Who we are.
Simon House guides and empowers individuals to achieve long-term recovery from addiction and all its effects. Through our Mission, to support those affected by addiction to discover who they can BE, where they BELONG and what they can ultimately BECOME; our Vision, a place where anyone impacted by addiction can heal, grow, and reintegrate into their communities as healthy individuals; and Core Values of compassion, acceptance, collaboration integrity, humility, and innovation, we will lead the way in addiction treatment and lifelong recovery.
RECLAIM YOUR LIFE
What We Do.
Simon House Recovery Centre offers a unique and innovative approach to treating addiction, featuring four pathways to achieve long-term, abstinence-based recovery from substance use disorders. These pathways are based on the following programs: the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous, Wellbriety, Dharma Recovery, and SMART Recovery. Below is a brief description of each recovery pathway we provide:
The 12 Steps of recovery, originating from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), are a spiritual program for overcoming addiction, focusing on admitting powerlessness, seeking a higher power, taking moral inventory, making amends, and helping others, guiding individuals toward personal growth and spiritual awakening through self-reflection, humility, and service. They provide a roadmap for addressing psychological, emotional, and spiritual aspects of addiction for various recovery groups.
Wellbriety is a holistic addiction recovery movement rooted in First Nations culture and values. The term combines "wellness" and "sobriety," emphasizing that recovery goes beyond just abstaining from substances to include emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual healing.
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led, international community that uses Buddhist principles and practices like meditation, self-inquiry, and mindfulness to help people recover from all types of addictions and compulsive behaviours, offering an alternative or complement to 12-step programs by focusing on inner wisdom and compassion.
Smart Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training) is a secular, science-based, peer-led support program for all addictions, focusing on self-empowerment and practical skills from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to manage urges, build motivation, control thoughts/feelings, and lead a balanced life.
By using innovative and unique program tools, our clients can better understand and navigate the recovery process. We treat our clients with compassion, care, and empathy, providing support to individuals, families, and communities through knowledge and guidance. The journey to recovery is never easy, but we are confident that we will successfully navigate it - together.
“I’m Not Telling You It Is Going To Be Easy, I’m Telling You It’s Going To Be Worth It.”
Support Simon House
When a donation is made to Simon House, the support is never confined only to one person. When donors give, they are also providing support and relief to every individual connected to a person in treatment at Simon House. Learn more about how your contributions work, click here.
“Recovery Is About Progression Not Perfection”
What is Addiction?
Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.
Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death.
ASAM – AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE – DEFINITION OF ADDICTION:
Our Story
We return sons to parents, brothers to siblings, fathers to their children, husbands to their families
Our impact
Simon House Recovery Centre is Licensed.
Simon House is licensed with the Alberta Government as an inpatient drug and alcohol addiction treatment centre.
The Mental Health Services Protection Act (MHSPA), Statutes of Alberta, 2018 Chapter M-13.2: This Act provides a foundation to ensure safe, quality addiction and mental health care. The Act also provides authority to licence residential addiction treatment facilities and outlines core requirements that must be met. It also enables creation of a professional college to regulate Counsellors.
“There Is No Shame In Beginning Again,
For You Get A Chance To Build Bigger And Better Than Before.”
We Are an Accredited Agency.
Simon House is proud to be FULLY ACCREDITED from Accreditation Canada.
Who benefits from accreditation?
Leadership: Accreditation adds credibility for quality improvement, supports changes to policies and procedures, minimises risk and helps provide more consistency of services.
Staff: Accreditation engages staff in continuous quality improvement, improves safety, and streamlines on-boarding through access to clear policies and procedures.
Clients and Families: A good accreditation program fosters respectful, compassionate, culturally appropriate, and competent care that is responsive to the needs, values, beliefs, and preferences of clients and their family members.
Payers, Funders and Government: Accreditation shows accountability and a commitment to the continual process of quality improvement.
Suppliers and partners: Accreditation adds to the credibility and visibility of your organisation.
source: Accreditation Canada