Young adults struggling with addictive disorders are often delayed in their social and emotional development. When dealing with younger clients, we need to be aware that in many cases, their brains are not fully developed until around the age of 25.
Specific programs to treat populations increase the cohesiveness within those communities, resulting in clients feeling more comfortable being open and processing the feelings that they have about past events and feelings they are having about the future.
Our masters-level therapists in our Young Adult Program are specifically trained to work with this population in our specially designed therapy and psycho-educational groups. For example, in “Am I Too Young?,” we provide individualized support to help clients address family conflicts and issues exacerbated by drug abuse. We also offer coaching to help parents of addicts navigate the challenges of supporting their children without enabling them.
The Young Adult Program provides alternatives to drug and alcohol use. Clients discover ways to have fun in recovery through trips to the beach, BBQs and other outings. There’s a music program that lets clients create podcasts showing off their talents. It also includes a life skills session with a focus on career and education to provide clients with the knowledge they need to make it on their own.
Our Young Adult Program unfolds in a separate therapy suite away from the other groups to allow for a private area in which to share and recover.
Our Program Director is Joshua Weaver. He obtained his master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University in 2010. His focus as a therapist is working with clients suffering from chronic relapse, severe traumatic history, medical trauma and emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Joshua also has extensive experience as a crisis interventionist, clinical supervisor of treatment programs and in the development of structured housing for treatment facilities. Joshua is trained to provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for First Responders.
The Young Adult Program is an individual treatment focus based on client age, need, etc. and is part of both of our two treatment programs: the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
This residential program includes a holistic therapeutic approach with small group meetings, 12-step meetings, gender and age specific groups, Christian groups, a First Responder program, case management services, weekly alumni meetings, aftercare, life skills, recreation and support for family and friends with weekend visits and therapy sessions.
You’ll be living in one of our comfortable condos or houses located on a serene campus or in a quiet, peaceful neighborhood. You’ll enjoy private bedrooms and baths, washers and dryers, full-size updated kitchens, scheduled phone time and a computer lab for accessing work and school-related material as your therapist determines it helpful to you.
Our Partial Hospitalization Program is truly unique and is managed by a professional, dedicated and caring staff led by our Clinical Director, Linda Posner. Ms. Posner has a Masters of Social Work and is an accomplished licensed clinical social worker with extensive leadership and clinical experience in the field of addiction treatment. She has expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy, solutions-oriented treatment, relapse prevention counseling, trauma counseling and is certified in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing with ICISF. She has served as Chair of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Florida South Eastern chapter.
Our master-level, talented therapists will be facilitating therapy and psycho-educational groups, helping to create treatment plans and offering individual sessions to address your particular needs.
Along with traditional medications, you will be evaluated and provided with a recovery pack of natural supplements to ease withdrawal symptoms and have the opportunity for weekly chiropractic services with our resident chiropractor, Dr. Sands.
You will also have access to our Brain Solutions program. As part of your work on healing mind, body and spirit, this program helps restore your brain chemistry, align hand-eye coordination, meet goals and objectives and much more, all through the use of video activities and video games.
When your program has concluded, our discharge planners will help you create an aftercare plan designed to guide you through long-term recovery.
You’ll also be introduced to our alumni department. They stay in contact with you as well as invite you to our weekly alumni group that will help you stay accountable and enjoy sober living through fun activities like bowling, go-carting and more.
Intensive Outpatient Program
The Intensive Outpatient Program is for those who are unable to make the time commitment to our inpatient program, and for residential clients who wish to continue treatment after their 30-day stay. The focus is on continued growth, and our approach is holistic. Clients learn the importance of staying connected to the recovery community to maintain long-term sobriety.
Clients participate in our Alumni Program, which includes weekly meetings and activities like fishing, go-carting and bowling to help keep them on the right path. Our Alumni Program, and our aftercare, help clients maintain long-term sobriety. Our goal is to have our clients become independent and financially stable.
All Intensive Outpatient Programs include:
- Transportation included from home or work to treatment (within an 80-minute radius of our campus)
- Placement into sober-living communities nearby if needed
- Small group meetings
- 12-step meetings
- Masters-level therapists
- Gender-specific groups
- Morning, afternoon and evening sessions
- Christian groups
- Case management services
- Supportive alumni meetings and events
- Aftercare
- Job search assistance
