Recovery Brands, LLC
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<p><strong>ABOUT MCALISTER INSTITUTE - NORTH CENTRAL TEEN RECOVERY CENTER (NCTRC)</strong></p> <p>Founded in 1977, McAlister Institute is <strong>one of California’s most wide-reaching substance abuse treatment providers</strong>, serving communities from San Diego up to Napa Valley. The Institute manages 25 treatment and prevention programs across the state, including the North Central Teen Recovery Center (NCTRC). Located in San Diego, NCTRC provides <strong>outpatient drug and alcohol treatment services for adolescents ages 12 to 17</strong>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Each client at NCTRC receives a <strong>comprehensive assessment upon intake</strong>, which is then used to create an individualized recovery plan. The facility utilizes <strong>evidence-based and trauma-informed treatment practices</strong>, and offers services such as individual counseling, group therapy, and structured recovery activities designed to help teens develop the skills they need to stay sober and cope with outside influences such as stress and peer pressure.</p> <p>Treatment takes place in the late afternoon to accommodate school schedules and <strong>some satellite NCTRC programs are conducted at select area schools</strong>. One of the satellite locations of the program provides specialized programming for pregnant teens.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>McAlister’s directors include a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed marriage and family therapist. There currently is no information provided by the facility regarding NCTRC’s treatment staff. The two loved ones surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the facility an average of 3.5 out of five stars for its staff’s level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>At the time of this writing, two loved ones polled by Rehabs.com submitted favorable feedback about NCTRC. Both loved ones would recommend the facility to others who need treatment, rating this metric four out of five stars.</p> <p>The loved ones felt the most positively about the facility’s family participation policies, which they assigned a four- and a five-star rating, for an average of 4.5 stars out of five. Loved one L.R. gave NCTRC a highly positive review. She awarded the facility five out of five stars for treatment effectiveness, counseling options, and treatment of <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>.</p> <p>Loved one Layna rated the major categories of treatment effectiveness, accommodations/amenities, and meals/nutrition the top five out of five stars. She wrote: “My niece is in treatment and they are compassionate. I was ignorant to her needs as an addict and they helped me understand what she is going thru.” </p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to the facility’s website, “McAlister Institute keeps its doors open to all those who seek help. High-quality, low-cost services are provided with dignity and respect, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.”</p>
— Sherry Adler · 2018-02-06 08:06:34 PST
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