Whole Person Approach
Alpha House takes a
whole person approach to treating addiction.
Residents come to our house because they are addicts who are
unable to manage their lives. They
need to learn how to overcome their addiction so they can function more
positively. This requires a
total makeover – changing the way one thinks, feels and behaves.
Our whole person approach teaches residents that they cannot
continue to live the same way and expect different results; that they
must make extreme changes.
Our residents have
turned to using drugs to handle their feelings, thoughts and behaviors.
They have individual and situational factors that contribute to
their problems. We help
them address and deal with whatever these factors are so they can change
their lives.
Our residents’
problems are related to:
Misguided patterns of thinking,
feeling, behaving and living;
A lack of understanding and
self-awareness; and
An inability to manage symptoms
and behavior
Our whole person
approach helps residents to:
Develop
such things as:
Interpersonal skills
Social living skills
Impulse control
The ability to deal with
frustration and authority
And
control and improve such things as:
Disordered thinking
Psychological problems
Psychiatric symptoms
The ability to deal with
frustration and authority
In addition, we
provide such opportunities as:
Education
Vocational Training
Whole Person Approach
435 Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 363-42200