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New Perspectives
Posted: Aug 1, 2011, 07:45HABILITATKaneohe, HI
B. Blankenfeld
Admissions Director
808-235-3691
http://www.habilitat.comFounded by Vincent Marino in 1971, Habilitat is a long term residential substance abuse treatment center for adults 18 and over that are struggling with addictions to drugs and alcohol. Built on the Therapeutic Community Model, Habilitat has just celebrated its 40th anniversary and has grown from a small home with 8 residents to a sprawling residence that can accommodate 200 residents on an acre and a half at the base of the Ko'alau Mountains on the island of Oahu, on the coast of Käne'ohe Bay.
Vinny Marino, Habilitat's founder, grew up in New York's "Little Italy" as a teenage street punk on heroin. After battling his own addictions and street behaviors, Marino was committed to addressing and helping those with substance abuse addictions. Daniel Katada is the Executive Director at Habilitat, Jeff Nash holds the Program Director position and B. Blankenfeld is the Admissions Director. Habilitat is licensed by the State of Hawaii and recently received a Commendation from the Governor of Hawaii for the contributions to the health and wellness of the community.
Habilitat, also known as "The School of Survival" is a 27 month program, offering its residents a three part phase program that includes the treatment phase, re-entry phase and post-re-entry phase. Phase one is well monitored by staff and senior residents, phase two gets residents involved in their diverse vocational training programs that include food service, medical administration, admissions, facility management, plumbing and other technical and maintenance offerings just to name a few. Habilitat is operated by residents except for the clinical department. Each day on campus starts the same…morning meeting with all the residents, seminar (which includes speaker meetings, 12 steps work, pro and con debates in addition to recreational activities) and the encounter group, or rap session, with peers and staff, where residents openly discuss issues relating to day to day encounters, fears, insecurities and what changes the resident still needs to work on. Direction and guidance is given by the group and staff on what to work on and solutions to their problems.
Exercise is mandatory for residents and Habilitat has a fully equipped gym and aerobics studio. They also offer a wide variety of sports and activities including sailing, hiking, fishing and team sports such as volleyball and bicycling. Residents participate in all aspects of Habilitat's annual luau and benefit concert and their annual Christmas Tree Project for the community, with all proceeds going back into the maintenance and running of the facility.
[This information came from the Habilitat website and brochure.]Copyright © 2010, Woodbury Reports, Inc.