Our Guidelines

Guidelines & boundaries of respect

Our Recovery Community provides emotional, psychological, and moral support for its members. We are all encouraged to participate to whatever extent we feel comfortable.

The following guidelines facilitate the development of trust in the group and enable us to share our thoughts and feelings with each other.

• Confidentiality is essential, we expect that each person will respect and maintain the confidentiality of the group. What is said and shared in the group is not to be repeated or discussed at any other time or place.

• We are encouraged to speak honestly. We are here to share our own feelings and experiences. Please respect each other's opinions. We all share the responsibility for making the group work.

• The group is non-judgemental. We try to accept people, as they are, and we avoid making judgements.

• We try to give everyone the opportunity to share. We have the right to speak and the right to remain silent. We have the right to ask questions and the right to refuse to answer.

• One person speaking at a time and avoid interrupting. We give supportive attention to the person who is speaking and avoid side conversations.

• We do not discuss group members who are not present.

• No racist or sexist remarks. Please keep swearing to a minimum. No threatening behaviour. Anyone that threatens, shows Violence or intimidation towards another member of the group or property will be asked to leave.

• Members should not participate in the group under the influence of alcohol or other mind-altering drugs. Those intoxicated to the point of disrupting the group will be asked to leave.

• Please show respect for the premises and its surrounding area. We support & respect those who support us.
  

We create goals including financial incentives and structured recovery plans in order to empower the 'Recovery Community and give them self-worth, so they have the confidence to take ownership, lead by example and inspire others.

Meeting expectations

There is a risk of giving people in recovery too much responsibility too early in their recovery.

Often people in early stages of abstinence will deflect and focus too early on helping others, rather than themselves.

This can be detrimental to an individual's recovery & to those they are trying to help.

Suffering setbacks or relapses

When working with people in abstinence recovery there is always a risk of relapse especially to those in early days of recovery who are more vulnerable. This is not within anyone but the individual's control. Our team of mentors will do everything in their power to help the individual and get them the necessary support. We are in direct contact with Addaction, local mental health services and Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous. We believe in using everything you can to beat addiction and we will signpost to all other areas of support.

Members in recovery failing to take ownership

It is essential that the 'Recovery Community' becomes a new kind of service and not an extension of what has been done already.

It is imperative that we inspire, motivate and empower people in abstinence-based recovery to take ownership and responsibility for the 'Recovery Community'.

We ensure this by providing highly experienced addiction peer support, including bringing in external peer support & recovery specialists.

We also give people in abstinence trust and responsibility without putting them under pressure.