ADOLESCENT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM

Adolescents most often enter treatment due to alcohol and drug related conflicts in their home, school or with the legal system. When they are referred to Peninsula Addiction Services for treatment, an assessment is completed to determine the level of care most likely to provide the optimum opportunity for recovery. If appropriate for outpatient treatment, the adolescent is admitted to Phase I of the Intensive Outpatient Program. The program requires attendance after school four days a week and one multi-family therapy session per week. If residential treatment is required, the adolescent is referred to an appropriate inpatient facility.

PHASE I

The first week of Phase I is the assessment period. Assessment includes a medical history, emotional/psychosocial assessment, a self-assessment, a recreational/leisure assessment, and a family assessment. When indicated, a psychological or psychiatric assessment may be requested. The primary purpose of Phase I is to stabilize the adolescent and the family unit, identify individual treatment needs and to begin to develop a sober support network. Therapy and educational groups are begun at once. Physical activity and patient seminars are part of the daily routine. From the beginning, the family is involved in the treatment process. The family counselor works closely with family members to provide individual and group therapy as well as addiction education.

PHASE II

The adolescent and family advance into Phase II for continued treatment of identified issues and further integration of the recovery process. Phase II requires attendance three times a week and one multi-family therapy session per week with an average duration of six weeks. By this this time, program participants are generally well integrated into the recovery process,  attending Twelve Step meetings on a regular basis and demonstrating a more positive attitude in their environment.

PHASE III

Phase III  is the continuing care phase of treatment. The adolescent continues treatment two times a week and one multi-family therapy session per week over the next six weeks while they finalize the formal treatment process, and expand their affiliation with the Twelve Step recovery program that began in Phase I. Phase III also allows a deeper exploration of issues and motives defined during primary treatment with heightened maturity and self-awareness.

TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM

To ensure ongoing recovery once a residential treatment experience is completed, patients returning to the community are admitted to a modified Intensive Outpatient Program. This Transitional Program allows for a modified Phase I experience, generally two weeks in length. If the integration is successful, the patient moves on to Phase II and III as usual.

SCHEDULES

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