Classes at in2Action

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Skill Drills

During Phase 1 of the in2Action program, residents are required to attend classes which we call “Skill Drills.”

Skill Drills are held daily on Monday through Friday and are 90 minutes each. These life skill classes are facilitated by a host of individuals who have expertise in the designated area of focus for that class. Skill Drills are interactive by design and focus on a range of topics listed below.

Topics Covered

Orientation

What are the program requirements of in2Action? Why are these policies in place? What do I do if I don’t agree with a certain policy? Is living this way what it means to be responsible and part of a community? Complying with community expectations is an important marker of future success.

Relapse Prevention

If I had not started drinking or using drugs would I have gotten in trouble in the first place? What are the symptoms and triggers of my substance use disorder? Is this the life I was destined to live or is there hope for something better? Learning how to overcome the compulsion to “use” is essential to the in2Action program dynamic.

Money Management

How do I stop spending more than I earn? How do I delay gratification and spend my hard-earned money more responsibly? How do I save money for more expensive needs or maybe even for retirement when I barely earn enough to meet my daily needs? If I can begin to save a little money, how can I best make it earn interest? Being a good steward of what God has provided to us is liberating.

Decision Making

Why do I always seem to make decisions that turn out badly? How can I be confident in the decisions that I make in this life that I am now building? Do I consider other people and how a decision that I am making might affect them? Is there a formula for making consistently good decisions? Could it be as easy as always doing the next right thing? Making thoughtful, less impulsive decisions result in fewer negative consequences.

Recovery Capital

Do I need to improve my physical health? Do I have in place the elements required to meet my physical needs? My past relationships have failed, how can I improve my social skills and make better relationship choices? Are my views of life and my standing in society correct or has it been detrimentally affected by my upbringing and choices? Recovery capital is a holistic view of the components – physical, social, and cultural that break down into more focused components that an individual needs to improve upon to reduce their odds of relapse. They are measurable components and greatly improve the odds of succeeding long term.

Life in Recovery

Now that I’ve decided to live a life of recovery, what do I do with myself? How do I live life on life’s terms without reverting to old and comfortable patterns of behavior? How am I supposed to have any fun or excitement? I don’t even know who I am, will people like me? Will I like myself? Becoming internally comfortable living substance-free can be a challenge but life offers many avenues of deep-down satisfaction when we are where are willing to explore what those avenues might be.

Bible Truths

Does God exist? If so, does He have a plan for His creation that includes you and me? If God does exist and He has a plan for you and me then this is the most important information that anyone can have and should affect every aspect of how we live our lives? Learning the truth in scripture leads to obedience and a deepening relationship with God.

Relationships, Romance, and Ruin

How can I overcome my oftentimes overwhelming desire to seek out immediate romantic involvement when I know it will lead to compounding problems and heartache? How do I forego instant gratification to build a healthy, vibrant, and lasting romantic relationship? What are God’s design and intention when it comes to romance? Learning to make better decisions in romantic relationships increases the odds of succeeding long term.

God-Centered Relationships

Do I have a “lone wolf” mentality? Were we meant to live life solely as individuals who have no real concern for or accountability to others or are we meant to live in a community, looking out for not only our interests but also for the interests of those around us? How do we build a friendship? What is the Church and how are members of the Church supposed to relate to each other? Learning to build and maintain meaningful relationships is a true marker of future success.

Emotional Health

What is emotional health? How can I become emotionally healthy? As a person who made most of my decisions based on emotion (how I feel), is that always the best way to make decisions or to live my life? Identifying emotions for what they are and beginning to live meaningfully and productively even when I do not feel like it is a true sign of maturity.

The Gospel-Centered Life

What is the Gospel? Is it believable? Is it meant for me? Does God really love me? How do I live my life in a way that reflects the Gospel and pleases God? What does this life even look like? Is it even possible? Gaining an eternal perspective through a relationship with God is for what we are designed.

Social Model of Recovery

These are some of the many questions tackled at in2Action. Our program adheres to the social model of recovery, which is based on building healthy and meaningful relationships, learning to be transparent, encouraging each other, holding each other accountable, living life through shared experiences. Skill Drills stress the importance of these relationships.

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