Visions Adolescent Treatment Center

(Residential Treatment Center)

Gender:	Coeducational	Phone:	(866) 889-3665
Ages:	12 - 17
Grades:	7-12	Fax:	(818) 889-8221
Enrollment:	10	Email:	info@visionsteen.com
Duration:	min. 45 days (usually 60-90 days)	Website:	www.visionsteen.com
Founded:	2002
		Admission Contact:	John Lieberman
Address:	33335 Mulholland Hwy Malibu, CA 90265	Executive Contact:	Chris Shumow

 

Visions Adolescent Treatment Program is committed to providing exemplary treatment for teenagers and their families and is designed to serve males and females, ages 12 to 17, with drug and alcohol and dual diagnosis related problems. Treatment is provided in a safe, supportive home-like environment where residents can begin to learn the new skills necessary for achieving long lasting recovery and begin to deal with any secondary psychological issues. The intensive, structured program is filled with daily activities that help the resident to recognize their own denial systems, come to terms with their problems, become familiar with the 12-Step recovery principals and begin to make the positive choices that will lead them to a healthy and productive life. The program is housed in a high-end residential ranch-like setting. There are separate sleeping quarters for male and female clients. Clients sleep two to a room. Meals and recreational activities are shared under supervision of the staff. The facility is in a rural setting making it inaccessible to public transportation thus discouraging runaways. The facility has a locked fence that surrounds twelve acres of wooded land. There is a swimming pool and horse facility on site. Meals provided at the facility are high quality and nutritionally sound with an emphasis on natural, organic products that are chemical, sugar and preservative free. Meals are created under the supervision of a registered dietician with a specialty in nutritional therapy. The program is in operation and staffed by a minimum of two staff members 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Crisis intervention is available on a 24-hour basis. Average length of stay is three months, with variations in length of stay determined by severity of symptom profile, psychosocial stressors, and global assessment of functioning upon intake and admission and during course of treatment. Admission to the program is on a voluntary basis and all residents are expected to be actively involved in their own treatment. The staff believes that the individual is responsible for the consequences of his/her own actions and therefore encourage each resident to learn new approaches to understanding and expressing their needs and feelings. Random drug and alcohol urinalysis testing is conducted throughout all phases of treatment. Given the strong influence of the family's overall level of functioning, treatment goals always incorporate some measurable behavioral improvement in family functioning, from a decrease or cessation of intense conflict within the family to the referral of parents or siblings to their own treatment.

Individual Psychotherapy Available:	Yes
Accreditation, Licensure, Approval:	State of California, Department of Social Services
Professional Affiliations:	NATSAP - Full Member; NAATP