Sober coaches and how they are of help

Posted by soberassistance on March 31st, 2017

Known by various names, like sober assistants, sober coaches, recovery coaches, and the like, sober coaches are one of the most sought after assistance providers in the world of addiction therapy. Often after drug addiction, recovery, and acclimatization into the real world with all others, proves to be difficult for the addict. This is where a sober coach can be of help. A sober coach or companion is a person who accompanies the patient to his/her home to help him/her adapt to the regular way of life.

There are many types of sober coach services, from live-in to on-call. It depends on the patient to choose the type of sober coach that he/she may need. The assistance that a patient can acquire from a sober coach can be varied. A sober coach most essentially helps the individual see life in a new way. Some other way in which sober coaches can be helpful include –

Removal of drugs and alcohol
Sober coaches take to removing all drugs and alcohol present around the patient. This may involve making a thorough search inside the patient’s house and destroying any commodity that may take the patient back to addiction.

Escort
Most live-in sober coaches in Brooklyn also escort their patients to and from their place of work, team meetings, therapies, and so on. This is done to prevent patients from purchasing drugs or acquiring it in any other way. There may be a fixed time period for which this service may be provided by the coaches, the period of which depends solely on the company and the patient.

Support
One of the many issues that patients face when exposed to a regular life is the lack of understanding and support. This is one of the major things that a sober coach can help them with. Sober coaches also serve as emotional support for the patients, talking to them and encouraging them towards betterment.

Assistance
Sober coaches in Brooklyn assist patients in many ways, including helping them adjust to their new life, interacting with their family members, doing their household chores, buying groceries, completing shopping, etc. They can also help the patient integrate themselves back to work. Such services may however, differ from coach to coach or company to company.

Nutritional assistance
Years of drug addiction often renders the patients weak and ill. It not only destroys their lifestyle but also their normal eating habits, and eventually their diet. So, in some cases, sober coaches even help their patients take a proper nutritional diet. They even help the patient stick to the diet and recover their health.

Accountability
One of the many ways that a sober companion can be of help to their patients is by being accountable. They keep reminding and encouraging their patients to stay sober. They show them the changes that a clean and addiction-free life can bring to them. They set standards for the patient that they must live by.

Author Bio –
Barbara Maurice has been providing her services to patients as a sober coach for the past five years. She regards it as a great responsibility and believes it to be a life-changing experience. When she is not busy with her patients, she likes to blog and spread awareness about drug addiction and how to get out of it.