All Female Rehab Not Effective!
Why this is so shocking to the treatment industry is because it goes against the general opinion of treatment professionals and common sense. For a long time, people assumed that women should be in women only drug rehabs, but this large outcome study says otherwise. Apparently it is proven that women DO NOT do better in women only drug treatment programs. Despite this evidence, treatment facilities continue to promote women only programs over gender mixed programs. It is possible that professionals have not heard about these new statistics. Many treatment professionals hold on to old ideas about what works and what doesn’t in addiction treatment. Furthermore, many treatment professionals do not stay current in their education, choosing to rest on their laurels, so to speak. It is important that treatment professionals know this new information.
Effective Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Orange County, California
Effective drug and alcohol treatment in Orange County, California is easy to find. Just throw a stone in any direction in Orange County and you will hit a drug rehab. Many of the addiction treatment facilities in Orange County are effective in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Some may offer more services than others, so it is important to ask the admissions person you are talking to about ancillary charges, because many drug rehabs in Orange County, and drug rehabs in the United States for that matter, will charge extra for things like one-on-one therapy,medication assessments, etc… So, while a drug rehab may quote you a low cost for treatment, once the person arrives the bills start arriving for ancillary charges from the treatment center.
At NTS we do our best to keep ancillary charges to a minimum. We will be upfront with you about any other ancillary charges that may occur while you or your loved one is in our addiction treatment center.
The Importance of Structure in Drug and Alcohol Treatment
One of the most important parts of drug and alcohol treatment is structure. Once upon a time people used to be able to simply go to AA meetings or NA meetings, get a sponsor, and get sober from drugs and alcohol. In the beginning, treatment was seen as not entirely necessary by people in Alcoholics Anonymous. The primary question people in AA asked was, “Why pay for treatment when AA is free?” As time went by the answer to this question became obvious to most people in AA. Treatment provides structure for the alcoholic and addict. This is especially important for young people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. When I say “young” people, I mean people from the ages of 17 to 29 years old. In the past, when AA was developed, there was not as much of a sociological problem with the young adults of America as there is today. Today the TWIXTERS are entering the work force later, graduating from college later, and getting married later. Simply put, the adults of the 30′s, 40′s, 50′s, and even 60′s were not experiencing the dilemma that many young adults are experiencing in this day and age. Young adults are lost today. They are frightened of the future. They don’t know what they want to be or who they want to be so they live the lives of people they see on t.v. When young adults begin to drift off into the abyss of adulthood between the ages of 18 and 29 years old, they are drawn to drugs and alcohol to cope with the feelings they are having. The Structure offerred in drug and alcohol treatment allows these TWIXTERS to get a foothold in life and helps bring them back down to earth. The daily routing of drug and alcohol treatment provides TWIXTERS with something to do, because most of them are do not have careers and most have not completed their college educations. This is different then it was in the past. People went to college, got careers, got married, had kids, all by the time they were 24 years old. Now that age has increased and there is a large gap between 18 and 29 years old where young adults feel lost and without purpose. So one of the main objectives in drug and alcohol treatment is not only to help a young adult get sober, but to help them develop a life worth living and more importantly, worth getting sober for. NTS Staff
1. She has a basic self-regard (esteem), even while wanting to change parts of herself, which she nurtures and expands.
A woman can sit with herself through uncomfortable stages of change with an internalized belief she is improving; a woman’s ability to walk through discomfort with out engaging in unhealthy behavior or relapse.
2. She tries to accept others as they are without trying to change them to meet her needs.
A woman’s intolerance of others is a direct reflection of how well she is tolerating and accepting herself. Intolerance stems from anger, self-pity, resentment and fear. Acceptance and tolerance are two attributes gained through remaining abstinent, working a consistent program of recovery, and completing the 12 Steps of Recovery.
3. She is in touch with her feelings and attitudes about life, including her sexuality.
When a woman has found that she no longer fears intimacy, others, and herself then she has discovered freedom. Freedom from a past of guilt and shame leaves her available to others and God without self-centeredness
4. She tries to validate her self as much as possible, rather than searching for a relationship to give her a sense of self-worth. She does not need to be needed in order to feel worthy.
True self-esteem means that a person has enough self-confidence to not need the approval of others. If she places her importance in this world on another’s view of herself than there is always room for it to be taken from her.
5. She is willing to be known at a deeply personal level, but she also does not expose herself to the exploitation of those who are not interested in her well-being. She is open with appropriate people.
Everyday both men and women take personal risks with significan others, peers, friends, and family. There are two kinds of risks: empty risks and healthy risks. Empty risks are also known as temporary band-aids, which make it impossible to harvest healthy relationships. An empty risk is making yourself vulnerable to a peer who will ridicule, judge and demean you for your truth.
Healthy risks are rewarded by purpose, meaning, and supportive interpersonal relationships. A healthy risk is sharing private information with a loved one or peer who will respect, encourage, and support you through a learning experience.
6. She asks herself, “Is this relationship good for me? Does it enable me to grow into all that I am capable of being?”
There is a misunderstanding that a healthy relationship consists of “you, me, and we.” This is untrue. The “we” in that statement suggests enmeshments, which is detrimental to recovery. A healthy relationship consists of 3 aspects: “Me, You, and Me and You”. The “You and Me” aspect of the relationship is where two partners share their goals, hopes, and dreams and support each other in carrying those aspirations through.
7. When a relationship becomes destructive, she is able to let go of it. She has a circle of friends from whom she can receive support.
Detachment is a woman taking an honest look at her current and unhealthy relationship and having the ability to let go of the commitment with the intention of caring for her own well being. Remaining in a destructive relationship despite a broken threshold of pain, fear, and betrayal does not produce self-worth or a healthy relationship.
8. She knows that a relationship, in order to work, must be between partners who share and support each other in values, interests, and goals and who each have the ability to be intimate.
9. She values her own serenity above all else. All the struggle, drama, and chaos of the past have lost their appeal. She is protective of herself, her health, and well-being.
WARNING: If you can relate to anything included in number nine you are on your way to living with serenity, peace of mind, and emotional sobriety.
Interventions
Interventions for drug and alcohol problems are planned therapeutic interventions with trained interventionists. There are a few different methods that people use to do an intervention. Most of them are similar in the sense that they involve confronting the person on their drinking and drug using behavior. The most common method is the Johnson method. Most interventionists will use the Johnson method for interventions. The Johnson intervention method is usually the most effective in getting a person into treatment. The television show Intervention provides a good example of what an intervention is like. Another newer Intervention method is called the ARISE model of intervention. The ARISE method (A Relational Intervention Sequence for Engagement) is designed to help motivate the person into treatment. Either method can be effective in getting the drug addict or alcoholic into treatment. Just remember that the goal of an intervention is to get a person into addiction or alcohol treatment. Make sure that if and when you hire an interventionist that he or she is trained in doing interventions. NTS has a network of experienced interventionists to help you through the process. If your loved one has a problem with drugs or alcohol and intervention is usually the best and safest way to go. It is better to get advice from a trained interventionist or from one of NTS’s trained addiction treatment specialists before trying to talk to your loved one on your own. So please call us if you need any help with an intervention. If you need an interventionist or need help with an intervention please feel free to call us at 1-866-247-6520 and we will contact an interventionist for you in your area that can help you.
Motivation Enhancement Therapy and the NTS Academy – How It Works.
Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered type of therapy designed to enhance motivation to change by resolving and exploring ambivalence. The approach was originally developed by Dr. William Miller and Dr. Stephen Rollnick. Motivational Interviewing, sometimes called Motivational Enhancement Therapy, is based on four principles: