Men’s Flagship Program at Synergy

A core component of the Synergy experience is individualized case management, which focuses on understanding the past, present, and future needs of each client. Case managers are committed to supporting clients in key areas of their lives, including legal matters, education, employment, relationships, and long-term personal development. They communicate with clients regularly, provide structure for day-to-day life, and support planning around next steps as clients prepare for transitions.

Families receive updates every two weeks to stay informed about progress and engagement. Case management meetings are organized around seven core categories that guide every session:

• Daily living and wellness: Supporting clients in routines, self-care, health, nutrition, physical activity, and personal organization.
• Relationships: Exploring family systems, friendships, communication patterns, and relational accountability.
• 12-Step and recovery: Discussing meeting attendance, sponsor involvement, step work, fellowship engagement, and consistency.
• Work: Reviewing employment progress, communication, responsibilities, performance, and long-term goals.
• School: Supporting academic planning, enrollment, structure, and execution of school responsibilities.
• Budgeting: Building financial literacy, reviewing spending behaviors, creating budgets, and reinforcing responsible habits.
• Program status: Clarifying level of care, phase status, expectations, clinical progress, and overall trajectory within the Synergy continuum.

Each meeting concludes with collaboratively developed SMART goals that clients work on between sessions. These goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound, helping clients build structure, accountability, and momentum.

We manage accountability through clear daily processes, including routine and random drug and alcohol testing to ensure compliance with sobriety standards. Medication observation is also provided to support adherence, engagement with psychiatric services, and follow-through on prescribed treatment recommendations.

Accountability also shows up in the relational dynamics of the program. Staff provide steady guidance by helping clients follow through on their commitments, align their actions with their stated goals, and navigate the natural challenges that arise in early recovery. This often looks like supportive interactions that feel caring and natural while still ensuring clients honor the expectations of the program and receive redirection when needed.

At Synergy, accountability is not about punishment or control. It is about helping clients experience integrity in action, build trust with themselves and others, and receive the support they need to stay on course even when things get difficult.

Life skills represent a foundational component of Synergy’s extended care model and are developed through multiple avenues of the program. These skills are explored and reinforced during individualized case management sessions, where clients identify areas of life that require structure, learning, or refinement. Life skills are also addressed during individual therapy sessions when emotional patterns, relational dynamics, or behavioral habits intersect with functional capacities.

Additionally, life skills are coached, modeled, and reinforced throughout daily living activities in the properties, facilitated by Synergy’s support staff. Clients build competencies in budgeting, communication, time management, professional skills, household organization, self-care, nutrition, and general independent living. These skills prepare clients for sustainable recovery and successful transitions into independence.