EMAGES. “A lot of them come back to say hi. They call us, even come sit in with our groups now and then.” Geraldine explains that part of
“We are a multicultural, culturally specific treatment program. We have diverse clients of all races and religions.” Regarding recidivism, Geraldine says, “It depends if they really want to work on their sobriety. If they come in with high hopes, we try to keep that upfront. If they want to do it, they follow through. There are those who don’t want to be here, who don’t want to finish. Maybe they’ll come back again, and then they are ready. We sit and talk with them, and soon, they realize, ‘Yeah, I’ve got to do this so I can get myself together and get back on the right track.’ And she’s seen the success stories first- hand. “They do get themselves together, get married, get good jobs, start their own businesses, and have children.” the process of recovery is to give back. And she happily shares, “They are giving back. We had one client who was in our substance abuse treatment; he had alcohol issues. He completed the program, got sober, got into the field, and worked in our program for 10-15 years. We still stay in contact. He’s very good at his job, too.” Geraldine describes EMAGES: “We are a multicultural, culturally specific treatment program. We work with ages 18 on up, mostly African Americans, but we have diverse clients of all races and religions. We have LGBT clients. We do couples counseling, individual counseling, and mental health. We cover all the Chicago areas. We also have interns here working with us, and we help them and teach them the formats of the social work programs under substance abuse, DUI, sex offender, and mental health.” She adds, “I love it when the interns are here. They teach me; we learn from one another.” -Geraldine Taylor
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