Roache On Recovery

AS A PART OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF DAYTOP, TODAY WE ARE INTERVIEWING JIMMY CURTIN THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DAYTOP-NEW JERSEY

SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS / UPDATES / SPORTS / TOPIC SHOW TOPIC: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN TREATMENT DURING THE HOLI

SHOW TOPIC: We are 8 months in to the 30 day Residential experience. What are the preliminary results? The expectations versus reality. The unintended consequences. What must change. SHOW SEGMENTS: Updates / News / Sports / Show Topic

SHOW TOPIC:  WE HAVE BEEN TASKED WITH FIGURING OUT HOW TO ADAPT THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODEL, WHICH HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF DAYTOP/OCG PROGRAMMING SINCE 1963, INTO A 30 DAY PROGRAM DYNAMIC. WE'LL ALSO DISCUSS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING PROGRAMMATICALLY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC TO BE ABLE TO STILL PROVIDE CONGREGATE CARE AND TREATMENT

SHOW TOPIC: The OCG programs have experienced and recovered from their own COVID related experiences since January 2021. We'll discuss the outbreak, what we did to mitigate it, some good luck that we had, and where we are today. SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS / SPORTS / UPDATES / SHOW TOPIC

SHOW TOPIC: Not everyone has a positive and life transforming experience when going through substance abuse treatment. Such is the case for today’s guest,  who entered DAYTOP’s adolescent treatment program in Texas. He describes his experience in DAYTOP as negative and destructive which then caused him significant distress in his post treatment adult life. We’re going to give him an opportunity to speak to his experience and to learn how he has ultimately dealt with that experience.    SHOW SEGMENTS: News / Sports / Updates / Show Topic / Wrap-up

SHOW TOPIC: Today we interview the first 13 year old client for Daytop California to find out how her life went soon after Daytop and as she progressed through adulthood to present day.    SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS, SPORTS, SHOW TOPIC

SHOW TOPIC: In the last 2 months we’ve had to adapt our residential and outpatient treatment to the realities of COVID-19.  We were incorporating video conferencing over the last 2 years in our staff meetings and trainings, so it wasn’t a large leap for us to move our groups and and other services to ZOOM based services. We’ll discuss how we did it and how it’s working!   SHOW SEGMENTS: NEWS, SPORTS, UPDATES, SHOW TOPIC

SHOW TOPIC:  January 2021 will see a new era of treatment in California. Most notably we will residential treatment reduce from its current 90 days to 30 days! What will this mean in the big picture of treatment and the recovery process.  Let’s discuss how we’re preparing for this significant change in treatment.    SHOW SEGMENTS:  RECAP, NEWS, Sports, SHOW TOPIC.

*Pregnancy / Birth update from Mr. Producer!!*    Show Topic: The general society makes New Year Resolutions. In the recovery world we make Recovery Resolutions. What are some Recovery Resolutions we want for our clients, and or that we’d like to see our clients commit to.  What about us as staff in the field, or as a Program? Let’s discuss Show Segments: News / Sports / Updates / Show Topi

Show Topic: 1. Where have we been and what have we been doing?  CARF!   2. It is tradition in the Therapeutic Community that we take time this week to think about and discuss what we are thankful for. Show Segments:  News / Sports / Recap / Show Topic

Show Topic: Inquiring Minds want to know:  Is the opioid “crisis” the be all and end all?  Has the basic makeup of the addict changed over the last 10 years?  Is there any place for the recovering addict to live in the Bay Area   Show Segments: News/Sports, Show Topic

SHOW TOPIC: If you have a personal story, directly or indirectly related to recovery, the human desire and instinct is to want to share it.  However, as a professional in the field, regardless of your role, when is it appropriate to share your own story (in full or in part)? When is it inappropriate? What subject matter is or isn’t appropriate?  Let’s discuss.  SHOW SEGMENTS:  News, Sports, Updates, Show Topic

SHOW TOOIC:  OCG as well as probably many treatment providers who’ve been around a long term, haven’t made a concerted effort to incorporate technology into the provision of treatment. We are now starting that effort. We’ll discuss what we’re doing and what other stakeholders should be doing SHOW SEGMENTS:  News / Sports, Show Topic   

Show Topic:  The recent video of the NFL player smoking weed and speaking to his choice to "use" marijuana as his means to deal with pain and other associated issues connected to life as a NFL player, sparked a conversation we'd like to continue here. Are the professional sports leagues drug policies out of step with reality? Are their drug policies about treatment & recovery, enforcement, or a combination thereof? What about those who are "using" a substance for medicinal purposes? Lastly, are they a bunch of hyprocites?   Show Segments: News / Sports / Show Topic

Show Topic:  It is not feasible to practice for every conceivable situation that may confront the former addict. It is feasible to practice for a few common situations that many if not most will face as they reintegrate themselves with their family, friends, and significant others. We call this the role plays.    Show Segments:  Recap / News / Sports / Topic  

Technical difficulties have become an unfortunate norm for OCG radio.  Let us hope that we have not run into yet another technical difficulty.

Show Topic:  It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, or so they thought. Depending on which stage of the recovery spectrum you were or are at when the Holiday season comes upon you, will often determine which one of those phrases best applies. Neither are the be all and end all, as we must deal with both constructively.   Show Segments:  News-Sports-Recap, Show Topic

Show Topic:  We’ve been gone for 2 months. A number of things have transpired with OCG during that time that we want to talk about.  We also have some gripes that we need to resolve.     Show Segments: News / Sports / Updates / Show Topic

SHOW TOPIC:  We interview Friend of OCG, Author (and much more) Kenya Aissa about her, and her book, Sacred Girl.  The book was inspired by the girls on her Caseload while a Counselor at Daytop California.  Sacred Girl is geared towards adolescents, teens, and young women. Howvever, after review, we believe this book is for EVERYONE!  There are many collateral subject matters, but the primary subject is Spirituality, and looking to speak to those young girls who are spiritually disconnected. SHOW SEGMENTS:  RECAP / NEWS / SPORTS, SHOW TOPIC, RECOVERY SUPPORT TIME