THE WORK, IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Structured care, accountable to the patient and the family.
Higher Power Foundation runs a ninety-day residential programme for adults living with alcohol dependence and multi-substance dependence. Treatment combines an Alcoholics Anonymous orientation with the B.A.R.E. Recovery Curriculum — drawn from CBT, DBT, and behavioural science — under the supervision of a clinical lead, a visiting physician, and a five-role mentor team.
The programme runs on a published rhythm. Every day in the building follows the same schedule. Every Saturday before 1 pm a family update goes out via WhatsApp. Every quarter, the foundation revises its own protocols. The work does not change shape week to week. That is the point.
WHO THE PROGRAMME SERVES
Adults under structured residential care.
Three groups, broadly.
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Adults living with alcohol dependence — first admission or returning.
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Adults living with multi-substance dependence.
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Adults stepping down to outpatient after the ninety-day admission.
Admission is a clinical decision made at intake. Commercial discussion does not precede clinical assessment.
THE CURRICULUM
The four pillars of B.A.R.E.
01
BREAK
02
ALIGN
Disrupting destructive patterns.
Naming the trigger, the loop, the cost. The Pattern Profile.
Reconnecting with values and purpose.
Living to a stated standard. The daily anchor. The Alignment Summary.
03
RECLAIM
04
EMPOWER
Restoring control and self-agency.
Boundaries. Regulation. The Skills Toolkit.
Building a future beyond dependence.
The Relapse Prevention Plan. The Recovery Roadmap.
THE DAILY RHYTHM
The day, in one paragraph.
Wake at 05:30. Devotion, exercise, hygiene, duties. Three sessions across the day. Tea breaks, recreation, an in-house meeting at 18:30. Lights off at 22:30.
The schedule is published, signed at every shift handover, and applied without exception. Saturday is workshop and yoga. Sunday is rest, the visiting doctor, and family visits from the approved list.
FOR FAMILIES
Information on schedule.
A family under stress does not need optimism. It needs a fact, on schedule.
Three things, every week.
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A WhatsApp update from the Facility Administrator every Saturday before 1 pm — a brief progress note, one or two contextual photographs, and the next week's schedule.
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A fortnightly family session, from week three.
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A supervised phone call on a scheduled day, allocated at admission.
If something escalates, the family is informed the same day, by the Foundation Administrator.
AFTERCARE
Continuing care does not end at discharge.
Every patient leaves with a Discharge Summary and an Aftercare and Continuum-of-Care Plan — signed by patient, clinical lead, and the nominated family contact.
What follows:
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Alumni group, weekly. Wednesday evening. Open-ended attendance.
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Clinical review at 30, 90, and 180 days. With the original counsellor where possible.
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Mentor contact, monthly minimum. The out-of-session contact window stays open under the original terms.
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Family check-in, quarterly. For the first year post-discharge.
Re-entry, if needed, is a clinical decision, not an administrative one.