Treatment and Recovery for Teens with Drug and Alcohol Addiction and Dual Diagnosis Related Problems
The goal of Visions treatment programs is to help Teens and their families get well. Treatment for young men and women ages 12 to 17 is provided in a safe, supportive home-like environment where residents can begin to learn the new skills necessary for achieving long lasting recovery and begin to deal with any secondary psychological issues. The intensive, structured program is filled with daily activities that help the resident to recognize their own denial systems, come to terms with their problems, become familiar with the 12-Step recovery principals and begin to make the positive choices that will lead them to a healthy and productive life.
Visions is housed in a high-end residential ranch-like rural setting. There are separate sleeping quarters for boys and girls. Meals and recreational activities are shared under supervision of the staff. The facility has a locked fence that surrounds twelve acres of wooded land. It is inaccessible to public transportation thus discouraging runaways. There is a swimming pool and horse facility on site.
Teen Program Goals & Objectives:
- Encourage and motivate the adolescent to achieve and sustain abstinence.
- Assist the adolescent in identifying situations where drugs and alcohol were used to cope with life's problems and in understanding that using drugs and alcohol to cope with or solve problems does not work.
- Help the adolescent to develop new, more effective problem-solving strategies.
- Introduce the adolescent to the 12-step philosophy and strongly encourages participation in Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and/or Cocaine Anonymous (CA).
- Assist the adolescent to recognize and acknowledge destructive behaviors and mental health issues in their lives and the impact they have on their family, friends and future.
- Help the adolescent to recognize and change problematic attitudes and behaviors which may stimulate a relapse.
- Involve family and/or significant others in the rehabilitation process and reduce dysfunction within the family.
- Assess and meet the psychological and psychiatric needs of the adolescent.
- Assess and meet the medical needs of the resident, by referral.
- Establish a referral network system for services not rendered in our program.
- Help the adolescent to resolve any legal issues, which may have involved criminal activity.
- Teach the adolescent to seek out community-based resources including healthy peer groups.
Treatment services include but are not limited to: Goal Groups, Big Book and Twelve Step Studies; Individual Sessions; Psycho-Education Groups; Stress Management Groups; Anger Management Groups; and Art Therapy.
Visions also runs an outpatient addiction counselling center. Visions Adolescent Outpatient Counseling Center utilizes a Multi-disciplinary Treatment Team consisting of a Psychiatrist, Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Chemical Dependency Counselors, and other Treatment Specialists to meet adolescent needs on an individual, group, and family basis.
