Cooper Fellowship

THE MISSION OF COOPER FELLOWSHIP. Helping others recover from substance abuse is a complex and challenging effort. For almost 25 years, Cooper Fellowship has been a vital resource in that effort. From a single house with six residents in 1977, Cooper has grown in size and sophistication to become Orange County's largest comprehensive residential substance abuse recovery provider. In addition to its State Licensed and Certified 71 bed Primary Residential Program in Santa Ana, Cooper Fellowship operates top rated Sober Living facilities for over 130 program graduates in Fullerton, Garden Grove, and Santa Ana as part of its aftercare component.

THE CURRICULUM. The program architecture is "Mixed Model," i.e., traditional Social Model Twelve Step Program with Clinical augmentations. C.A.S. trained and certified staff work with residents in both group and individual settings in the Twelve Step aspect. Graduate Interns in university Masters and Doctoral programs, under the supervision of Art Holden PhD, conduct the Clinical aspect, which adheres to the protocols of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Addiction. (Virtually all current professional literature demonstrates the superior efficacy of the mixed model architecture over either strictly 12 Step or strictly Clinical approaches.) Moreover, the curriculum focuses not only on the individual effects of substance abuse, but upon how others around them are affected. Accordingly, all residents attend classes in Parenting Skills and Domestic Violence.
Open meetings are held on Wednesday nights where Cooper's active Alumni become an important component of recovery support. The Alumni are comprised of every age group and come from every walk of life. No matter how unique or difficult a resident feels his problems may be, some alumnus has already "been there, done that" and still maintained sobriety.

OPTIONS. Cooper is now conducting the very successful Options program, an alternative sentencing program, that permits employed individuals to keep their jobs while participating in a demanding recovery program.

ACCREDITATION. Cooper is Licensed and Certified by the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. Cooper Fellowship is approved by the Orange County Probation Department. Cooper Fellowship is part of the State of California pilot program for Addiction Severity Index (ASI) data collection.

THE FACILITIES. Cooper's Primary Campus is located on approximately one and a half acres with 8 program homes. Cooper's facilities include separate men's and women's residence houses, common dining room, library, swimming pool, volleyball court, and separate weight rooms for men and women.

Cooper's Level One Sober Living are homes directly adjacent to the Primary Program. Cooper's Level Two Sober Living facilities vary from our 52 bedroom apartment building to homes in regular residential neighborhoods.

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Cooper Fellowship is currently under contract with the County of Orange Health Care Agency for the Post-Custody Release Program. Preference in availability is given to applicants from that contract.

Cooper Fellowship, Inc. is a California Non Profit Corporation organized and operated pursuant to 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code. Cooper Fellowship is funded by both public and private funds. Cooper Fellowship does not discriminate against persons on the basis sex, race, religion, political beliefs, physical disabilities or sexual orientation.