Programs

Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Jefferson Trail’s Substance Abuse Treatment Program is a safe, secured program for males 13-17 with substance use or abuse as a primary diagnosis. A secondary diagnosis is not required. Residents receive 24/7 nursing care and medication management and psychiatric care by a board-certified psychiatrist.

Jefferson Trail has built its Substance Abuse Treatment Program on evidence-based models of effective substance abuse/use treatment. Those models show that the best efficacy is achieved by an eclectic combination of approaches which use group therapy but also target the individual in a culturally sensitive, holistic manner.

Length of Stay

The target stay is 45 days, but length of stay can be influenced by the resident’s stability and progression through treatment.

WEEK ONE. Orientation to program and assessment: SASSI, ecomaps, sociograms, genograms, dual diagnosis evaluation.

WEEK TWO. Psycho education: causes, psychological and physiological components of addictions; denial.

WEEK THREE. The addiction cycle: triggers; precipitating events; how to interrupt the cycle.

WEEK FOUR. Motivation and recovery: types of motivation, catalysts for change, stages of change; based upon Prochaska, DeClemente & Norcross model.

WEEK FIVE. Relapse prevention: define relapse, Marlatt’s cognitive/behavioral methods, managing emotions, treatment of dual diagnosis disorders.

WEEK SIX. Family and community in relapse prevention: Gorski CENAPS model of relapse prevention, AA/NA 12-step methods, social factors, restructuring relationships, accountability.

Combined child-family support groups AND familyonly support groups meet throughout program. AA/NA mentor pairing to aid in transition.

SAFE, SECURE PROGRAM FOR BOYS 13-17

IQ 55 or above, medically stable, behavioral symptoms interfering with ageappropriate function, not actively suicidal, homicidal, psychotic.

24/7 Nursing Staff Psychiatric Care

  • Administered by Licensed/Certified Substance/Alcohol Abuse Counselor
  • Mental Health Technicians Receive Special Training
  • Family Support Group for Family Members
  • AA/NA Community Involvement Both In and Out of Care
  • Evidence-Based Model of Treatment

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