Recovery Centre White River was established in 2016 with a world-class rehabilitation programme. Recovery Centre White River has a team of dedicated, caring staff comprising experienced psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and professional nurses, who, together, offer a truly multidisciplinary approach to recovery. Included on the team at the drug rehab centre are senior members, many of whom have walked their own road of recovery and are able to guide others through sharing their own experiences.
At Recovery Centre White River a person can take time to recover and restore his or her identity in lush surroundings while a diversity of interventions help to replace flawed beliefs, develop new strategic cognitive patterns and learn new skills to find healing for the soul.
The team at Recovery Centre White River follows an approach that cares about the whole person and considers the individual needs of each client. This is done by focusing all efforts on the effects that the addiction has on the whole person, his or her mind, body, and spirit.
Focus on treatment of the mind
Addiction is often associated to or accompanied by a mental ailment. Substance abuse comprises harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. Substances may include alcohol or other drugs (illegal or not) as well as some substances that are not drugs at all.
Chronic use of drugs can lead to both short- and long-term changes in the brain, which can lead to mental health issues like paranoia, depression, anxiety, aggression, hallucinations, and other problems. The team at Recovery Centre White River offer dual diagnosis treatment where its psychiatrists and psychologists help each client to overcome the mental effects of addiction. Professional psychiatric assessment is conducted by a highly qualified professor of psychiatry when necessary.
Focus on respect for and taking care of the body
Addiction has an effect on a person’s physical state. Side effects of drug addiction may include a weakened immune system that increases the risk of illness and infection, heart conditions ranging from abnormal heart rates to heart attacks and collapsed veins and blood vessel infections from injected drugs. At the Recovery Centre White River a professional on-site nurse assist with routine medical examinations including vital signs like blood pressure and blood sugar and referrals to specialists is made when necessary.
On-site consultations with professionals including a GP, physiotherapists and occupational therapists are part of the programme.
The rehab centre’s approach to treatment integrates exercise and a variety of outdoor activities to teach each client how to take care of their bodies and to develop healthy habits that will last through life after treatment.
Focus on understanding spiritual principles
Spiritual wellness is related to a sense of purpose and meaning in life and surrender and acceptance are building blocks of recovery. The Recovery Centre White River programme works to instil spiritual principles like honesty, hope, faith, integrity, and discipline in clients.
Experienced counsellors establish trust with clients, help them practice sober living during treatment and give them the needed tools for long-term recovery through constructive and developmental activities.
Individual counselling includes cognitive behavioural approach, person-centred approach and trauma debriefing while coping skills and strategies to overcome life challenges and to become more resilient are taught in Life-Skill Enhancement Groups.
Other activities that support recovery
Hiking trails in surrounding forest areas, hikes along the White River and reflection times at the river support a spiritual experience while outreaches to local communities allow clients to interact and give back to disadvantaged and disabled children and animals. On weekends clients participate in fun activities ranging from a variety of creative pursuits to themed dinner evenings, games, challenging activities, mindfulness days and self-care.
Aftercare
Ongoing Care After Leaving Treatment is offered by Recovery Centre White River and clients are guided through the construction of an individualised aftercare treatment plan with referral to various support structures before they leave the centre.
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