HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM recently launched by Lifestyle Changes, Eugene, Oregon, is a comprehensive, multidimensional alternative holistic counseling/coach approach to healing from addiction on an individual basis. This approach addresses the three dimensions necessary for individual healing: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Methods used include, but not limited to, cognitive behavioral modification, rational therapy, family systems, and, rational behavioral emotive therapy, along with an array of alternative approaches. Healthy Healing guides the clients from active chronic addiction/relapse to sobriety, into a maintenance recovery, to ongoing healing. This is an integrated services model that requires the client to make a minimum of one-year commitment to the program.
The HEALTHY HEALING program uses integrated services, both Western and Eastern methods, in order to address all the needs of an individual. The services are estimated at the time of assessment and are very individualized on a treatment plan. All services are performed by experts in their field. These services can include, but are not limited to, approaches for:
Academic Planning
Addiction education
Anger Processing
Behavior modification
Career Planning
Community Integration
Couples Counseling
Criminal Thinking
Eating Disorders
Emotional Freedom Techniques
Employment Assistance
Environment
Exercise
Family Counseling
Family Systems Work
Fitness program
Functional Medicine Physician
Grief and Loss
Health Assessments
Health Coach
Hypnosis
Massage
Meditation
Mental Health Practitioner
Movement
Naturopathic Physician
Nutrition
Parenting Classes
Peer Addiction Counselor
Peer Counselors
Post Traumatic Stress
Primary Physicians
Psychiatric Practitioner
Reiki
Sexual Abuse
Social Modeling
Spiritual Guidance
Time Empowerment Techniques
All aspects of the HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT program are composites of evidenced-based individualized treatment approaches.
HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT may not be like other treatments presently offered, but, then, the goal of this program is to meet addiction professional’s challenge to “redefine alcohol treatment that may challenge the conventional wisdom.”
Initially the HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT program will be limited by the location it is offered. Conceived and launched in Eugene, OR, the program will eventually move to other areas as professionals are trained in this innovative approach. Seminars are being planned for 2010.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM AT
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
ADDICTION: NIDA’S BASIC GOALS
The HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM is a comprehensive, multidimensional alternative holistic counseling/coach approach to healing from addiction on an individual basis. This program was just launched in July, 2009, by Lifestyle Changes Counseling Services as an alternative to more traditional programs: http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
This blog is to provide information about the HEALTHY HEALING program, share test cases already completed, and follow the year long test case presently in progress.
The following is an excerpt from an unpublished article presently being written:
In addiction to NIDA’s 12 (see blog entry from 8/26/09) Principles for effective addiction treatment followed to develop the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM, the three NIDA basic goals of treatment were taken into consideration:
1. Maximizing motivation for abstinence
2. Maximizing physical and mental health
3. Rebuilding a drug-free (healthy) lifestyle
By following the guidelines set forth by NIDA, HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM has been able to offer a true alternative to outpatient treatment of addiction.
Learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING OUTPATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM at
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
Send comments, feedback and inquires to
maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
This blog is to provide information about the HEALTHY HEALING program, share test cases already completed, and follow the year long test case presently in progress.
The following is an excerpt from an unpublished article presently being written:
In addiction to NIDA’s 12 (see blog entry from 8/26/09) Principles for effective addiction treatment followed to develop the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM, the three NIDA basic goals of treatment were taken into consideration:
1. Maximizing motivation for abstinence
2. Maximizing physical and mental health
3. Rebuilding a drug-free (healthy) lifestyle
By following the guidelines set forth by NIDA, HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM has been able to offer a true alternative to outpatient treatment of addiction.
Learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING OUTPATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM at
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
Send comments, feedback and inquires to
maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
Thursday, August 27, 2009
HEALTHY HEALING STEPS TO RECOVERY
The HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM is a comprehensive, multidimensional alternative holistic counseling/coach approach to healing from addiction on an individual basis. This program was just launched in July, 2009, by Lifestyle Changes Counseling Services as an alternative to more traditional programs: http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
This blog is to provide information about the HEALTHY HEALING program, share test cases already completed, and follow the year long test case presently in progress.
The HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM addresses the three dimensions of every human being: physical, emotional, and spiritual. HEALTHY HEALING also recognizes that there are three distinctive steps needed for treatment: SOBRIETY/ABSTINENCE (refraining from the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs.), RECOVERY (the process by which the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs is recognized as problematic and action needs to happen to avoid use), and HEALING (when the spiritual hole is filled, or the spiritual disorientation is resolved). According to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) “Individuals who have participated and completed treatment programs are considered to be ‘in recovery’.” Thus, recovery is recognized as an ongoing process of improvement—biologically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually—while maintaining abstinence from alcohol and other drugs. Spiritual growth continues to be the basis for living a healthy lifestyle after treatment.
Learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING OUTPATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM at
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
Send comments, feedback and inquires to
maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
This blog is to provide information about the HEALTHY HEALING program, share test cases already completed, and follow the year long test case presently in progress.
The HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM addresses the three dimensions of every human being: physical, emotional, and spiritual. HEALTHY HEALING also recognizes that there are three distinctive steps needed for treatment: SOBRIETY/ABSTINENCE (refraining from the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs.), RECOVERY (the process by which the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs is recognized as problematic and action needs to happen to avoid use), and HEALING (when the spiritual hole is filled, or the spiritual disorientation is resolved). According to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) “Individuals who have participated and completed treatment programs are considered to be ‘in recovery’.” Thus, recovery is recognized as an ongoing process of improvement—biologically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually—while maintaining abstinence from alcohol and other drugs. Spiritual growth continues to be the basis for living a healthy lifestyle after treatment.
Learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING OUTPATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM at
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
Send comments, feedback and inquires to
maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
HEALTHY HEALING: NIDA PRINCIPLES
The HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM is a comprehensive, multidimensional alternative holistic counseling/coach approach to healing from addiction on an individual basis. This program was just launched in July, 2009, by Lifestyle Changes Counseling Services as an alternative to more traditional programs: http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
This blog is to provide information about the program, share test cases already completed, and follow the year long test case presently in progress.
While developing the contents of the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM NIDA’s 12 principles for effective addiction treatment were also considered:
1. Clients to be matched to the most appropriate treatment setting, intervention, and services
2. Readily available
3. Needs to attend to multiple needs of the individual including associated medical, social, psychological, vocational, and legal problems
4. Treatment must be an adequate period of time for effectiveness
5. Combine individual and/or group counseling and other behavioral therapies
6. Medications when indicated
7. Integrated treatment of coexisting mental disorders
8. Detoxification as first stage of treatment
9. Voluntary, as well as, enticements and/or sanctions by family, employment, criminal justice system are means to treatment
10. Monitoring of possible drug/alcohol use during treatment
11. Assessment for sexually transmitted diseases
12. Stressing that recovery is a long-term process
Learn more about this program at http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com .
Send your comments and inquiries to maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
This blog is to provide information about the program, share test cases already completed, and follow the year long test case presently in progress.
While developing the contents of the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM NIDA’s 12 principles for effective addiction treatment were also considered:
1. Clients to be matched to the most appropriate treatment setting, intervention, and services
2. Readily available
3. Needs to attend to multiple needs of the individual including associated medical, social, psychological, vocational, and legal problems
4. Treatment must be an adequate period of time for effectiveness
5. Combine individual and/or group counseling and other behavioral therapies
6. Medications when indicated
7. Integrated treatment of coexisting mental disorders
8. Detoxification as first stage of treatment
9. Voluntary, as well as, enticements and/or sanctions by family, employment, criminal justice system are means to treatment
10. Monitoring of possible drug/alcohol use during treatment
11. Assessment for sexually transmitted diseases
12. Stressing that recovery is a long-term process
Learn more about this program at http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com .
Send your comments and inquiries to maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
OWA: HEALTH SERVICES
ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOCIATION members are dedicated to their professions. They share the same principles and approaches that drive the OWA Mission: “OWA’s goal is to provide a SAFE platform for practitioners to build successful practices online and for potential clients to feel safe when choosing a practitioner.” The practitioners and staff of ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOCIATION share this philosophy:
“Health & Wellness: therapists, counselors, coaches, and guides in the health and wellness field, integrate various techniques to align mind, body, spirit, and relationships through the use of both traditional and nontraditional therapies. Cognitive and mind-body health techniques are used to achieve presence and peace of mind. Natural diet, exercise, sleep, relaxation, and prevention is emphasized to strengthen and heal the body. Spiritual connectiveness is emphasized to achieve a healthy connection with the mind, body, and external factors. Fulfilling relationships with our work, purpose of life, family, friends, and acquaintances are achieved through learning to free the ego. Achieving wellness means alleviating anxiety, drama, and disease to attain a more fulfilling and peaceful quality of life.”
Have you applied for membership with ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOCIATION? Go to
http://www.onlinewellnessassociation.com
“Health & Wellness: therapists, counselors, coaches, and guides in the health and wellness field, integrate various techniques to align mind, body, spirit, and relationships through the use of both traditional and nontraditional therapies. Cognitive and mind-body health techniques are used to achieve presence and peace of mind. Natural diet, exercise, sleep, relaxation, and prevention is emphasized to strengthen and heal the body. Spiritual connectiveness is emphasized to achieve a healthy connection with the mind, body, and external factors. Fulfilling relationships with our work, purpose of life, family, friends, and acquaintances are achieved through learning to free the ego. Achieving wellness means alleviating anxiety, drama, and disease to attain a more fulfilling and peaceful quality of life.”
Have you applied for membership with ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOCIATION? Go to
http://www.onlinewellnessassociation.com
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
ADDICTION: NEW TREATMENT APPROACH
The following is an excerpt from my article in progress introducing the Lifestyle Changes Healthy Healing Addiction Treatment Program: HEALTHY HEALING AN INTENSIVE-INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM: A Year Long Alternative Approach to Healing From Addiction; By MA Fabry, BA, CADCII, June, 2009
“Dr. Mark Willenbring recently wrote an article for ADDICTION PROFESSIONAL magazine (Sept/Oct 2008` Vol 6 No 5, page 12) suggesting that a fundamental change needed to be done to redefine alcohol treatment. Among the topics of this article were who, and who did not receive specialty addiction treatment and why; continuum of need, and structural barriers. One of his suggestions was for expanding the elements of the continuum of need and care. Willenbring said “Since no one behavioral approach has better overall outcomes than others, clients should have a choice of available, effective treatment…Because most people in need of specialty treatment have chronic, relapsing dependence as well as co-existing physical mental disorders, specialty addiction treatment should seamlessly integrate addiction, primary medical, and psychiatric treatments” Dr. Willenbring is just one voice of many addiction experts calling for addiction specialists to step out of the traditional box of treatment and come up with new approaches.
Dr. Willenbring’s article added fuel to my fire of thoughts about how addiction treatment appears to be limited to one or two models—almost a cookie-cutter approach for wellness. Because addicts are individuals, and I have never treated any two addicts that are the same, the cookie-cutter traditional approach to treatment didn’t feel right to me. Further, the results never appeared to be too impressive and/or inspiring. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) validates this observation “No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.” I started researching behavioral approaches for addiction and mental illnesses; I also looked at pharmaceutical and medical models. I developed a program called LIFESTYLE CHANGES: HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM, to accept the challenge set forth by Dr. Willenbring “to begin to redefine alcohol treatment that may challenge the conventional wisdom among addiction professionals.”
HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT may not be like other treatments presently offered, but, then, the goal of this program is to meet addiction professional’s challenge to “redefine alcohol treatment that may challenge the conventional wisdom.’”
Learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT at
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
“Dr. Mark Willenbring recently wrote an article for ADDICTION PROFESSIONAL magazine (Sept/Oct 2008` Vol 6 No 5, page 12) suggesting that a fundamental change needed to be done to redefine alcohol treatment. Among the topics of this article were who, and who did not receive specialty addiction treatment and why; continuum of need, and structural barriers. One of his suggestions was for expanding the elements of the continuum of need and care. Willenbring said “Since no one behavioral approach has better overall outcomes than others, clients should have a choice of available, effective treatment…Because most people in need of specialty treatment have chronic, relapsing dependence as well as co-existing physical mental disorders, specialty addiction treatment should seamlessly integrate addiction, primary medical, and psychiatric treatments” Dr. Willenbring is just one voice of many addiction experts calling for addiction specialists to step out of the traditional box of treatment and come up with new approaches.
Dr. Willenbring’s article added fuel to my fire of thoughts about how addiction treatment appears to be limited to one or two models—almost a cookie-cutter approach for wellness. Because addicts are individuals, and I have never treated any two addicts that are the same, the cookie-cutter traditional approach to treatment didn’t feel right to me. Further, the results never appeared to be too impressive and/or inspiring. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) validates this observation “No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.” I started researching behavioral approaches for addiction and mental illnesses; I also looked at pharmaceutical and medical models. I developed a program called LIFESTYLE CHANGES: HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM, to accept the challenge set forth by Dr. Willenbring “to begin to redefine alcohol treatment that may challenge the conventional wisdom among addiction professionals.”
HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT may not be like other treatments presently offered, but, then, the goal of this program is to meet addiction professional’s challenge to “redefine alcohol treatment that may challenge the conventional wisdom.’”
Learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT at
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
Monday, August 24, 2009
ADDICTION: HEALTHY HEALING
I introduced the HEALTHY HEALING ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAM (HH) the middle of July 2009. This is an alternative holistic approach to the more traditional programs. For the past three years, my colleagues and I have used all the methods that are components of the HH program with remarkable results. Starting with this blog, I would like to share some of the findings from the work I have done to date, then, take you along on the single subject test I have just started at the beginning of August. My purpose in blogging this information is (1) it forces me to write about the program; (2) it helps me identify patterns coming up during the case study; and, (3) I want very much to have your feedback as I go along working the kinks out of the program. Who I would like to hear from are:
ADDICTS: Resisting going into treatment and why. Ever been in recovery? How long? What happened to throw you back?
RECOVERING PEOPLE: How did you get there? How long have you been in recovery? How do you maintain your recovery? How is life different for you? What is the ONE thing that made all the difference for you being where you are today?
PRIVATE PRACTICE PROFESSIONALS: If you specialize in addiction counseling, I want to hear from you. Comment on what I am doing, offer what you are doing.
ADDICTION COUNSELORS WORKING FOR AGENCIES: Share with me what your agencies are doing differently these days. What are the strengths of the program you work at?
Please let me know if it is alright to reprint your comments in my blog, articles, or other publishings. I will NOT use your name unless you give permission to do that.
To learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM go to:
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
You can also send your comments directly to me at
maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
ADDICTS: Resisting going into treatment and why. Ever been in recovery? How long? What happened to throw you back?
RECOVERING PEOPLE: How did you get there? How long have you been in recovery? How do you maintain your recovery? How is life different for you? What is the ONE thing that made all the difference for you being where you are today?
PRIVATE PRACTICE PROFESSIONALS: If you specialize in addiction counseling, I want to hear from you. Comment on what I am doing, offer what you are doing.
ADDICTION COUNSELORS WORKING FOR AGENCIES: Share with me what your agencies are doing differently these days. What are the strengths of the program you work at?
Please let me know if it is alright to reprint your comments in my blog, articles, or other publishings. I will NOT use your name unless you give permission to do that.
To learn more about the HEALTHY HEALING PROGRAM go to:
http://www.lifestylechangescounseling.com
You can also send your comments directly to me at
maxfabry@lifestylechangescounseling.com
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