The SMART Recovery Facilitator’s Manual states, “We recognize that there are many ways to recover, and we do not insist upon any one approach. We view the choice of recovery methods as a highly personal one.”
The AToN Center Clinical Team echoes this sentiment and invites our residents to find what “works” for them. Some of our residents decide that they prefer 12 Step, and they may opt to work the steps at AToN.
Other residents prefer only to learn the SMART tools and have the opportunity to focus on that while in treatment. After several years of research, it has been determined that approximately 50% of AToN graduates opt to incorporate both SMART Recovery and 12 Step approaches into their recovery.
What has worked for you?
Cassandra Cannon, Ph.D.
Clinical Director
