The goal of this phase is to discover the core problems that need to be addressed for each resident and family. The discovery phase begins with admission and shifts to the Core Therapy Phase a t the beginning of family week. These are the specific goals that must be accomplished to move from phase one to phase two:

• Development of treatment plans

• Presentation of all core concepts and beginning to apply them to self and family

• Naming of arrows and core issues related to self and family

• Working relationship with staff

• Understanding of program rules and guidelines

• Understanding of why they were admitted to the treatment program and beginning of taking responsibility for past and current actions

• Resident being able to talk to his therapist about what is going on with him

• Understanding the phases of treatment and complying with program guidelines in the three areas of readiness to move on the next phase

• Bonding with puppy and taking ownership for care and training of puppy

Length: 6-9 weeks (the length of this phase varies based on admission date, family scheduling and Capstone scheduling. The phase ends with the beginning of family week.)

Description: During this phase, the individual therapist and the therapy staff work together with the resident and his family to begin discovering the core problems that must be resolved to win the battle against alcohol / drugs and its subculture. The resident is introduced to the working of the program and expectations while in the program. Here is a breakdown of the therapy that each resident and family receive while in the treatment program at Capstone:

• The resident receives a minimum of 4 one hour individual therapy sessions each week. The Capstone Core Concepts are taught to the resident during this phase. The core concepts introduce the residents to the therapy model utilized at Capstone and direct the work done in individual therapy sessions.

• The resident participates in at least 15 group therapy sessions per week.

• The vast majority of parents receive a minimum of one (one hour) phone family therapy session per week (others receive a face to face family session if possible). During family week the families will receive over 40 hours of family therapy. The total number of family hours while at Capstone is over 60.

• Each day the resident will spend around 1 ½ to 2 hours with their puppy. At least an hour of that time is spent participating in “puppy time” in which the resident spends an hour working with, playing with, and caring for his puppy’s needs.

• Four days per week, residents participate in workout (weights and cardio) lasting 1 ½ hours.

• One day per week is adventure therapy day on the ropes course. Residents also participate in other adventure activities such as trout fishing and rock climbing. The time on the ropes course is designed to help residents learn to problem solve, work together as a team, communicate, set and achieve goals, and learn to handle stress and discomfort in new more productive ways. Through exposing residents to fishing, rock climbing, caving, training their dogs, etc. our goal is to help them find new hobbies and interests that they can enjoy after treatment.