Adolescent Substance Use Treatment
23260 Greenwell Springs Road
Greenwell Springs, LA 70739
225.262.3586
The Challenge to Change program is designed to serve adolescents and families whose lives have been impacted by the use of alcohol and/or other substances. The program serves adolescents from ages 12 through 17 and is structured to meet the specific needs of the adolescent client and their family. We believe in providing a superior treatment program that focuses on the special needs of adolescents, recognizes each individual’s needs, is client driven, and challenges the youth to achieve success in family relationships, academic performance, decision making, communication, and recovery maintenance.
Being a teenager is often a confusing, challenging time, sometimes making teens susceptible to destructive patterns of drug use. While most teens probably see their drug use as casual and a way to have fun, there are negative effects that result from this kind of use of alcohol or other drugs. Your child possesses unique characteristics and struggles with particular issues that should be explored and examined by only the most caring and knowledgeable treatment practitioners. The experienced professionals at Pathways offer individualized and holistic care focusing on physical health, emotional health, social health, family health, spiritual health and educational needs.
Our services include:
- Comprehensive assessment
- Individual counseling
- Family counseling/family groups
- Group education/group counseling
- Case management
- Trauma counseling
- Co-occurring counseling
- Psychiatry as needed
A treatment team may include psychiatrists, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, chemical addiction counselors, recreation therapists, professional counselors, certified secondary education teachers, certified special education teachers, and nurses. This treatment team approach incorporates all significant community members that are invested in the adolescent’s success.
Strengths of the Challenge to Change program include:
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Strong emphasis on family involvement
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Non-judgmental approach focused on individualized strengths
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Evidence-based practice
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Empowering individuals to direct their own treatment
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Connection to community resources
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Emphasis on relapse prevention
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Focus on treating individuals not diagnosis