Traditionally, a rehab program or treatment center would help treat people through two specific routes.The first would be a medical detox if needed, followed by a fairly intensive therapeutic process based around the first five steps of the twelve step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
This would mainly be done in a mix of group discussion, group therapy and personal one to one therapy, with some life skills work done as well, under the supervision of qualified clinical staff.This has evolved into an environment where rehabs can offer a bewildering display of what they refer to as rehab programs.A selection of these programs is listed below !
This can be extremely confusing to people researching a rehab, both in terms of what the program is, and how effective it is.Part of the way through this is to have a general undertsnading of how rehabs work, visit the website of any rehab that interests you and see what programs they offer by way of treatment.These programs are sometimes referred to as therapeutic modalities.
If it is not clear what a particular program means, ring or email them and ask them. Also ask them whether the program is evidenced based, in terms of its effectiveness. This really means, is it based on current or ongoing clinical research.
Bear in mind also that the rehab industry is highly competitive and very lucrative, and some rehabs will offer exotic sounding therapies in order to attract business, ie you!Whilst these therapies might be fun, it is often questionable how effective they are in helping deal with alcoholism and drug addiction.
Acupuncture
Adventure Therapy
After Care Programs
Alpha-Stim& Hemi-Sync
Alumni Program
Art Therapy
Assessment
Behaviour Modification Therapy
Body Image Therapy
Chiropractic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Co-occurring Disorders
Craniosacral Therapy
Creative Art Therapies
DBT – The Stages of Change
Detoxification Process
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Drug Primary Treatment
Drumming Therapy
EMDR (Trauma)
Eastern Modalities
EcoPsychology (Environmental)
Educational & Experiential Group
Emotional Freedom Technique
Equine Assisted Therapy
Extended Care
Family Therapy
Food Shopping
Group & Individual Therapy
Herbal / Homeopathic / Naturopathic medicine
HellerworkStructual Integration
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Individual Consultations with Registered Dietitian
Individualized Programs
Intensive Continuing Care Planning
Interpersonal/Group Therapy
Light Therapy
Life & Career Skills Planning
Life Coaching
Massage
Meal Planning & Preparation
Mindfulness Training
Mindsight and Interpersonal Neurobiology
Narrative Therapy
Neuro Feedback (Bio Feedback)
Nutritional Planning
Orthomolecular Therapy
P-Roshi
Physical Fitness Therapy
Qigong
Reiki
Relapse Prevention
Relapse Prevention Therapy
Relationship Building Activities
Ropes Course
Sand Play
Shiatsu
Spiritual Counseling
Sober Coaching
Somatic Experiencing (Trauma)
Somato-Emotional-Release Massage
Spirituality & Yoga Therapy
Systemic or Strategic Addiction Family Therapy
Thai Massage
Therapeutic Restaurant Outings
Thought Field Therapy
Trauma Resolution
Vivitrol Treatment for Opiate Addiction
Wilderness survival programs
Wolf Thearpy
Yoga
Zero Balancing
12 Step Groups
Long Stay Programs
Early Recovery Skills
Relapse Prevention Skills
Social Support in Recovery