Daytop International Services

… with an Individual Focus

Daytop International provides comprehensive training in the Therapeutic Community (TC) model of substance abuse rehabilitation. The TC model’s flexibility has made it adaptable to a wide range of cultural settings and useful in both residential and outpatient drug programs. The “whole person approach” is used, addressing the physical, psychological, moral, educational, social, and vocational aspects of drug addiction recovery.

“The Therapeutic Community, it is not like a hospital.

It’s not like a detoxification center, its not like a jail. It’s about the people, about their lives. They care about the people’s physical, physiological, social network, the family, the friendship, everything. It’s giving the people consistency and also hope.”

Programs around the world vary, serving clients from local communities and within incarceration settings, juvenile offenders, male, female, and mixed gender populations. They include those facing problems such as co−existing disorders, a history of abusive relationships, homelessness, and other behavioral problems that may or may not be related to drug abuse.

The TC’s self−help philosophy empowers clients to help each other as well as themselves. It inspires and motivates individuals to understand themselves and addiction, and teaches them relapse prevention strategies. The programs provide structured practice for clients to experience and internalize the achievement of a drug−free lifestyle, and support their identification and pursuit of their own personal, spiritual, and intellectual goals.

“My six months training at Daytop has enabled me …

… to open 4 facilities serving 150 residents. I am experiencing much success with the Therapeutic Community model in Sri Lanka. Thanks to Daytop.”

This training program has been evaluated in large−scale outcome studies and has been demonstrated to be effective in improving drug counseling skills, treatment outcomes, and increasing productive activities of clients following treatment.

The Daytop International team provides complete training consultation services, from needs assessment, to development and delivery of training, to technical assistance for program implementation and evaluation. This team of top training professionals travels to sites around the world, working with local program administrators, regulatory bodies, and front line staff. The International staff adds clinical program directors from Daytop USA to its ranks whenever a program would benefit from the sharing of their expertise in specialized areas. Daytop Training also hosts foreign interns at its sites in the US, providing extensive, hands−on clinical practice opportunities.

As an internationally recognized leader of drug rehabilitation, Daytop received Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in 1978, and actively participates in sessions of the Council.