About TROSA Triad – Winston-Salem
TROSA Triad is a long term residential treatment facility for people dealing with substance use issues and co-occurring disorders. They usher people into a lasting recovery through personalized treatment, vocational training and ongoing care. They use evidence based practices to promote positive behavioral changes, prevent relapse and sustain recovery. TROSA is located about seven miles southeast of downtown Winston-Salem in North Carolina. It’s easy to access using public and private transport.
The beauty of this program is that it is free. You don’t need any insurance. Men and women seeking lasting healing join TROSA to build essential skills for living productive and responsible lives. The facility provides a highly structured and supportive setting where healing can take place.
You don’t need a referral to join the program. You simply need to complete the 45-minute interview via phone. TROSA accepts court ordered individuals and the incarcerated as well. Once you’re admitted they’ll provide all essential daily needs. This encompasses clothing, food and personal care items. Primary healthcare services are available onsite as well.
The treatment model here emphasizes personal responsibility, building peer support networks and making consistent daily behavior changes. You’ll begin your journey with a 30 day probation period to settle into the program, connect with others and focus on your recovery.
Once your evaluation period elapses you’ll be placed in a community assignment. This is the cornerstone of this program. It helps you learn and practice new behaviors and life skills in real time. You’ll receive lessons on how to communicate, solve problems, resolve conflicts and build confidence. You’ll learn how to trust others and work with or lead a team as well. You’ll work in different departments on campus to gain job skills including social enterprises.
You can identify thoughts, feelings, and behaviors you want to change at community assignments. You can practice making those changes safely within a community of support, accountability and mentorship. It grants you a purpose and a role to fulfill as you awake every morning. Essentially community assignment mimics a successful life outside TROSA.
Outside community assignment you’ll attend therapy classes and counseling. They offer treatment groups, individual counseling and psychoeducational workshops to complement ongoing community and peer support. They incorporate evidence based techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviews and rational behavioral therapy among others.
Their therapy group offers classes on wellness, parenting skills development and anger management. They also offer seminars focusing on daily challenges like goal setting, stress reduction and relapse prevention. It’s not all about therapy though. They give you a chance to have fun and explore new interests in recovery. There’s a dedicated space for exercise, entertainment and creative activities. They also offer group outings and on-campus special events.
Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to obtain your GED and earn marketable professional credentials onsite. They mandate adults without a high school diploma or GED to take an adult literacy or GED class after six months in the program. You can apply to take college courses after one year. Other residents can also take classes and earn credentials as time permits.
It’s a complete recovery package that lasts for two years. You can also choose to extend the duration after the two years have elapsed. TROSA understands that recovery is a lifelong process. And as such they offer ongoing support to help you stay in recovery, employed and crime free as you reenter the community. Services include transportation to/from work, access to low cost housing and support groups focusing on relapse prevention.