South Teen Recovery Center (STRC) Rehab in Chula Vista, CA

About South Teen Recovery Center (STRC)

Located in Chula Vista, California is the South Teen Recovery Center. This center supports adolescents and teens who are struggling with drugs or alcohol. Their outpatient programs address addiction struggles through treatment, recovery support and educational programming.

Through these services, teens and their families will be equipped with the tools they need to overcome their substance use struggles and prepare a positive foundation for their adulthood.

This program operates under the McAlister Institute, a community focused organization that’s committed to helping children and families live productive, healthy lives. As your child works through the outpatient treatment program, they can get connected to other services offered through the McAlister Institute. This might include referrals to community agencies, social services, and other supports.

Flexible Treatment for Teenagers in Chula Vista

The South Teen Recovery Center offers flexible and convenient access to care so that you can work through the issues hindering your child’s life. Some of the programs are offered in schools through the county so that teens don’t have to contend with transportation or schedule issues to receive therapy and support. These services are typically offered in the afterschool program and include targeted addiction counseling.

Structured Recovery Activities

One of the biggest benefits of this program is that clients get to work with peers and mentors who understand the challenges teenagers face. There are different, well structured activities that they’ll participate in. These programs give them the chance to engage in healthy habits, build relevant life skills, and discover different aspects of life like hobbies and interests that will help them work toward a healthy, productive future, whatever that means for them.

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Other Forms of Payment

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

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Clinical Services

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.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.