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MEN'S TREATMENT PROGRAMME

Location: 37 Berry Hill Road, St.George’s DV 03

Men’s Treatment programme formerly known as “Camp Spirit” is a Bermuda Government funded Substance Abuse Treatment Program under the umbrella of the Department for National Drug Control and the Ministry of Justice.

Men’s Treatment is a modified Therapeutic Community (TC) Residential Relapse Prevention Program. It utilizes a modified semi-therapeutic community (TC) approach and a modified version of Mr. Terence T. Gorski’s CENAPS Model an internationally recognized programme that views substance abuse as a disorder of the whole person. Thus, these approaches to treatment utilize and provide a combination of social and psychological therapy that fosters change in client’s behavior, attitudes, feelings and values.

The treatment approaches specified in this programme are based upon a mixture that includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), behavior modification, motivational enhancement therapy (MET), reality therapy, relapse therapy and counseling, and the twelve-step facilitation approach. There is also a focus on the training of interpersonal and self-management skills. One frequently used therapy in this model is cognitive behavioral relapse prevention in which clients are taught new ways of acting and thinking.

Programme Activities Include:

Individual & Group Counseling
Intense Substance Abuse and Relapse Prevention Education
HIV/Aids Education
Conflict Resolution
Stress and Time Management
Communication Skills
Life Skills
Music Therapy
Work Therapy
Humor Therapy
Physical Fitness

Criteria for Admission:

All clients for treatment must first be assessed by Professions at the (BARC) Bermuda Assessment Referral Center and if eligible are then referred. Men’s Treatment is a vital component of the treatment continuum, providing Level – IIA (modified ASAM criteria) level of services. This level of service alone with Men’s Treatment modified version of the TC and the CENAPS Models includes the following admission criteria:

Of Male Gender 18 years of age or older
Must be ambulatory
Moderate withdrawal risk
Minimal medical risks, any existing medical conditions treatable on outpatient basis that would not endanger self by being off the mainland on an island
Moderate severity of emotional/behavioral conditions and complications
Denial and resistance high enough despite significant consequences to require day-to-day monitoring and treatment interventions of 5 hours per day with additional wrap around life skills services
High likelihood of relapse without close monitoring and support and removal from daily routine on the mainland
Less restrictive environment has not been conducive to engagement in the recovery process and client has not developed necessary coping skills to succeed without intensive residential support
Has not been a client at Camp Spirit within the last 6 months (except in extenuating circumstances)
Disconnection with support systems and inferior social conditions and numerous psychosocial problems are evident
Have experienced primary treatment and at least one relapse episode after treatment
Be willing to follow Camp Spirit’s program rules, regulations, and policies
Make a commitment to stay in the program for at least 120 days