VICTORY BAY
Life Skills Training
When someone decides to get treatment for an addiction, there are many outpatient therapy programs available that can help. Addiction affects the entire person, so it is important to treat the individual for every way that the addiction harms their life. Through options like life skills training and vocational rehabilitation, clients can get their lives back on track after becoming sober.
What Is Life Skills Training?
Through life skills training, clients can learn more about life skills and ways to prevent a relapse. Life skills are humans' abilities to survive emotionally, physically, socially, and financially. Unfortunately, most people take them for granted because they learn many life skills at an early age.
Some people are good at different life skills, and other people still need to work on some of them. These life skills can be anything from handling stress to managing a checkbook. While just about everyone could use some life skills support, people who are in recovery especially need this kind of training. If the individual has problems with life skills, it could end up fueling their addiction.
When someone has an addiction, they spend most of their free time using drugs or alcohol. This prevents them from growing as a person and overcoming challenges. Ultimately, the addiction ends up stunting the individual's personal development. They may be unable to manage money, communicate with others or handle negative emotions effectively. Instead, they use their addiction as a crutch.
In a life skills training program, clients can learn effective, healthy behaviors. They may work in individual or group therapy sessions to learn new skills. Over time, these skills become a part of their normal, everyday habits.
What Kinds of Skills Can You Learn?
In life skills training programs, clients can learn how to have a healthy lifestyle. For example, they may learn how to cope with stress and difficult emotions. In addition, life skills programs can help clients learn how to manage anger and handle situations that might lead to a relapse.
During rehab, clients can learn interpersonal skills like how to communicate assertively. They get help for dealing with emotions like frustration and loneliness. Through the program, clients can also learn how to have stronger relationships.
Often, life skills programs will help clients learn vocational or academic skills. Clients may learn how to write a resume or interview for a better job. Leadership and time management courses set the client up for a successful experience after rehab.
Programs
Outpatient Eating Disorder Treatment
Our Eating Disorder Programs provides flexibility so you or your loved one can attend treatment while still working full-time, attending school, and meeting family and personal obligations. We support not only our clients but also their loved ones – family and friends – in the recovery process. Learn MoreGroup Therapy
Group therapy is the process of meeting with a trained professional and at least two other clients in a safe and nurturing space. Group therapy can take place in a therapist’s office or in a group room and sessions can vary depending on the group material and topic. Learn MoreIndividual Therapy
We use a combination of advanced psychological methods and personal interaction to address your disorder or behaviors. We can help you overcome your problems in a way that is beneficial for you and those around you. Learn More12-Step Program
At Victory Bay, we promote an extended care program because the longer a person stays engaged in treatment, the better their chances of achieving and maintaining recovery. Our exceptional care program not only continues our clients' therapeutic work but also teaches them to adjust to the daily aspects of living a sober life in the real world. Learn MoreMedication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Medication-assisted treatment, also known as MAT, uses specific prescription medications—to help our clients sustain their recovery. It works by reducing cravings, blocking the effects of opioids, or normalizing brain chemistry. When used during addiction treatment, MAT combined with counseling, behavioral therapy, and 12 steps modality helps individuals sustain long-term recovery. Learn MoreFamily Therapy
Addiction is a family disease. The wreckage that an addict causes often leaves a family traumatized and resentful. As part of our family therapy program at Victory Bay, we strongly recommend family members educate themselves about the disease of addiction and learn how best to provide for their loved one. Learn MoreLife Skills Training
Addiction affects the entire person, so it is important to treat the individual in every way that the addiction harmed their life. Through options like life skills training and vocational rehabilitation, clients can get their lives back on track. Learn MoreEMDR Therapy
PTSD symptoms can be treated with EMDR therapy, which is an evidence-based psychotherapy treatment that can significantly reduce the severity of your symptoms. Victory Bay utilizes EMDR therapy because it doesn't require the use of medication, has few side effects, and is highly effective. Learn MoreRecover-Safe Program
We are dedicated to delivering the best care in the safest environment for our clients during a time when they feel the most vulnerable. Our commitment to providing a safe and secure experience allows our patients to focus on healing and achieving a life of sustainable recovery. Learn MoreDual Diagnosis
We recognize that our clients may have varying behavioral, emotional, and mental health concerns in addition to their challenges with substance use. Our dual diagnosis program takes a holistic approach to care and uniformly assesses for co-occurring disorders and risk factors. Learn MoreOlder Adults Treatment System
As an older adult, the added pressures of work, family, friendships, and bills can become overwhelming. Victory Bay offers an Older Adults Treatment System (O.A.T.S). It’s a treatment track exclusively for adults ages 27 and up. Learn More