A comprehensive, structured, chemical abuse recovery program for adolescents and their families.

Overview

The Van Ost Institute's Adolescent IOP is for teens, ages 13 through 17, suffering from addiction to, or abuse of, alcohol and other drugs, where the severity does not warrant inpatient treatment. Consistent with its founding mission, the primary goal is to treat families as well as individuals affected by chemical dependency, helping to restore them to fulfilling and productive lives.

The program offers:

• Group therapy
• Individual Therapy
• Art Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Parent Education Workshops
• Parent support Groups
• Psychiatric Evaluation, medication monitoring and on going Psychiatric assessments
• Medical Physical Exams

Assessment & Treatment Monitoring

Psychosocial assessments are done with all potential patients with family member input, whenever possible. Individualized treatment planning includes problem formulations, treatment goals, and treatment objectives. Patients are scheduled to attend from 1 to 9 hours per week over 1 to 5 days per week, determined by need.

Admission Criteria

1.	Patient is assessed as meeting the diagnostic criteria for psychoactive substance use disorders as defined by the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (DSM).
2.	Potential Relapse: Patient is experiencing an intensification of addiction symptoms and the adolescent is deteriorating in his/her level of functioning.

Referring agencies can help expedite the evaluation process by forwarding relevant clinical documents.

Length of Treatment

Length of treatment will vary with the severity of the patient's illness and the patient's response to treatment. Patients who exhibit symptomatology indicative of a more intense program will average 4 to 6 months in treatment. During phase 1, patients will attend a 1 1/2 hour psycho-education and therapy group two times per week, and will participate in weekly hour long individual therapy/ progress review sessions. Random urine testing will be done at the discretion of the therapist or as requested by the referent.

The fourth night will consist of an hour long family therapy session to round out the therapeutic process.