| Jason's Retreat for Men
Housing: Jason's Retreat currently serves about 50 adult men at a group of facilities on the east side of Bakersfield, Calif. Activities center on the "Big House," our original two-story house, which has sleeping space for up to 14 clients and also houses our dining room and community kitchen. We also lease three single-family homes nearby, and have classroom and counseling offices centrally located.
Our staff provide support services including transportation to and from professional appointments, outside counseling, parenting classes, and schools.
Treatment: All of our programs are 12-Step based, social model programs that emphasize accountability and individual responsibility.
Clients study the 12-Step program pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous and now used by Narcotics Anonymous and other groups, with special emphasis on the first four steps. Clients attend daily meetings, find 12-Step sponsors and build strong 12-step support groups.
Jason's has a staff of four fulltime CAADAC trained counselors for our residential program, and four others who work with clients in our Intensive Outpatient program, housed at our administrative office at 504 Bernard Street. Our staff offer groups and classes that focus on alcohol/drug addiction education, anger management, life style changes, medical, legal and financial obligations, self esteem, relapse prevention, job preparedness, completing education requirements, refreshing job skills, reestablishing primary relationships, building family relationships, coping with child care issues (parenting) communication skills, setting boundaries, and related subjects. Clients are subject to random drug screening tests.
Referrals: Jason's regularly refers clients to such organizations as Alliance Against Family Violence, Kern Mental Health, Haven Counseling, Henrietta Weill Institute, Kern Linkage, Child Protective Services, and the Kern County Department of Human Services.
Visitation Privileges: Clients may receive visits from spouses, children, family members and close friends on two occasions each week. On Tuesday night, residential clients and their families participate in Family Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (Families may arrive a half-hour early and stay a half-hour after the meeting ends.) Family Night is intended to acquaint family members with recovery principles to facilitate better understanding. On Sundays, families are permitted unstructured visits anytime from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Primary Care Treatment: Clients typically spend 45 to 60 days in residential treatment. It is a busy time, with classes four times daily on weekdays. Clients also must attend at least one 12-Step meeting each day with their fellow clients. During the first 10 days, clients are restricted from having outside contacts or distractions. For the next 20 days, clients have phone privileges between 4:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. and may leave the facility with an escort for appointments with permission of their primary counselor. After 30 days, clients may receive passes to leave the campus through their counselor.
Depending on funding, some clients move into Sober-Living housing and outpatient treatment. Others remain in residential housing and engage in job search when appropriate.
Job Search: In the latter stage of treatment, clients are responsible to attend vocational training to assist in their job search goals and needs. They then begin searching for employment, leaving at the beginning of the day and reporting back to their counselor by 2:30 p.m.
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