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Admission

What is the admission process at Right Path

What to

expect at a Recovery Residence

What type of amenities

and activities do Recovery Residences offer?

WHO DOES RECOVERY RESIDENCES LIKE RIGHT PATH  SERVE?

  • We serve graduates of 30-, 60-, or 90-day programs. They enter our sober living program able to live independently and harmoniously in a community sober living. We are not a medically facility or a rehab occasionally, we accept people who may only have completed detox AND have a long history of residential treatment.

  • We welcome those who are willing to go to a 12-step meeting every day.

  • We welcome those with co-occurring PTSD, ADHD, depression and anxiety.

  • We're not a clinical program but all of our clients are required to be supported by an individualized "wrap-around" clinical program. 

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WHAT DO I BRING TO MY SOBER LIVING HOUSE? WHAT IS INVOLVED IN THE INTAKE PROCESS?

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What to Bring to Sober Living

Please bring: clothes for one week, including both work and workout clothes, and laundry basket/detergent. We have washing machines and dryers, but you'll need to bring the laundry detergent (no bleach please) Sports equipment, a bike if you'd like, including helmet. Your resume. A week's worth of breakfast and lunch groceries. You'll purchase dinner depending how many are in the house for the one night every one-two weeks that you'll cook otherwise, your dinner is provided by your housemates. Use our linens/towels or bring your own. Ask what size your bed will be. According to the individual situation, you may bring electronics - including laptops.

No alcohol-based toiletries.

No candles.  

No aerosols.

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Cole the dog, Guest Dogs

AKC Chocolate Lab named Cole aced his classes toward becoming a therapy dog years ago. Well known for his tennis ball collection. He often hovers between couch potato and dog of action. Nearly always available for walks, snuggling and sleep overs. 

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Guest Dogs are allowed. We accept only one at a time. They are on trial after the client has been with us for two weeks. The dog comes in on a one-week trial basis.  

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Intake Process
at Right Path House

  • start by calling 203-339-1191.

  • There are generally two interviews. The first one is with the intake coordinator and the second is with house members Remember we are NOT a rehab or any kind of medical facility, so anyone prescribed any controlled substance(s) are not accepted. 

  • once the phone interviews are complete, we set up a deposit to hold the bed and set a date and time for arrival. 

  • during the second interview, you'll be able to speak directly to members of the house.

  • based on the clinical recommendation of your current clinician, and if it's not already completed by the rehab, we will help you set up your clinical plan prior to your arrival.

What to Expect

WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM THE RIGHT PATH EXPEREINCE?

  • ​​​​​​​​​Shared Dinners

  • Peer-Driven Recreation

  • One-To-One Coaching

  • Drug Testing & Safety

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Length of Stay
  • We require a 3 month minimum stay

  • According to SAMSHA research, the most effective length of stay for sustainable recovery is at 14.2 months

  • Our average length of stay is 7.1 months

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Coaching
  • Setting up a workable schedule

  • Assistance finding a clinical fit

  • Job hunting, obtain and maintain.

  • Crisis help during an emotional day.

  • Accountability for 12-step meeting attendance and step work

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Payments

Payments are due every month. We use AUTOPAY and also accept Venmo, personal checks, cash, and credit card (with a 3.5% credit card fee). There is a non-refundable $300 administrative fee required for the first month. 

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Work or School
  • There is plenty of varied work or institutes of higher education 

  • three community colleges

  • Yale, UNH, and Southern Connecticut State University. 

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Peer-Driven Activities
  • Biking and hiking

  • Join in one of the numerous fun activities-organize one yourself.  We're located in a vacation spot 

  • Bring hiking boots or good sneakers and your own helmet.

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How Shared Dinners Work

Every evening we gather for a family-like dinner that one of us prepares with love and care. If you have dietary restrictions, we try to handle them like a family would and make accommodations. 

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Test Services

We screen using both a 14-panel with

temperature including 72 hour ETG and breathylizing with "You Are Acountable"

WHAT ARE THE RIGHT PATH AMENITIES?

  • Devine Equine​

  • The Gym

  • Singing Bowls

  • Art and ZEN

Amenities

WHAT ARE THE AMENITIES AT RIGHT PATH HOUSE?

​You may bring your own car or bike. In the first thirty days, we ask that you travel safely with a house member, except when traveling to your own therapy or work obligations. If you need us to provide transportation, there is an additional charge.

 

Devine Equine is offered at Right Path House. Both ground lessons and mounted lessons are included. The gym membership, art, and singing bowls are also included in your monthly fee. â€‹

DEVINE EQUINE

On the ground as well as mounted lessons are available

ART

Zen and Art come together once a month

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SINGING BOWLS

Meditation and Tibetan Bowls come together once a month 

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GYM MEMBER

Full-service gym with multiple class options

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Start with a Phone Call 203-339-1191

MENU

On the beautiful Connecticut shore, we own and operate two gender-specific homes: a men's and a women's house in Clinton and Madison. In safe, certified, and comfortable sober houses, each offers a community where we get well and find purpose.

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Here's how:

​1. Assess each potential resident’s needs and determine whether the level of support available within the residence is appropriate. Provide assistance to the resident for referral in or outside of the residence.

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2. Value diversity and non-discrimination.

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3. Provide a safe, homelike environment that meets NARR Standards.

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4. Maintain an alcohol- and illicit-drug-free environment.

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5. Honor your right to choose your recovery paths within the parameters defined by the residence organization.

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6. Protect your privacy and personal rights.

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7. Provide consistent and uniformly applied rules.

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8. Provide for the health, safety and welfare of each resident.

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9. Address each resident fairly in all situations.

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10. Encourage you to sustain relationships with professionals, recovery support service providers and allies.

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11. Take appropriate action to stop intimidation, bullying, sexual harassment and/or otherwise threatening behavior of residents, staff and visitors within the residence.

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12. Take appropriate action to stop retribution, intimidation, or any negative consequences that could occur as the result of a grievance or complaint.

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13. Provide consistent, fair practices for drug testing that promote your recovery and the health and safety of the recovery environment and protect the privacy of resident information to the extent allowed by law.

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14. Provide an environment in which each resident’s recovery needs are the primary factors in all decision making.

 

15. Promote the residence with marketing or advertising that is supported by accurate, open and honest claims.

 

16. Decline taking an active role in the recovery plans of relatives, close friends, and/or business acquaintances who may apply to live in the recovery residence.

 

17. Sustain transparency in operational and financial decisions.

 

18. Maintain clear personal and professional boundaries.

 

19. Operate within the residence’s scope of service and within professional training and credentials.

 

20. Maintain an environment that promotes the peace and safety of the surrounding neighborhood and the community at large.

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