{"id":5064,"date":"2008-07-05T12:08:39","date_gmt":"2008-07-05T16:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestudiohhc.com\/?p=191"},"modified":"2008-07-05T12:08:39","modified_gmt":"2008-07-05T16:08:39","slug":"recovery-with-a-fresh-air-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharynrose.com\/recovery-with-a-fresh-air-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery with A Fresh Air Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

recovery.bmp<\/a>By Elaine Storey – Vanderhoof Omineca Express – June 24, 2008 <\/p>\n

Bruce LaRocque (left) with Regional District Rep Ralph Roy and Neil LaRocque.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll spend the first three months in Spruce Grove, spend month four in B.C. then spend months five and six back in Spruce Groove,\u201d says counselor Bruce LaRocque. The month spent in B.C. will be in a wilderness location that will provide the missing rehabilitation component normally not found in addiction recovery.
\n\u201cThis wilderness recovery program will give clients a chance to get in touch with a power greater than themselves. They will experience a sense of camaraderie and peace and quiet they may never have enjoyed before,\u201d said LaRocque. \u201cSome of the clients will never have spent any time off the pavement. Some will get to do things they haven\u2019t done in twenty years \u2013 like boating, drawing or journaling.\u201d
\nBruce LaRocque grew up in the area and some of his greatest memories were of the times spent at Top Lake, at his father\u2019s hunting and guiding cabins. Enjoying the outdoors was a normal part of LaRocques childhood, and it\u2019s his intent to bring this wilderness reality to the clients he works with at his Spruce Grove recovery service.
\nFive years ago, Bruce purchased the remote camp site from his father and it has since been his dream to bring clients to the pristine setting for a portion of their recovery.
\nIn 2007, Bruce and board members of the High Country Recovery Counseling Service applied for funding, and in June 2008, that financial reality was revealed in a $30,000 cheque from Ralph Roy of the Nechako Valley Regional District Area D.
\n\u201cI see this as being very important to the area,\u201d said Roy.
\nWhen asked what the money will fund, LaRocque said they will build another 3 cabins, and a big shower house. They plan to use solar power on the property so as to not compromise the idyllic wilderness surroundings.
\n\u201cI have worked in front line addiction recovery for 14 years,\u201d says LaRocque. \u201cI take on-going training, and I upgrade every year. I am really excited about this opportunity.\u201d
\nLaRocque has brought small groups of clients into the camp for the past 5 years. \u201cBut, we\u2019ve only been able to use it from May to October.\u201d With the planned upgrades, the camp will be accessible all year round.
\nIn the first three months of the six month program, the addict will stay at the Spruce Grove Center where doctors, counselors, and lawyers will assess and guide them through the
\nfirst stages of recovery. After their month in the wilderness setting, clients will return to the city to complete their program. Twelve to sixteen males over the age of 18, will all be in the program at the same time. Each one will recover at their own pace, with the support of other group members and staff. \u201cYour recovery is only as strong as your support system,\u201d said LaRocque, \u201cThat\u2019s why part of our program is to help the families to heal as well. When the recovering addict comes home, and no changes have been made within the family component, the addict could fall back into their addictive patterns very quickly.
\nIn his role as counselor, LaRocque does a lot of public speaking. \u201cI go into communities and speak on addictions. I tell people what is going on inside the body of an addict. I tell them how much money in their community is being spent by those \u2018connected by telephone to dealers.\u2019 I tell families how to become engaged in the recovery. I teach families how to heal.\u201d
\nBruce LaRocque currently works out of Spruce Grove Alberta, along with his brother Neil who works out his Kitimat office in northwestern B.C. The pair are very excited about opening up their Wilderness component that will benefit clients in all forms of addiction recovery. <\/p>\n

If you are struggling with an addiction, or know of someone who could benefit from the services of the High Country Recovery Counseling Centre, here are some details for you to make contact.
\nThe Recovery Centre is located in Spruce Grove, Alberta and the wilderness retreat component is in Northern BC.
\nYou can contact addictions counselor Bruce LaRocque at 780-960-6092 for details about this unique, back to nature program he created<\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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