Effective treatment at a successful rehab facility tends to stem from a schedule of various therapies, programs, and services. Clients participate in a full schedule, which keeps them focused on their recovery. However, once they leave the facility, maintaining the same level of focus can be difficult. In order to keep achieving the progress made in treatment, a relapse prevention plan in California is a must. By implementing mindfulness based relapse prevention techniques during treatment, clients learn new coping strategies that will improve chances for success once they return home.
What is Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention?
Mindfulness based relapse prevention, or MBRP, is a relatively new concept that many facilities are using to help clients struggling with substance abuse and mental health. The idea stems from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and it targets what many believe to be the two main causes of relapse: drug cravings and patterns of negative emotions. This style of relapse prevention is also helpful for those who prefer not to participate in a 12 step program. By implementing mindfulness based relapse prevention with other drug rehab services, clients are provided with the necessary tools they need to stay on their path to recovery.
Common Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention Techniques
While in treatment, clients will participate in counseling sessions to help them understand how to change their negative patterns of thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness based relapse prevention techniques to use at home will help clients keep their focus and train of thought instead of turning to harmful substances. These can include the following:
- Meditation- Practicing meditation helps to focus and calm the mind while also increasing self-awareness.
- Urge Surfing- Which is learning to cope with cravings and allow them to pass.
- Cultivating Awareness- Being aware of triggers and habitual reactions and learning ways to create space/pause in what seems automatic.
- Lifestyle- Creating a lifestyle that supports mindfulness practices.
- Discomfort- To change one’s relationship with discomfort, learning to recognize challenging emotional and physical experiences and responding to them in a skillful way.
- Nonjudgmental- Fostering a nonjudgmental, compassionate approach towards ourselves and our experiences.
Receive a Full Continuum of Care at New Bridge Foundation®
At New Bridge Foundation®, we know how essential substance abuse treatments and relapse prevention are for recovery. If a client believes treatment ends once they leave our facility, they won’t be successful at home. By teaching our clients mindfulness based relapse prevention techniques to use at home, we are giving them the tools and skills they need to continue living a life in recovery.
Along with creating prevention plans for clients, we also provide the following programs:
- Detoxification
- Short-Term Residential Rehab (Helios)
- Short-Term Outpatient Rehab (Helios)
- Long-Term Residential Rehab (START)
- Free Aftercare for Life
By offering a full continuum of care in a healing and nurturing environment, the clients of New Bridge Foundation® are ready to face the rest of their journey towards lasting recovery. To learn more about mindfulness based relapse prevention, contact New Bridge Foundation® today at 866.772.8491.
