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<p><strong>ABOUT PHOENIX HOUSE – EDWARD D. MILLER CENTER</strong></p> <p>Located in Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island, N.Y., the Edward D. Miller Center provides <strong>gender-specific residential treatment for adult men and women</strong> struggling with chemical dependency and co-occurring mental health issues. Medically monitored detoxification services are available at the Phoenix House location in Brooklyn.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>According to the center’s website, the Edward D. Miller Center utilizes a range of <strong>evidence-based treatment methods</strong> to help clients identify and modify destructive thought patterns that contribute to addictive behavior. During treatment, residents adhere to a structured schedule of <strong>individual and group therapy sessions</strong> that address gender-specific issues of addiction. For example, men’s groups may discuss and challenge views of masculinity, while women’s groups may work on issues of self-esteem.</p> <p>Along with counseling sessions, residents attend educational classes on <strong>relapse prevention</strong>, receive life skills training and learn to rely on peer support. If applicable, clients also receive <strong>vocational and educational support</strong>, and medication-assisted therapy may be available to individuals with a <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis</a>.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>According to a Phoenix House brochure covering all of its New York facilities, staff includes <strong>board-certified physicians and psychiatrists</strong>, nurse practitioners and registered nurses, licensed mental health counselors, licensed clinical social workers, and <strong>certified addiction professionals</strong>.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. The six people polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the center an <strong>average rating of 2.83 out of five stars for its accommodations and amenities</strong>.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Of the three alumni surveyed by Rehabs.com to date, two provided positive feedback, while one gave the facility a negative review.</p> <p>Awarding the Center one out of five stars across most evaluated metrics, including treatment effectiveness, staff support, and overall quality of counseling, the negative reviewer wrote: “It calls itself a behavior modification program and EVERYTHING you do is considered a street behavior.”</p> <p>However the other two alumni gave the Edward D. Miller Center five out of five stars for its staff support and its overall quality of counseling. "They saved my life," wrote one alum in a representative review.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The three loved ones polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing also provided the facility with <strong>mixed feedback</strong>. Two respondents gave the Center mostly positive reviews, awarding it four or five out of five stars for its exercise and leisure activities, its connectivity, its cleanliness, and its staff's level of training and experience. "This has been a helpful place in the short term," wrote one of the two respondents.</p> <p>However L.R.S., the third loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date, gave the Edward D. Miller Center just one out of five stars across all evaluated metrics, including counseling options, staff support, and cleanliness. The described the facility as "poorly run" and noted: "Not many professionals available to counsel patients."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to the facility's website, Phoenix House accepts <strong>most private insurance</strong> and managed care plans, as well as <strong>Medicaid</strong>.</p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-01-02 07:58:32 PST
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