Abraxas Naperville Bridge School

About the Facility

The Naperville Bridge Day School is a non-public educational program designed to serve up to 30 youth, ages 14 through 21 (grades 9-12), who have a primary eligibility of emotionally disabled, behavior disordered, or other health impaired and may have a secondary eligibility established due to a learning disability.

Abraxas Naperville Bridge School mission is to educate students to be self-directed learners, collaborative workers, complex thinkers, quality producers and community contributors.

At Abraxas Naperville Bridge School they also have the Naperville Alternative Learning Opportunity Program (ALOP) which is a non-public educational program designed to serve up to 20 youth, ages 14-18, who are at risk of academic failure. Both Naperville Bridge School programs offer a safe, structured and positive environment with a flexible service delivery model that is individualized to meet academic needs and graduation requirements of at risk students. Their school provides an educational program focused on active learning with an emphasis on differentiated instruction, individualized direction, a safe learning environment, and celebration of personal accomplishments.

Staff are certified or licensed by the State of Illinois. They utilize Naperville SD 203 curriculum, textbooks and supplemental materials in all of our classes. And they seek to replicate District 203 content, but with additional individualized support to meet the unique needs of the students.

Abraxas Naperville Bridge School, they specialize in Character Education, Chicago Area Alternative Education League, School Wide Therapeutic Support, Individual Counseling, Social Work Services, Art Therapy, Reading Specialist, and Service Learning.

They also offer additional services such as:
Specific social-emotional development support for improving effective pro-social skills, healthy self-concept, and personal success.
Personal management skills development to assist students in assuming greater skill and responsibility for acquiring positive behavioral attitudes.
Special Education Services for students with severe and chronic emotional and behavior problems.
Parental support and education.
Truancy management support and intervention.
School-based drug and alcohol abuse education and intervention (for identified students).
Reintegration planning to prepare the student to return to their home school.

Naperville 203 and Abraxas Youth and Family Services forged a partnership in the creation of the Naperville Bridge School. Abraxas has worked together with Naperville District 203 to provide students with the necessary education and social skills to make positive changes in their lives through a flexible, resource rich program.

Accreditations

SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

State License

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: Illinois

Treatment

Alcoholism

Alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) can be severe, moderate, or mild. Symptoms include spending a lot of time drinking, wanting to stop but being unsuccessful, and feeling strong cravings that lead to overuse of alcohol. At any severity level, alcohol addiction is treatable through alcohol rehab in Illinois. Most comprehensive rehab programs include medical detox, inpatient rehab, and ongoing alcohol counseling/support (maintenance).

Drug Addiction

Drug rehab in Illinois is designed to help people recover from addiction to a number of substances. The length of each program and its intensity tend to vary, and the plan of care is based on your individual needs.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Specialized dual-diagnosis rehabs in Illinois, have the expertise to treat both mental health and substance abuse. Usually offered on an inpatient and outpatient basis — depending on your individual needs — these comprehensive treatment programs include medical and psychological support, experiential therapies, counseling, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions aimed at addressing substance use disorders and improving mental health. Typically, you’ll learn how to reframe unhelpful patterns, skills to overcome relapse triggers, and improve your mental health.

Programs

Adolescence program
Children program
Program for men
Program for women
Young adult program

Levels of Care

Outpatient

Clients in outpatient rehab receive a variety of services based on their unique and evolving needs. Typical outpatient treatment modalities include individual, group, and family counseling, recovery-focused life skills training, and community reintegration support. Many programs also provide medication assisted treatment (MAT) for clients recovering from alcohol and/or opioid dependency. Clients exiting inpatient treatment or those who are at an elevated risk of relapse may engage in more robust treatment, such as intensive outpatient (IOP) programming.

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Clinical Services

Creative Arts Therapy

Creativity is inherently healing, and can help those in recovery express thoughts or feelings they might not otherwise be able to. Creative arts therapy can include music, poetry/writing, painting, sculpting, dance, theater, sandplay, and more. Unlike traditional art, the final product matters far less than the experience of creation and expression itself.

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life Skills

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Recreational Therapy

Recreational therapy (aka therapeutic recreation) uses creative and fun activities to help with addiction recovery. Recreational therapists lead patients in entertaining and engaging activities like sports or games; art (drawing, painting, sculpture); drama, music, and dance; and/or community outings (field trips) to improve patients' physical, social, and emotional well-being.