Finances are a problem in every stage of recovery. Substance use disorders are expensive, a steady income is difficult, and legal fees and other costs tied to choices made under the influence do not help. For most, all of this requires going deeply into debt. So the first few months of recovery can feel overwhelming, dealing with the debt that has accrued while also learning how to manage the daily bills that just come with life and living is priority number one. Through Immersive learning, participants will start with a budget, they will open a bank account, start saving, pay down debt and live debt free. We help them improve their poor credit by reporting on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus.

Many who come through The Stable Environment Model will have opportunities to serve in a Leadership capacity as a House President, a Vice President, a House Finance Manger, and a Chore Advisor. We provide Policies & Procedures that give direction and support to the leadership team. Mentoring takes on a priority role, while participants learn to own their mistakes, to not judge others, to practice acceptance, forgiveness, and gratitude.

The leadership team contributes to house culture, administers drug tests, completes incident reports, attends to other tenant’s needs. They conduct weekly meetings, report to management, perform inspections, review applicant qualifications, and participate in weekly house training sessions. The Immersive shadow leadership team turns decisions and problems back onto the house leadership team for solving and helps process skills learned through the practical application of their responsibilities.

Emotional intelligence, at a minimum, refers to how well people read, understand and communicate with others, as well as how effectively they control their emotions. Substance abuse has prevented individuals from appropriately accessing their emotions — and from developing an honest self-awareness. Emotional management has been outside their grasp for as long as they have been using. Immersive helps those recovering from a habitual and harmful physical behavior through an ongoing process of nurturing emotional fortitude. They benefit greatly from developing self-awareness, self-regard, and positive self-expression; they learn trust, empathy, and social responsibility; they learn to adapt to unpredictable and unfamiliar situations; and they learn how to solve problems and control impulses. It greatly increases a person’s potential for success in their relationships, recovery, and career moving forward and positively influences their physical and mental health as well. The EQ assessment is the single best known indicator of future success.

Most of those recovering from addiction have neglected basic responsibilities for so long, they have forgotten how to care for themselves. many have missed out on certain milestones and life’s important lessons. Immersive helps participants reacquire lost or forgotten skills such as doing laundry, meal planning, shopping, cooking, cleaning, even making a bed and personal hygiene.

People struggling with addiction typically get older but the don’t “grow up”. Immersive helps participants stay on task and learn to navigate these responsibilities effortlessly.