Intensive
Residential
Treatment Program
208-522-6012
163 E. Elva
Idaho Falls, ID
84302
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The Program
The focus of ARA’s Intensive
Residential Treatment Program (IRTP) is to assist the client in overcoming
addiction, improving his or her quality of life, and becoming a productive
and pro-social member of society. The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Association’s (ARA) IRTP is a highly controlled approach to treating the disease of addiction. During the resident’s stay, an all-inclusive assessment is completed to determine the severity and extent of chemical dependency and accurately identify the most important treatment needs. This assessment is ongoing and will be re-visited throughout the resident’s stay. Individuals will also be evaluated in the areas of recreational, vocational, educational and social functioning. This is because |
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our purpose is not only to assist the client in remaining abstinent, but also to improve his or her quality of life. The staff is educated and trained to identify and connect needed referrals within the community in order to continue addressing the needs identified in the above areas even after treatment is completed. Our program uses the Starting Point Model, which is best described as "process treatment." This model focuses on treatment through four key points: problem identification and acceptance, then demonstration and maintenance through a cognitive behavioral approach which addresses each problem. This gives the client the ability to identify thinking distortions that keep him or her in the addictive behavior cycle. The program is designed based on the knowledge that each resident’s treatment needs are specific to that individual and that not all residents move through therapy at the same pace. The resident’s progress within this process is regularly assessed and staffed in order to provide client-driven treatment. In the beginning stages of treatment the program focuses on problem identification. This is accomplished through written assignments, educational classes, and group therapy. The resident is encouraged to identify the nature and severity of their addiction. The program is designed to assist each resident in finding similarities between him or herself and peers as well as to normalize - instead of stigmatize - the illness of addiction. The next step in the process is helping the client gain acceptance of the nature and limitations of chemical dependency. Ongoing group sessions aid this phase, and psycho-educational therapy and educational sessions designed to cultivate understanding and problem acceptance are essential in this stage. Written assignments are also a primary part of this aspect of treatment. These assignments help the resident pinpoint thinking distortions related to dysfunctional behavior and then identify interventions that are specific to that person’s experience. In the next part of the process, an emphasis is placed on demonstration of behavioral changes that reflect the progress made in the first two steps. Group and educational sessions begin to focus on interventions and skill building. Specific and measurable behaviors are watched and encouraged with successful problem identification and acceptance. These behaviors include initiation of additional recovery tasks beyond program requirements, willingness to use interventions and following basic compliance rules. Finally a resident arrives at the maintenance phase of the program. Recovery, relapse prevention and aftercare planning characterize this phase. The primary counselors work in one-on-one, group and education sessions with the resident to identify ongoing issues and needs. Regular and active participation in recovery support groups is an essential aspect of the maintenance phase. It is important for the resident to become involved in a fellowship of recovering individuals in order to further the progress made in the treatment process. Appropriate community referrals and other services are also identified, and the resident is motivated to participate in an aftercare plan. These adjunctive services may include, but are not limited to, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Cognitive Self-change, Psychotherapy, Half-way, Quarter-way or other supportive activities. Another piece of ARA’s program focuses on dealing with the aspects of addiction that include family roles. The family is encouraged to work as a whole through education, appropriate referral to a family therapist, and self-help groups such as Al-Anon and CODA to address their own dysfunctional roles and to better understand and support the client. In order to uphold this idea, ARA has included a family portion to the overall treatment program. Key family members are contacted with client consent and encouraged to participate in Family Focus Day. The six-hour session includes education on addiction, recovery and relapse, and family roles, as well as an open discussion between the family and staff about expectations and concerns related to the returning client. Cost Treatment per day in IRTP is $160. Because we provide intensive residential treatment for substance addiction, the length of treatment depends on the client's progress and ability to enter into a life of recovery. Our mission is to keep treatment costs affordable and effective. To that end, we will make every effort to get persons into treatment who need help, and residents of the state of Idaho in the Department of Health and Welfare's Region 7 may qualify for financial support covering up to 95% of the cost. Others may be eligible for United Way funding, and there are other possibilities depending on individual circumstances. For more information regarding costs and arrangements, contact Jack Gaskill, our executive director, via phone at 208-522-6012, email, or at the address at the top of this webpage. |
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