Challenges and Activities in Drug Rehab
Cirque Lodge uses a ropes course in teaching recovery strategies. But not all of these activities require the ropes challenge course itself. A number of challenges and exercises take place right on the ground of the soundstage. Residents in alcohol and drug rehab are presented with a challenge or problem. The exercise requires them to work as a group or an individual and accomplish the feat. These exercises can help them in using cognitions that the addicted mindset is not used to. The result can be developed into a skill needed for the recovery process.
Members of the experiential staff work with residents in these ropes course activities. They provide help and support, and also instruction on the challenge at hand. Something as simple ropes, blindfolds, 2×4’s, logs and mats can teach many different lessons on recovery and building support. At the end of these exercises, the residents sit down with members of staff and discuss what was learned from the exercise. Individuals need every skill they can get in working a recovery process. Experiential activities like these provide a bevy of tools that can be utilized in developing long term sobriety.