Drug and Alcohol Addiction Help for Family Members

We are grateful you have entrusted us with the care of your loved one’s recovery and want to assure you that we are committed to making this experience one of support, healing, and connection for your loved one as well as for you. We at RCA appreciate the importance of family engagement and support and as such have created several ways to provide drug and alcohol addiction help for family members and ensure they remain involved while we adhere to the COVID 19 safety guidelines.

My name is Trish Caldwell, and I am the Vice President of Family Services at RCA. I am at RCA to answer any and all questions families and loved ones have, whether your loved one is currently receiving treatment at RCA, is considering treatment at RCA, or is an alumni. I am here provide you education, support and the peace of mind to allow yourself to begin to heal. You can learn more about my background and experience below.

First, a brief RCA Welcome video for those of you with loved ones who will soon come to RCA or has recently come to RCA for treatment. This video will help you understand the process of admission, help you understand what the first few days at RCA will look like for your loved one, and highlight some of the family programs we have to offer here at RCA.

Next, a video on RCA’s Family Orientation. All family members who wish to visit your loved one in treatment must watch the orientation video as well as attend one of the webinars. To ensure that we are providing you the tools necessary to help support you and your loved one’s journey to recovery, this video will provide you with important information on RCA’s treatment philosophy, what a day entails for your loved one, and explores the many ways your role as family members is critical to the recovery process.

Additionally, here are a few commonly asked questions you may be wondering that we can answer for you.

Family Support Groups, Therapy, Webinars & Events for Addiction

Family support groups and family therapy for addiction are fundamental to recovery. Education is also a key component of the recovery process; that’s why I have created weekly live webinars, events, and more on topics to address the unique needs of families impacted by addiction and how to best help a family member struggling with addiction.

These webinars and events are opportunities for you to learn valuable information in the safety of your own home. Additionally, these live webinars will be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have for me. Learn more about the dates of our upcoming webinars.

We have separate programs for family members of first responders and service members. Learn more.

Family Programs Events & Webinars

Your Input Helps

Family support and participation is associated with increased success in treatment and lasting recovery.

Please complete RCA’s family questionnaire to assist us with creating the best treatment plan possible for your loved one.

Family Questionnaire

Family Letters

Join the email list for family program events!

4 Pillars of Family Programming

CONNECTION
We’ll help you stay connected with your loved one while creating your own safe space. We know both the family and the patient need their own kind of support.

HEALING
The healing process begins when we understand the disease of addiction, take the feelings of stigma, guilt, and shame, and replace them with empathy.

KNOWLEDGE
Understanding the behaviors of addiction and the impact they have is key, because education is everything. When you know better, you do better.

HOPE
Hope is the beginning of recovery. You can still be angry and still have hope that things will change or get better.

4 Pillars of Family Programming

CONNECTION
We’ll help you stay connected with your loved one while creating your own safe space. We know both the family and the patient need their own kind of support.

HEALING
The healing process begins when we understand the disease of addiction, take the feelings of stigma, guilt, and shame, and replace them with empathy.

KNOWLEDGE
Understanding the behaviors of addiction and the impact they have is key, because education is everything. When you know better, you do better.

HOPE
Hope is the beginning of recovery. You can still be angry and still have hope that things will change or get better.

Vice President of Family and Clinical Programming: Trish Caldwell

During her 27 year career, Trish and worked extensively with families and patients with co-occurring behavioral health and substance use disorders, and has held a variety of clinical and leadership roles. She is currently the Vice President of Family and Clinical Programming at Recovery Centers of America, which has sites in NJ, PA, MA, IL, IN, and MD. Trish is a licensed clinician, a marriage and family therapist, and is certified in both co-occurring disorders and substance use. She specializes in ADHD, opioid use in young adults, family engagement, and substance use and creates clinical programming using a trauma-informed lens. Trish is a nationally recognized speaker at some of the top national conferences across the United States on issues related to substance use, behavioral health, and family. She has been a keynote speaker as well advocate for a trauma-informed approach to training the legal system and working with our first responders. Additionally, Trish created the first Young Offenders Treatment Program in Delaware County for first-time offenders with drug charges.

Trish has been a therapist for over 27 years, maintains a small private practice in PA, and is an adjunct professor at Jefferson University and a trauma trainer for Lakeside Global Institute.

Trish is a licensed clinician, marriage and family therapist and is certified in both co-occurring disorders and substance use, she specializes in ADHD, Opioid Use in young adults, Trauma informed care, Developmental trauma, Trauma and Substance Use disorders, Trauma and the Family System, Family Engagement, and Substance use for today’s teens. Trish has been a therapist for over 27 years and has worked extensively with families and patients with co-occurring behavioral health and substance use disorders in various settings. An adjunct professor at Jefferson University and a trauma trainer for Lakeside Global Institute, she created the first Young Offenders Treatment Program in Delaware County for first time offenders with drug charges.

If you have any questions, you can email Trish Caldwell at tcaldwell@recoverycoa.com