Group topics designed for engagement and practical application.
DAMD's group library supports recovery, emotional wellness, life development, and whole-person growth. Programming is selected according to the facility's population, level of care, clinical direction, facilitator qualifications, and scope of practice.
Psychoeducational & Recovery Skills
Structured education and practical skill-building at the core of most program schedules.
Relapse Prevention
Identifying triggers, warning signs, high-risk situations, protective routines, support systems, and personalized response strategies.
Recovery Education
Understanding recovery concepts, stages of change, support systems, personal responsibility, and sustainable daily practices.
Coping Skills
Developing practical strategies for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, grounding, problem-solving, and healthy decision-making.
CBT-Informed Skills Education
Exploring connections among thoughts, emotions, and behavior; identifying unhelpful patterns; and practicing healthier responses.
Co-Occurring-Disorder Education
General education about the interaction between substance use and mental-health concerns, with referral back to the treatment team for diagnosis and individualized clinical care.
Life Development, Identity & Purpose
The practical and personal work of building a life that holds after discharge.
Life Skills
Communication, routines, time management, decision-making, finances, employment readiness, self-care, and healthy relationships.
Accountability & Goal Setting
Personal responsibility, follow-through, obstacle identification, action planning, and measurable progress.
Identity & Purpose
Values, strengths, self-concept, personal direction, and the development of a life worth protecting.
Communication & Relationships
Boundaries, conflict resolution, active listening, trust, repair, and relationship patterns.
Employment & Workforce Readiness
Work habits, interviewing, professional communication, reliability, and next-step planning.
Trauma-Informed & Emotional Wellness Education
Trauma-informed education, safety, grounding, and coping skills — delivered without asking participants to disclose, and with clinical concerns referred back to your treatment team.
Trauma-Informed Recovery Education
Understanding how past experiences may affect emotions, behaviors, relationships, and substance use while emphasizing choice, safety, empowerment, and appropriate clinical support.
Anger & Shame Education
Recognizing triggers, body signals, behavioral cycles, and healthier expression; building self-awareness and self-compassion.
Emotional Regulation
Identifying emotions, recognizing escalation, using grounding tools, and practicing healthy responses.
Family Dynamics Education
Examining roles, communication styles, boundaries, and generational patterns. This is education, not family therapy.
Process-Oriented Discussion
Facilitated reflection and peer interaction within defined group expectations. Not a substitute for psychotherapy.
Experiential & Wellness
Movement- and practice-based programming delivered by appropriately trained providers, offered as wellness rather than medical or psychological treatment.
Yoga & Moving Meditation
Accessible movement, stretching, breathwork, and mindfulness led by an appropriately trained instructor.
Mindfulness & Grounding
Present-moment awareness, stress management, centering, and practical self-regulation tools.
Sound Wellness
Structured sound-based relaxation and grounding experiences offered as wellness programming, not medical or psychological treatment.
Creative Expression & Art-Based Wellness
Art-based activities encouraging self-expression, emotional exploration, creativity, and mindfulness.
Fitness & Movement
Physical wellness, routine, discipline, body awareness, and healthy activity adapted to facility approval and participant needs.
Delivery & availability
Groups are delivered according to facilitator education, credentials, training, scope of practice, and facility programming requirements. Availability varies by location, schedule, population, and specialty.
See how services are scopedWant a specific group on your schedule?
Tell us which topics your program needs and when. DAMD will confirm which facilitators are qualified and available for them.
Please do not include client names, diagnoses, or other confidential health information in your request.