Choices Resource Guide

F or four years, Luther Jones has been the CEO of CHOICES Toledo. More than 30 years into his personal recovery, he’s dedicated his career in clinical work to creating an environment that best supports every stage of a client’s journey. His position at CHOICES allows him to help shape the future of the program and ultimately provide an optimal experience for each of its clients. Shaping the future

We’re a program designed to help people get their lives back in order. Our clients come in with a variety of experiences that have often been setbacks. While beginning their recovery, they may have to deal with legal matters, financial situations, health issues, or tension with their families.Though these factors could ordinarily cause disruptions in their progress, we’re here to help them maneuver through all of this. How would you describe the purpose CHOICES holds in Toledo? Well, things have changed over the years. I was clinical director from the beginning of my time here. I then became a compliance officer and later became the executive director. A lot of my work has to do with making the financial and administrative decisions that help us tend to and exceed the requirements of our clients’ needs. What is your specific role at CHOICESToledo?

Here at CHOICES, our responsibility is to provide a family atmosphere for our clients that allows them to become comfortable with all our staff. We’re not a program with a thousand clients coming through the doors. We have, at most, 12 people in each of our groups. With many recovery programs, even though clients are encouraged to attend meetings, they just aren’t able to find that pillar of support that’s enough to keep them going. Here, everyone knows each others’ names, and so do our counselors.This allows us to give our clients individualized support that’s specific to the needs of their recovery. How does the program’s environment aid in the best recovery for a client?

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