SMART Recovery® - Self-Management and Recovery Training

Malibu Horizon fully supports and is a partner with SMART Recovery. SMART Recovery's philosophy of self-management and recovery training is very much in-line with our own. SMART Recovery is a secular program which uses self-empowerment rather any type of a religious approach to successful long-term recovery.
At Malibu Horizon we introduce our clients to the SMART Recovery program and hold our own SMART Recovery meetings right here on campus. In the way, we encourage our clients to use SMART Recovery as a support system after they leave Malibu Horizon.

SMART Recovery's Approach VS. The 12 Step Approach

SMART Recovery believes each individual finds his own path to recovery, that may include 12-step programs, like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA). While the SMART approach differs from AA and NA, it does not exclude them. Some SMART participants choose to attend AA or NA meetings when they cannot attend a SMART meeting. Some find that what they hear at AA or NA meetings helps them on their path to permanent recovery.

SMART Recovery's 4-Point Program®

SMART Recovery supports individuals who have choose to abstain, or are considering abstinence from any type of addictive behaviors (substances or activities). They teach people how to change self-defeating thinking, emotions, and actions; and to work towards long-term satisfactions and quality of life.

First: Building and Maintaining Motivation

Second: Cope with Urges

Third: Managing Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors

Fourth: How to Live a Balanced Productive Life

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