Back2Basics
Residential Treatment Program

Back2Basics Services OVERVIEW

Back2Basics is an outdoor adventure recovery program for men with mental health and/or substance abuse issues looking for a positive and meaningful life. In our program clients are exposed to a weekly combination of wilderness and addiction treatment program that have proven to be successful in recovery.

Mental Health and Addiction Treatment:

• Detox / Withdrawal Management
• Health & Wellness Living Skills
• Adventure Therapy Programming
• 12-Step Recovery Meetings
• Intensive Clinical Psychiatry
• Therapeutic Individual and Group Counseling
• Recreational Activities
• Nutritional/Culinary Classes
• Community Integration

Outdoor Adventure Recovery Program:

• Focuses on spending time in nature to clear minds and physically challenge bodies
• Clients engage in various adventures such as mountain biking, snowboarding, surfing, and river rafting
• Activities challenge clients mentally and physically, leading to a renewed sense of self
• Benefits include elevated self-confidence, improved life skills, and a different outlook on life

Staffing:

• Qualified mental health staff provides services on-site 24 hours a day
• Weekly treatment team meetings including psychiatric provider, clinical team, registered nurse, and other behavioral health providers
• Access to a mental health professional, clinical trainee, registered nurse, psychiatrist and mental health practitioner in person or by telephone within 30 minutes
• 24-hour-a-day awake behavioral health staffing coverage to deliver rehabilitative services, supervise, direct member activity
• Weekly outdoor activities led by a team of wilderness guides and staff coordinators that facilitate weekend travels, accommodations and adventures
• Ongoing educational classes and programs conducted by administrative staff to teach health, wellness and everyday life skills

Program Goals:

• Help clients establish a sober routine and make healthy life decisions
• Facilitate the building of strong male friendships
• Encourage stepping out of comfort zones to face fears
• Provide support necessary for long-term recovery

Back2Basics has a beautiful campus home that is separate from our transitional program Beyond The Basics. We do integrate some activities with the Beyond the Basics group throughout the week (dinner, group discussions, etc.) to provide for mentoring opportunities as well as provide an opportunity for our B2B group to realize the continued progress of others walking in similar shoes as they ‘learn’ from the Beyond the Basics transition group. It can be done. The addiction and mental health treatment living within the Back2Basics program is a more structured environment to nurture our clients back to basic simple and real life.  (See our Weekly Schedule for more detail and take a Virtual Tour).

The workshop commences with a social welcome with hors d’oeuvres, followed by tours of the campus and time for parents to spend with their son. Over the course of the weekend families will be introduced to day-to-day life at Back2Basics including outdoor adventures, therapy and educational classes.