Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a step-structured treatment program. It is based on a cognitive-behavioral approach that systematically addresses social, moral, and behavioral growth. Moral reconation therapy is delivered in individual and group counseling sessions, using structured exercises and workbook assignments to further instill the instruction and information learned in counseling. The moral reconation therapy program and workbook is built on a 16-step standardized system that focuses on seven basic humanistic and moral issues.
The strategy behind moral reconation therapy revolves around the idea that while addicts should come to treatment with a desire to change their behaviors of their own volition, part of their addition may be that they are lacking in the values, belief systems, self-actualization, and moral reasoning that would normally encourage a person to seek help and guide them successfully through treatment. The MRT program serves to strengthen these areas in the addicted person through self-discovery and awareness.
Many of the available drug treatment centers in Newark use MRT to progressively attune patients to concepts and ideas that allow them to open-up to self-responsibility and discovery, and to learn how to better interact with family and society in order to change their habits, abstain from their addiction, guard against relapse, and implement these concepts into their daily lives. Often this program is supplemented by approaches that include anger management, responsible family and social interaction, character development, relapse prevention, intervention, and issues of codependency and enabling behaviors.
The seven basic humanistic and moral issues that are the focus of MRT are:
There are 16 total steps in moral reconation therapy, but treatment facilities normally limit their programs to the 12 steps that are applicable to a treatment scenario. The 12 steps of MRT must not be confused with the AA/NA 12-steps. A brief description of the individual step subject matter is provided below:
Moral reconation therapy serves the addict in life-changing ways. It builds moral character and empowers patients with tools and a mind-set that can be accessed throughout their lives, and helps them to maintain life-long recovery.
If you, or someone you know, needs help in finding a treatment center and program that provides MRT, call Drug Treatment Centers Newark at (973) 679-3011.