There are good things in everything bad. They helped me overcome my addiction but all this at the cost of spending the worst days of my life.
About Four Oaks Family and Childrens Services
Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services offers dedicated services for youth with co-occurring addiction and serious mental illness (SMI). Treatment programs include the following services:
Their residential programs allow clients to focus on their recovery in a highly structured and supportive environment featuring comfortable, homelike amenities. Clients receive medical and mental health assessments, personalized care planning, and comprehensive case management. They also engage in intensive, trauma-informed, CBT-based individual, group, and family counseling. The program promotes clients’ sustained recovery and successful community reintegration through robust, age-specific life-skills training that addresses topics such as coping, self-care, emotional regulation, communication, and relapse prevention.
Their aftercare services ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs. These services may include step-down support, academic and vocational training, and referrals for medical, mental health, and social service programs.
Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services is state licensed and COA accredited. They accept private insurance, Medicaid, and self-pay. Financial aid is available.
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Parents, don't get fooled by the caring logo and staff that talk to you kind on the phone. 4 oaks was worse than detention when I got placed in one of the south oaks houses. Most staff are unprofessional and entitled to their authority over us. There have been staff complaining about the job and the "clients" (as they call the kids) in the open for the kids to hear, they give consequence papers out based on assumptions a lot of the time, and staff argue with kids like they are alright to do that. I have heard them say "girl, bye," and "Thats why nobody likes you." I understand that a lot of the kids, especially the girls in the houses can be challenging, but if they're muture enough to teach us to stop being bratty, then why don't they teach themselfs. We get absolutely shit on for the most minor and sometimes even nonexistent things, and the consequence papers are often vary defeating. I will honestly say one of my worst memory from the program was when the "head of the houses" kenna strolled into our house bearing bad news as always and started insulting and threatening to take home visits away from us. I was informed the next day by my provided case worker that kenna's power to take home visits has to go through her first. Other things about 4oaks that I think are wild is that meal replacements (like if you're are a vegetarian or don't eat pork or something) can only be javed on the weekends, meaning that we have to eat what was made. But whatever thats not even the first part, the rule is thay if you're didn't eat what was for dinner then your won't get a snack at snack time. and that place give you small portions of means too. HUNGRY EVERYDAY. also, a lot of my staff is lists and the don't bother to try to find or or help me.I will be honest though, I feel like after this program I matured and improved myself a lot, but that's the keyword, I (i🫢) improved MYSELF. this place really taught me how to control my anger and not hate my self, but I did that because that place literally made me so mad and I started to hate myself. i would sit in my room and learned how to keep it in and push it away' which I don't think thats healthy for kids nor should they ever go here.
When I was 16 I was sent court ordered to a facility for behaviors. That place was extremely strict and for a blurt out without being called on for raising our hands would be a 2 page paper on how not to blurt out again and if they didn’t like the paper they would make you write it again and sit in a seat facing the wall wouldn’t let you interact with anybody and made you eat alone during meal times. Very isolated I would look in the mirror and tell myself I got this I can do this. The smallest thing would make you fail your week and sometimes they would ask me to take accountability for stuff I did or said and I remember one time I had NO IDEA what I said. It was something stupid and that shouldn’t have been in trouble for. Then I didn’t want to exercise so Ms Bailey told me that if I didn’t I could go in the seclusion room which is very mentally abusive and then the higher up stood there and laughed in my face as I was entirely upset about the situation. Just because individuals have problems doesn’t give a right to mistreat and verbally abuse children. Instead of causing pain for actions that peers have done a kind gesture or positive conversation would have been all to correct the behavior. To know you have the support to help guide a person to be a better version of themselves. To feel trapped isolated and feel like I was walking on eggshells for ANYTHING is not the right way to change a persons way of thinking. I feel like I would have benefited more if I felt the team were on my side instead of picking out ridiculous reasonings behind punishments. I also heard this place was closed it was in that mental health institution where they rented off sections. I’m 29 now and I’m doing well for myself yes I feel it did help me but I feel like the real help was myself a person will change if they want to. There are good and bad people in this world I don’t wish a person to ever feel alone like that again. Cause and effect
I was a youth counselor for 7 years. The experience was helpful, the training was thorough, and the pay and benefits were acceptable. However, the agency has some glaring downsides. The clients can be violent, and the pace was often non-stop hectic for weeks on end. With that, during the last few years of my employment, the leadership staff were condescending taskmasters, offering little to no support for the team. I've since moved on in the field, and met others who've worked there. They've all shared identical experiences. Apply at your own risk.
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Other Forms of Payment
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient rehab programs are designed to support clients who are exiting inpatient treatment and for those who prefer to remain in their own homes during active recovery. Clients in outpatient care typically integrate treatment into their ordinary daily routine, including work and school schedules. Evening, night, and weekend therapy sessions, recovery training courses, and other outpatient services are widely available to accommodate clients' needs. Many outpatient rehabs also offer medication assisted treatment (MAT), including medication induction and maintenance.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Treatments
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Clinical Services
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.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
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.
During cognitive behavioral therapy in Iowa, you'll gain a better understanding of your thinking and motivations. Your therapist will then help you develop new patterns of thinking and behaving that allow you to cope with life's challenges without abusing substances.
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Mary Beth O’Neill
President & CEO
Steve Schuring
CFO
Jen Royer
VP of Operations
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VP of Operations
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VP of Administration
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5400 Kirkwood Boulevard SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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