About this facility
Located on 32 acres of land, Great Lakes Recovery Center for adolescents is a residential facility providing substance abuse treatment and relapse prevention services for individuals ages 12-17. Caring and empathetic staff are trained to support each individual holistically, working with clients to develop life-skills, engage in healthy relationships, address trauma, and maintain sobriety. Patients will attend school on-site and attend 2 group sessions daily, along with weekly individual and family therapy.
Classroom Education
Great Lakes Recovery provides a home-like atmosphere and year-round classroom education allowing patients to continue their schooling while in treatment. The comfortable environment offers semi-private bedrooms with an attached bath, a community living space including a TV area, social community meal times, an enclosed courtyard, outdoor basketball court, a greenhouse, walking trails, and a healing circle. A certified Special Education teacher is on-site to work with clients and meet each of their academic needs, including GED testing when needed. An in-house medical provider and nurse are also available to provide comprehensive medical care ensuring clients have their medical and dental needs met.
The on-site classroom offers natural lighting with views of nature, and is equipped with comfortable desk seating, laptops for educational use only and headphones when needed, a dry erase board, projector, monitor, and smart board for various learning presentations. A Great Lakes Recovery counselor is also assigned to the classroom, creating a low adult-to-student ratio. School records are transferred from the patient's school district upon admission, allowing the teacher to prepare similar lesson plans and curriculum. Weekly school reports document classroom performance, and academic recommendations are given to the district to help patients transition back into school. A school psychologist is also available for consultation and developing or managing individualized education plans. Books, materials, and transportation are all provided by Great Lakes Recovery Center.
Family Involvement
When patients enter treatment at Great Lakes Recovery Center, each is assigned a primary counselor to provide weekly individual therapy sessions. Clients participate in multiple therapeutic or didactic group therapy sessions daily with group discussion on various topics and group activities or workshops. Care givers are given a family questionnaire as part of the admissions process, allowing the primary therapist to use the family’s input and develop a treatment plan that includes family involvement. Primary therapists will maintain contact regarding the patients progress and facilitate family therapy sessions that can be done both in person and virtually. Adolescent residential services can also address patients with co-occurring disorders, providing medication education and management, along with specialized clinical treatment with motivational and engagement strategies along and evidence-based practices.
Holistic Treatment
Residents will also experience several forms of experiential and recreational therapies, such as music expression which includes instruments, song writing, singing, and lyrical analysis and explores personal feelings, promotes personal expression, and helps develop healthy coping skills. Art expression involves various art projects and activities that promote creativity and provide alternative coping strategies for trauma and overwhelming emotions.
Surrounded by 32 acres of campus, clients will also explore recreational interests like hiking, basketball, gym and fitness, and outdoor seasonal activities such as swimming, volleyball, kayaking, ultimate frisbee, tennis, skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, and sledding. Seasonal equine therapy is also available at nearby Heritage Hills, where patients can learn to groom, feed, halter, and lead a horse as part of a therapeutic process.
Through Our Eyes is a photography program, teaching photography skills and allowing patients to hike the campus taking photographs that fall within the current month's theme. The Bridges program connects adolescent patients with local senior citizens from assisted living communities, focusing on fellowship with games, crafts, and activities and community involvement. Service learning provides the opportunity for feeling like an accomplished and valued member of the community, allowing clients to perform community service projects ranging from working with senior citizens, special needs, reading to children in local daycares, and planting community gardens.
On-staff Acupuncture Detoxification Specialists provide auricular therapy, using acupuncture to aid in the detoxification process and promote relaxation as an alternative form of healing. Other holistic therapies include meditation, essential oils, and guided visualization, offering foot baths and herbal teas as part of the treatment experience.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Detoxification
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Outpatient; Outpatient detoxification; Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization; Intensive outpatient treatment; Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment; Regular outpatient treatment
Opioid Medications used in Treatment, OM, Buprenorphine used in Treatment; Naltrexone used in Treatment
External Opioid Medications Source, OMSC, In-network prescribing entity; No formal relationship with prescribing entity
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment, AUT, Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere; This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment, SMAT, In-network prescribing entity; No formal relationship with prescribing entity
Type of Opioid Treatment, OT, Buprenorphine detoxification; Buprenorphine maintenance; Prescribes buprenorphine; Prescribes naltrexone; Relapse prevention with naltrexone; Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere; Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Acamprosate (Campral®); Disulfiram; Buprenorphine with naloxone; Buprenorphine without naloxone; Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable); Naltrexone (oral); Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable); Medication for mental disorders; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Anger management; Brief intervention; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Contingency management/motivational incentives; Motivational interviewing; Relapse prevention; Substance use disorder counseling; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Trauma-related counseling; 12-step facilitation
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private for-profit organization
License/Certification/Accreditation, LCA, State department of health; The Joint Commission
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, Medicare; Medicaid; Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Adolescents; Young adults; Adult women; Pregnant/postpartum women; Adult men; Veterans; Active duty military; Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients who have experienced sexual abuse; Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence; Clients who have experienced trauma
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Comprehensive substance use assessment; Interim services for clients; Outreach to persons in the community; Screening for tobacco use; Screening for substance use; Screening for mental disorders
Transitional Services, TRSRV, Aftercare/continuing care; Discharge Planning; Naloxone and overdose education; Outcome follow-up after discharge
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Housing services; Assistance with obtaining social services; Recovery coach; Mentoring/peer support; Employment counseling or training
Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services, DETOX, Cocaine Detoxification; Methamphetamines detoxification; Opioids detoxification; Medication routinely used during detoxification
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis; Substance use disorder education; Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling; Individual counseling; Group counseling; Family counseling; Marital/couples counseling; Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Adults
Sex Accepted, SN, Female; Male
Language Services, SL, Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing; Spanish
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Case management service; Mental health services; Social skills development; Transportation assistance
