Our goal is to provide a treatment program that will maximize the changes of long-term recovery for all our patients. Healthy support by both adults and peers throughout the process is an essential component of recovery. Adolescents prosper in recovery more often when their home lives and social lives, as well as school and work environments, are supportive of their recovery goals. At the Dilworth Center, we feel it is our responsibility to assist patients and families in effectively treating the chemical dependency and helping them structure positive support systems.

The 20-week, multi-level adolescent treatment program is designed to maximize continued treatment involvement through successful treatment completion. Structured intervention strategies, should relapse occur at any time during the treatment experience, are continually utilized.

Each patient participates in an intake session prior to beginning treatment.

Following the intake session are several basic interwoven levels of the treatment process:

• Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP) - Level 1 Intensive Outpatient Treatment consists of two evening sessions and one Saturday session per week for a minimum of eight weeks.
• Outpatient Treatment (OP) Level 2 - Level 2 consists of two evening sessions and one Saturday session per week for a minimum of four weeks.
• Outpatient Treatment (OP) Level 3 - Level 3 consists of 8 sessions, two sessions per week for four weeks.
• Continuing Care - Continuing Care follows successful completion of Outpatient Treatment and consists of 4 sessions, one session per week for four weeks. The primary focus of Continuing Care is to prepare patients for the transition from the Dilworth Center treatment program to community-based, mutual-help groups as a means of on-going recovery support.
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) - Each patient is required to participate in meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. The frequency of meeting attendance is determined by each patient’s individualized treatment plan.

Components of the adolescent treatment program include:

• Disease Education - Patients are instructed on the dynamics of chemical dependency and how the disease relates to their recovery.
• 12 Step Work - Patients are guided through the first three steps of the 12 Steps of AA and NA with the help of work booklets, group therapy, and AA or NA sponsors.
• Group Therapy Sessions - Group therapy is a primary mode of treatment delivery for patients at the Dilworth Center. Group offers the ideal opportunity for peer interaction and problem solving with the assistance and guidance of professional facilitation.
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) - Active participation in these programs is an essential and critical component of on-going recovery. Introduction and socialization into recovery groups begins during treatment, with the expectation that meeting attendance will continue after treatment completion. Formal introductions to members of the recovering community are facilitated by the Dilworth Center staff.
• Family and Systems Treatment - Chemical dependency affects the systems within which the dependent individual operates. Families in particular are impacted, in part because of the amount of time the adolescent spends with family, as well as the emotional ties between parents and their children. The Dilworth Center offers a Family Treatment Program that addresses the significant influences families have on both the progression of the disease and the recovery process. Parents and guardians are required to participate in Family Treatment. In addition to families, the Dilworth Center staff works closely with other systems including schools, the criminal justice system peer groups.
• One-on-one Counseling - Individual counseling sessions are utilized when deemed necessary and appropriate by the treatment team.
• Peer Influence - Peers, including treatment alumni and members of the recovering communities offer powerful, positive influences on the behaviors of adolescent patients. Recovering peer volunteers are used in treatment to facilitate various therapeutic activities.
• Attaining and Developing Non-Chemical Coping Skills - Staff members will assist patients and family members in exploring methods and interventions that foster development of the discipline and responsibility necessary to achieve successful treatment completion.