The philosophy of The Shoulder is that alcoholism/chemical dependency is a
chronic, progressive, and potentially fatal illness which is treatable.
The Shoulder’s Mission and Purpose is to provide long-term residential and
outpatient treatment for those afflicted with the disease of alcohol and/or chemical
addictions.
The Shoulder’s philosophy is that everyone deserves a chance toward recovery,
regardless of ability to pay. The Shoulder will never reject a client because of
financial reasons.
The Shoulder will present a treatment experience which offers freedom from
addiction through a spiritual awakening. The treatment provided will follow a Christ-
centered, Twelve-Step model. The afflicted client will be treated with respect and
dignity as befits one of God’s children. Counselors will focus on recovery as a
process of restoring the broken harmony of the mind, body and spirit existing in
people with addictive problems.
The addictive disease is further viewed as a family disease. It is the goal of The
Shoulder to restore entire families to wholeness, not just addicted individuals. The
Shoulder is convinced that healthy families result in healthier communities.
The ultimate mission and purpose of The Shoulder is to restore addictive
individuals to sobriety, successfully balancing physical and mental health, family
issues, and Christ-centered spirituality.
chronic, progressive, and potentially fatal illness which is treatable.
The Shoulder’s Mission and Purpose is to provide long-term residential and
outpatient treatment for those afflicted with the disease of alcohol and/or chemical
addictions.
The Shoulder’s philosophy is that everyone deserves a chance toward recovery,
regardless of ability to pay. The Shoulder will never reject a client because of
financial reasons.
The Shoulder will present a treatment experience which offers freedom from
addiction through a spiritual awakening. The treatment provided will follow a Christ-
centered, Twelve-Step model. The afflicted client will be treated with respect and
dignity as befits one of God’s children. Counselors will focus on recovery as a
process of restoring the broken harmony of the mind, body and spirit existing in
people with addictive problems.
The addictive disease is further viewed as a family disease. It is the goal of The
Shoulder to restore entire families to wholeness, not just addicted individuals. The
Shoulder is convinced that healthy families result in healthier communities.
The ultimate mission and purpose of The Shoulder is to restore addictive
individuals to sobriety, successfully balancing physical and mental health, family
issues, and Christ-centered spirituality.
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"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. |
| All Shoulder Programs Are Certified By the Alabama Department of Mental Health |
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. We admitted to God, ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. We humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings. 8. We made a list of all persons that we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood him, praying only for His will for us, and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all of our affairs. |
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