completion certificate. This can be accomplished in twenty-four (24) weeks but may take longer depending on the resident’s progress. If a resident wishes to apply for a 30-day extension, he may do so by submitting a written application to Pathfinder staff.
If a resident wants to transition to Phase IV, he must submit an application to staff as he nears completion of Phase III.