Even with the proper education and therapy provided by groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery is all about change, and change is always hard. Whether you are changing lifelong habits, eliminating alpha types among your friends, or simply looking for something to be thankful for, the leadership skills learned from addiction recovery are helpful for any teen looking to improve their quality of life.
It’s well-known that the purpose of addiction recovery programs is to work on managing addiction and being able to live without using substances as a crutch. However, it’s very rarely considered to be fact that the principles learned in addiction recovery would shape your teen into a better personal, overall, with vastly improved leadership skills.
To begin with, changing a habit changes a result. Those in recovery will learn that, when making a decision to change a certain behavior, a gap in the chain of events is created. Most people in recovery replace the substance they are recovering from abusing with something helpful, like coffee or workouts. Next, there is no point in there being hierarchy in a group. Recovery meetings are self-led, and there is no real ranking or authority. Research has proven that this structure increases the overall efficacy of the meeting and group as a whole. Finally, another big leadership skills teens will learn in recovery is that it pays to knowledge even in the smallest of achievements. Did you wake up sober today? Acknowledge that! Did you clean your house without the aid of drugs? Acknowledge that! Individuals in recovery can tell you down to the day how long they have been sober. It’s an approach that focuses on taking life one day at a time (http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/frequently-asked-questions-about-aa-history#seis), but it is one that will grant lasting success when adhered to. This is an excellent leadership skill that can be applied to work places, school, or even just friendship situations.
If you feel that your adopted teen needs help with recovery, and in learning the proper leadership skills to improve their quality of life, check out Three Points Center, the only residential treatment program that is solely for adopted teens.
Three Points Center is specialized to work with your adopted teen as they struggle with substance abuse and other related emotional issues - most especially any issues surrounding their adoption. They offer the best of the therapeutic boarding programs, complete with a strong academic focus, as well as residential treatment centers with a high staff-to-student ratio.
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