The Texas House Therapeutic Community
The clients at Texas House live and work together with others with whom they share common struggles and hold each other accountable. The family atmosphere supports formation of life-long friendships as sober living lifestyles become habits.
Therapeutic Community Philosophy
"My past is something I don't want to relive. I must take action and build strength within myself. When life gets tough, I will be able to work my way up. I'm tired of an empty heart and a negative life. With it I will not go on. With change, hope, love, courage, friends, and a higher power, I will live just for today. Change my brothers, don't relive the past. The heart is filled with life."
Recovery The T.C. Way
T.C. stands for the Therapeutic Community. Recovery as defined in the T.C. is not only abstinence from alcohol and drugs, but the gradual building or rebuilding of a new life.
The above reading is considered the T.C. Philosophy at Texas House and must be recited by all clients within the first 30 days. Change in a T.C. results in changes in thinking, feeling, values, behavior, and self-identity."
The View of Right Living
Honesty in Word and Deed: Honest expressions of emotions and reactions reveal residents true self-identities to others and to themselves.
Responsible Concern for others: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Work Ethic: Self reliance, excellence, earned rewards, pride, and commitment enable residents to become productive members of society.
Active and continuous learning: Learning about themselves and the world strengthens residents' ability to maintain recovery.
Community Separateness T.C.: The Texas House program is located in a well established peaceful setting in Northwest Harris County. This allows residents to disconnect from networks of drug-using friends and to relate to new drug-free peers.
Community Environment: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Staff as Rational Authorities: Each staff member is a part of the community. Staff members function as consistent and trustworthy rational authorities and as role models, facilitators and guides in the community.
Peers as Role Models: Learning about themselves and the world strengthens residents' ability to maintain recovery.
A Structured Day: Honest expressions of emotions and reactions reveal residents true self-identities to others and to themselves.
Treatment Phases: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Work as Therapy and Education: Self reliance, excellence, earned rewards, pride, and commitment enable residents to become productive members of society.
Repetition of T.C. Concepts: Learning about themselves and the world strengthens residents' ability to maintain recovery.
Peer Encounter Groups: Honest expressions of emotions and reactions reveal residents true self-identities to others and to themselves.
Emotional Growth: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Long-Term Maintenance After T.C.: As our residents progress through treatment they learn that they will need to continue to work hard for the rest of their lives to guard against relapse. This will require active monitoring of their thoughts and behaviors, ongoing practice of new skills, maintaining a support system and staying alert to triggers and temptations to use.
The clients at Texas House live and work together with others with whom they share common struggles and hold each other accountable. The family atmosphere supports formation of life-long friendships as sober living lifestyles become habits.
Therapeutic Community Philosophy
"My past is something I don't want to relive. I must take action and build strength within myself. When life gets tough, I will be able to work my way up. I'm tired of an empty heart and a negative life. With it I will not go on. With change, hope, love, courage, friends, and a higher power, I will live just for today. Change my brothers, don't relive the past. The heart is filled with life."
Recovery The T.C. Way
T.C. stands for the Therapeutic Community. Recovery as defined in the T.C. is not only abstinence from alcohol and drugs, but the gradual building or rebuilding of a new life.
The above reading is considered the T.C. Philosophy at Texas House and must be recited by all clients within the first 30 days. Change in a T.C. results in changes in thinking, feeling, values, behavior, and self-identity."
The View of Right Living
Honesty in Word and Deed: Honest expressions of emotions and reactions reveal residents true self-identities to others and to themselves.
Responsible Concern for others: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Work Ethic: Self reliance, excellence, earned rewards, pride, and commitment enable residents to become productive members of society.
Active and continuous learning: Learning about themselves and the world strengthens residents' ability to maintain recovery.
Community Separateness T.C.: The Texas House program is located in a well established peaceful setting in Northwest Harris County. This allows residents to disconnect from networks of drug-using friends and to relate to new drug-free peers.
Community Environment: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Staff as Rational Authorities: Each staff member is a part of the community. Staff members function as consistent and trustworthy rational authorities and as role models, facilitators and guides in the community.
Peers as Role Models: Learning about themselves and the world strengthens residents' ability to maintain recovery.
A Structured Day: Honest expressions of emotions and reactions reveal residents true self-identities to others and to themselves.
Treatment Phases: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Work as Therapy and Education: Self reliance, excellence, earned rewards, pride, and commitment enable residents to become productive members of society.
Repetition of T.C. Concepts: Learning about themselves and the world strengthens residents' ability to maintain recovery.
Peer Encounter Groups: Honest expressions of emotions and reactions reveal residents true self-identities to others and to themselves.
Emotional Growth: By challenging and supporting others, residents show that they care for others and for themselves.
Long-Term Maintenance After T.C.: As our residents progress through treatment they learn that they will need to continue to work hard for the rest of their lives to guard against relapse. This will require active monitoring of their thoughts and behaviors, ongoing practice of new skills, maintaining a support system and staying alert to triggers and temptations to use.