Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 11 Route 111, Smithtown, NY 11787
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<p><strong>ABOUT WELLLIFE NETWORK</strong></p> <p>WellLife Center operates six mental health treatment facilities in Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. In Smithtown, the center runs <strong>addiction recovery services (ARS) on an outpatient basis</strong> for clients struggling with substance abuse and/or <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>WellLife Network <strong>follows the disease model of addiction treatment</strong> in providing person-centered support to clients and their loved ones. The facility uses <strong>medication-supported therapies</strong> that focus on arresting the disease, offering clients <strong>same-day services</strong> during regular daytime hours.</p> <p>WellLife’s approach has two major components to it: prevention and treatment. According to its website, clinicians make use of <strong>motivational interviewing</strong>, the <a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/gttc/presentations/8eStagesofChange.pdf" target="_blank">Stages of Change model</a>, and <strong>trauma-informed care</strong>, amongst other evidence-based modalities. Clients may take part in an <strong>individualized curriculum</strong> that entails medical and psychiatric assessments, one-on-one counseling and group therapy, and <strong>medication management</strong>.</p> <p>WellLife also offers a handful of population-specific specialized services. The center is <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">one of 156 (18.5 percent) facilities that works with LGBTQ individuals, one of 214 (25.4 percent) that works with teens, and one of 213 (25.3 percent) that works with DWI clients</a>.</p> <p>In addition, <strong>prevention and intervention programs</strong> take place in school and throughout the local community.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>WellLife Network’s Board of Directors include medical doctors. While the center does not provide any further details on its staff, the single Rehabs.com survey respondent to date gave five out of five stars for staff support.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole alum to have completed a Rehabs.com survey to date awarded the facility five out of five stars in several areas of treatment, including counseling options, treatment effectiveness, and cleanliness. The anonymous alum also told of “excellent programs geared for each individual patient and their needs.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>On Indeed, the three staff members to have shared details of their experience working at the center in Smithtown as of this writing referred to their coworkers as helpful, supportive, and insightful. One gave only three stars but was optimistic about the facility’s future.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small></p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>The center provides few details regarding the costs of its outpatient programs, however, <a href="http://mental-health-facilities.healthgrove.com/l/3013/Pederson-Krag-Center-North" target="_blank">Healthgrove</a> states that the facility (while formerly known as Pederson Krag) accepted Medicare, Medicaid, and private third-party insurances. It is among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">45 percent of New York facilities to accepted medicare</a>.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Welllife-Network/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Smithtown%2C+NY" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Welllife-Network/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Smithtown%2C+NY</a></small></p>
— Jordon Kosoffsky · 2019-01-02 09:15:42 PST
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