Policy/ Program 

Privicy Rights

As an individual receiving services all participants have the following rights: 

1. The right to be free from discrimination based on ethnic group identification, religion, age, gender, race, disability, or sexual orientation. 

2. The right to considerate and respectful care. 

3. The right to be afforded access to his or her record. 

4. The right to confidential treatment of all communications and records pertaining to your care and participation in our program. Written permission shall be obtained before records can be made available to anyone not directly connected with participants care. This right to confidentiality is provided for in the Code of Federal regulations, Title 42, Section 2.1 through 2.67-1. 

5. The right to leave the program at any time, this right does not prohibit us from setting rules for participants protection. 

6. The right to examine and receive an explanation of all participant fees, regardless of source of payment. 

7. The right to know program rules and policies, which apply to your services. 

8. The right to be treated with dignity in all personal relationships with program staff and other participants. 

9. The right to be safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, and equipment to meet your needs. 

10. The right to be free from intellectual, emotional, and/or physical abuse. This includes freedom from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature. 

11. The right to be informed of the provisions of law regarding grievances and our policy including the address and telephone number of the government agencies, which have administrative responsibilities over the program of which you are participating in. 

12. The right to be personally advised of these rights and to receive a copy during admission. 

13. The right to receive or reject medical care or health-related services. 

14. The right to MAT (medication assisted treatment) services Although these rights will not be denied by any participant, some of these rights may not be applicable to all participants. INFORMING CLIENTS OF THEIR RIGHTS All participants in our program will be informed of their rights upon admittance into the program. All participants receive an orientation packet with the rules, regulations, fee assessments, rights to confidentiality and the grievance procedure. 

PERSONAL RIGHTS – CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 9 1. To the right to confidentiality as provided for in Title 42, Sections 2.1 though 2.76, code of Federal Regulations, effective August 1, 1975. 2. To be treated with dignity in personal relationships with staff and other persons. 3. To be afforded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations to meet his or her needs. 4. To be free from verbal, intellectual, emotional, physical abuse and/or inappropriate sexual behavior. 5. The right to be informed of the provisions of law regarding grievances and our policy including the address and telephone number of the government agencies, which have administrative responsibilities over the program of which you are participating in. 6. The right to be free from discrimination based on ethnic group identification, religion, age, gender, race, disability, or sexual orientation. 7. The right to be accorded access to his or her record. All residents are personally advised of these rights and to receive a copy during the admissions process. 

Program Mission & Philosophy 

Our Mission  

Our mission at Serenity Cottages of the Desert is to provide the highest level of individualized, person−centered  treatment to every client in our care; allowing those who have been plagued with a lifetime of struggling in the  darkness of drug & alcohol abuse to step out & see the light. 

Our Philosophy  

First, foremost, and always, clients at Serenity Cottages of the Desert will be treated with dignity, respect, and  understanding. We teach and promote client accountability, responsibility, and honesty. We provide  client−focused treatment, respecting our clients’ choices, concerns, individual needs, and expectations for their  own treatment. We respect and treat our clients as individuals and refrain from any categorical classifications,  assumptions, or actions. 

At Serenity Cottages of the Desert, we value each client’s potential and strive to help our clients recognize and  identify their own potential, to lead them on a successful path to recovery. We understand that clients are in  treatment to learn how to live their lives effectively and we do not expect them to have all the answers. We  understand and accept that a critical element of treatment is educating the client in making effective and  productive choices and changes. We believe this is accomplished by focusing on positive skills, attitudes, and behaviors, rather than negative.

Program Description 

Serenity Cottages of the Desert is a 26−bed recovery facility for males that specializes in treatment of substance  use disorders through the provision of residential programming. Services at Serenity Cottages of the Desert are  facilitated in a safe, secure, 24−hour−monitored recovery facility, with the sleeping quarters adjacent structures.  Our residential treatment at Serenity Cottages of the Desert purpose is to provide an alcohol−and−drug−free  environment where clients can achieve safe and supportive withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs in a  private and confidential location that is free of distractions and negative influences. All clients will receive  comprehensive SUD treatment that is consistent with established state standards and evidence−based practices  but has the capacity to be uniquely tailored to meet the individual needs of the client. Serenity Cottages of the  Desert believes in treating each individual with care that matches their needs through their journey to living a  sober and happy life.