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<p><strong>ABOUT OZARK CENTER</strong></p> <p>Ozark Center is a nonprofit mental health facility with multiple locations in and around the southwestern Missouri city of Joplin. Through its New Directions program, the facility offers <strong>residential treatment</strong> and <strong>outpatient programs</strong> to adults struggling with mental health problems and/or substance use disorder. Ozark Center is also one of just 20 non-hospital treatment facilities in Missouri (just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MO17.pdf" target="_blank">7.8 percent</a>) to provide <strong>medical detox</strong>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>In addition to inpatient detox and residential treatment, Ozark Center provides <a href="https://www.recovery.org/topics/medication-assisted-treatment/" target="_blank">medication-assisted treatment (MAT)</a> to clients battling <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/why-are-opiate-addicts-so-hard-to-treat/" target="_blank">opioid dependency</a>. The facility utilizes <strong>Suboxone</strong>, a medication available in <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MO17.pdf" target="_blank">28.8 percent</a> of Missouri substance abuse treatment centers.</p> <p>Programming includes individual therapy, <strong>group therapy</strong>, <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/the-pain-of-addiction-in-the-family-how-counseling-can-help/" target="_blank">family therapy</a>, co-dependency counseling, and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-understanding-anger-revolutionizes-addiction-recovery/" target="_blank">anger management</a> groups. There's also a <strong>Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program (SATOP)</strong> for clients convicted of a traffic violation while under the influence. In 2017, <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MO17.pdf" target="_blank">35 percent</a> of treatment facilities in Missouri offered specialized programs for DUI/DWI clients.</p> <p>Other services include drug court, walk-in substance abuse assessments, <strong>domestic violence groups</strong>, and opportunities for vocational training and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-addiction-can-interfere-with-your-job-performance/" target="_blank">job placement</a>. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>In addition to the detox’s <strong>24-hour nursing staff</strong>, the treatment team consists of <strong>licensed professional counselors</strong>. To date, the four individuals surveyed by Rehab.com at the time of this writing gave the staff above-average ratings.</p> <blockquote> <p>Staff Experience and Training: 3.8/5</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>While there is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its accommodations, the four individuals surveyed by Rehab.com at the time of this writing gave the facility above-average ratings for its cleanliness and overall upkeep.</p> <blockquote> <p>Facility Cleanliness and Upkeep: 3.5/5</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The one alum polled by Rehabs.com to date, an anonymous female between the ages of 18 and 25, gave Ozark Center positive feedback. She awarded the facility four out of five stars across almost all metrics evaluated, including counseling options, administrative and discharge procedures, treatment of <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>, family participation, and exercise and leisure activities. When asked, on a scale from one to five, if she would recommend the facility, the alum gave a rating of four.</p> <p>Ozark Center also received positive feedback on secondary sites, where it earned an average rating <strong>4.2 out of five stars</strong> based on 41 Google reviews<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> and a <strong>4.7 out of five star</strong> rating based on the opinions of five people on Facebook<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small>, which the facility may manage. </p> <p>Across both sites, the majority of alumni who left comments described the facility as a well-run treatment center with <strong>personalized treatment and knowledgeable staff</strong>. "This place is very amazing! Great team of staff as well as very caring of your needs," Jennifer wrote in a representative review on Google.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The three loved ones surveyed by Rehabs.com to date gave Ozark Center <strong>mixed feedback</strong>. All three indicated that the programs were helpful to their loved ones, however they also noted that the facility itself was a run down and sometimes understaffed. "Not a very nice place old buildings that need to torn down," one wrote in a representative review. "They a fairly good job with what they have and the people that work there are good."</p> <p>Overall, however, loved ones gave generally positive ratings of three and four stars for the amount of family participation, counseling options, ability to treat co-occurring disorders, as well as administration and discharge planning. </p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>While there is currently no information provided on Ozark Center's website regarding its costs, the four individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date generally approved of the facility's cost.</p> <blockquote> <p>Affordability: 4/5</p> </blockquote> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?ei=FaVYXJbKB-jm5gKp7ZOwBA&q=Ozark%20Center%20in%20Joplin%2C%20MO%20citehealth&oq=Ozark+Center+in+Joplin%2C+MO+citehealth&gs_l=psy-ab.3...800469.801459..801650...0.0..0.149.1094.8j3......0....1..gws-wiz.......35i39j0i22i30j33i299j33i160.foFYhpNE04E&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=37069646,-94507754,2114&tbm=lcl&rldimm=1399292595703075476&ved=2ahUKEwjhhquM_6LgAhWOzlkKHb6WAUAQvS4wAXoECAAQKg&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2#lrd=0x87c87ba8caa6f673:0x136b4933b7b75294,1,,,&rlfi=hd:;si:1399292595703075476;mv:!1m2!1d37.090630399999995!2d-94.4568594!2m2!1d37.0486623!2d-94.5527307;tbs:lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ozark-Center-New-Direction/367487936706732" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ozark-Center-New-Direction/367487936706732</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2019-02-27 10:17:56 PST
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