Men’s Program

Treatment Program Details

Societal expectations and stereotypes can make it difficult for men to live authentic lives and ask for help when they need it. Living up to societal or internal expectations can easily lead to substance abuse, mental health problems, or other dependent behaviors. This program, with peer support and a private space for treatment, offers men expert guidance to build the true strength that comes through vulnerability and relationships.

Assessment/Intake

• Detox services, if needed, in a state-of-the-art medical center staffed by full-time, experienced medical professionals
• Thorough psychosocial assessment that includes an evaluation of addiction and behavioral and mental health symptoms
• Personalized treatment options including treatment of co-occurring disorders

Treatment and Therapies

• Gender-specific treatment to provide peer support and privacy
• Individual counseling
• Therapist-led groups to address key issues that support a lasting recovery
• Evidence-based modalities such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction
• Specialty groups to address trauma, anxiety, parenting, relationships, adult children of alcoholics, chronic pain, relapse, and grief and loss, among others
• Spiritual groups with individual spiritual counseling as clinically indicated

Family Support

When families participate in drug and alcohol rehab, statistics show that patients have lower relapse rates. Caron’s family programming for patients in the Men’s Program and their family members includes:

• A family program with education on substance use and mental health disorders, recovery programs, relapse, and guidance on healthy coping skills, effective boundaries, communication, and self-care
• Age-specific education and counseling for adolescents ages 7-11 and young adults 12-17 through the Youth Education Program

Transitional Care as a Foundation for Life in Recovery

The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) at Caron's Pennsylvania campus employs Caron’s proven, evidence-based treatment modalities to help patients increase confidence and readiness for life in recovery.

Continuing Care

• A personalized continuing care plan with tools and recommendations for aftercare
• Alumni support activities
• Recovery support services for intensive, short-term recovery and reintegration guidance and assistance (Requires an additional cost)
• My Recovery Connection and Breakthrough at Caron (Requires an additional cost)
• Caron's outpatient treatment centers and regional recovery centers for treatment and recovery support services.

Relapse Treatment Services Designed for Men’s Needs

As the only stand-alone residential program specifically for relapse in the country, the Men's Relapse Program gives you the space and expertise to work on the core issues and destructive thinking patterns that lead to relapse and develop strategies to change them. The treatment team will work with you and your family to create an integrated treatment plan based on your specific circumstances and history.