What We Do
More About Smart recovery
SMART Recovery is a group program providing a safe and supportive environment for people to learn how to manage substance use disorder, or any kind of problematic behaviours.
Guided by trained peers and professionals, participants come to help themselves and each other using a variety of evidence based tools and techniques found in our handbooks and materials.
This includes rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), as well as a positive reinforcement support program for families and friends who want to be helpful to their loved one in recovery.
SMART Recovery meetings held weekly by volunteers are free of charge. Meetings are 60-90 mins long. You can join us online or in-person where meetings are held.
4 Points Program
1. Build and maintain motivation.
2. Cope with urges and cravings.
3. Manage thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
4. Live a balanced life.
Format
- Weekly peer led groups.
- Online and In-person meetings.
- All facilitators are trained by our organization.
- Practical meeting structure presents evidence-based recovery tools and we engage in cross talk discussions.
Our Approach
- Focus on behaviour changes.
- Self management and personal strength building activities.
- Harm reduction supportive.
- Unhelpful labels are discouraged.
The Outcome
- We go through a path of self discovery..
- We replace our SUD or problematic behaviour with activities that are aligned with our values and that we enjoy.
- We rebuild and maintain meaningful relationships and find purpose living our lives.
Join us for our Thursday meeting at 7 pm...
Altruism is the belief or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others. It has been proven to have a great impact for success in addiction recovery. With compassion and empathy, we provide a non-judgmental safe meeting space where people learn new ways of coping with life's daily challenges. When we attend a meeting we all volunteer our time to be helpful to one another. We can stay on point in recovery and give back to others who benefit from our experience.
- Learn evidence-based tools and techniques drawn from rational emotive and cognitive behavioural therapy, positive reinforcement and motivational interviewing techniques as well as mindfulness and self compassion activities.
- We update our training as the evidence changes.
- Offering non-clinical meetings that provide community, social emotional support as well as experiential knowledge and information exchange.
- We present a practical and solution focused approach.
- Supporting people through their personal journey.
- Prioritizing personal well-being including harm reduction activities when applicable.
- We meet people where they are in their personal journey and encourage participants to engage in the work supported by peers and trained facilitators.
- Tailoring information, and strategies to enable participants to work towards behaviour change, on their own terms and in their own time frame. Respectfully, what works best for the individual is best for them.
- We continue to play a vital role filling significant gaps in mental health and addiction services, supporting continuity of self-care and the development of recovery capital. Recovery capital is the internal and external resources needed for an individual to not only initiate, however, maintain recovery from substance use disorder and other forms of addictive behaviours. We acknowledge that individuals require different levels of support and respond to different types of resources to achieve their recovery goals. Recovery Capital is divided into four catagories: Physical, Human, Family, Social and community.
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