Recovery Brands, LLC
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<p><strong>ABOUT SAMARITAN DAYTOP VILLAGE — STATEN ISLAND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER</strong></p> <p>Samaritan Daytop Village operates more than 50 substance misuse and homeless facilities in New York’s five boroughs and beyond. The organization was founded in 2015 by the merger of Samaritan Village and Daytop Village, two addiction treatment organizations with more than 50 years of history each. Samaritan Daytop Village centers are among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">70.8 percent</a> of New York rehabs that operate as private nonprofits.</p> <p>This facility in northern Staten Island was formerly a Daytop Village center. Today, the center offers <strong>outpatient treatment for adults and adolescents</strong> seeking recovery from addiction and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis</a> — placing it among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">25.4 percent</a> of New York-based facilities that offer dedicated support for adolescents. Medically assisted detox and residential treatment are available at the network's other locations. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Samaritan Daytop Village utilizes a range of evidence-based treatment methods, and the Staten Island Outpatient Treatment Program is built on <strong>individual counseling and group therapy.</strong> Some groups are gender-specific while others are trauma-focused, and therapy sessions use <strong>cognitive behavioral therapy</strong> (CBT) and <strong>motivational interviewing</strong> (MI).</p> <p>Other services provided include <strong>DUI/DWI treatment services</strong>, anger and stress management, parenting workshops, health education, and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a>. The facility is also among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">52.3 percent</a> of New York-based facilities that offer employment counseling, and among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">5.2 percent</a> that offer <strong>on-site childcare</strong> for clients' children. Treatment is available during the daytime and evening, to suit a variety of schedules.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>No specific information is provided about staff at the Staten Island location of Samaritan Daytop Village; however, the two individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the staff's level of training and experience gave it a three-star rating and a five-star rating, both rated out of five stars.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Both of the alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date gave positive feedback. "Educated staff," one reviewer wrote, giving the facility four stars for its treatment effectiveness, but noting that the building itself is outdated.</p> <p>The other alum gave the Staten Island center five stars for its counseling options and administrative and discharge practices, four stars for its holistic offerings, and three stars for its family participation. "Strengths: Counselors. Weaknesses: Doctors," the reviewer wrote, though noted that they would recommend the facility.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date would recommend Samaritan Daytop Village in Staten Island. "They help get your life back on track. They give you the steps the stay clean and sober," the anonymous reviewer wrote, giving the facility five stars for its counseling options and four stars for its family participation and ability to treat co-occurring disorders, but just one star for its holistic offerings. They also added that the center could be overcrowded.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com hasn't yet polled any employees of Samaritan Daytop Village's Staten Island location, but <strong>the network as a whole has mixed feedback from staff posting on secondary sites,</strong> with average ratings of 2.8 stars based on 42 reviews on Indeed and 2.4 stars based on 15 reviews on Glassdoor.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> </p> <p>Numerous reviewers <strong>spoke highly of their coworkers and work with clients</strong>, but complained of unsupportive management and heavy workloads, both of which could impact client care. "Pros: Passionate counselors, great team and work culture. Cons: Caseloads are too large, burnout in counselors," one former counselor wrote in a representative comment on Glassdoor.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to its website, Samaritan Daytop Village accepts Medicaid and offers sliding scale payment plans. Both of the individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center's affordability gave it five stars.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Samaritan-Daytop-Village/reviews" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Samaritan-Daytop-Village/reviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samaritan-Daytop-Village-Reviews-E1396713.htm" target="_blank">https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samaritan-Daytop-Village-Reviews-E1396713.htm</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2018-12-28 20:39:48 PST
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