Addiction has increased among adolescents due to various factors such as social networking. When addiction takes over, treatment should be sought. Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers have successfully provided mental health, substance abuse and family treatment since 2002. Most adolescents come from southern California, others from big cities like New York City, Chicago and International. Visions’ treatment programs accept adolescents 13 to 18 years old. 
Addiction symptoms vary in each person but there are a few common ones that can be observed requiring adolescent addiction treatment.
- No longer caring about a neat personal appearance in public.
- A child once social suddenly turns to isolation avoiding large gatherings.
- Old friends are dropped for new ones who are bad influences.
- Dramatic drop in work or school performance and frequent absences.
- Mood Swings often change between exhilarating highs and depressing lows.
A child showing the signs listed or exhibiting similar suspicious behavior may require adolescent addiction treatment.
The cost of adolescent addiction treatment varies by geographical area, insurance, type and duration of treatment needed to name a few. Treatment is not cheap but it will come out cheaper than other unfortunate outcomes such as hospitalization or incarceration. Visions offers inpatient treatment and several outpatient treatment programs which differ in cost.
Visions Adolescent Residential Treatment
Visions Residential for adolescent addiction treatment is a 25-acre gated community that lies on the hills of Malibu, California. The facility offers a home-like setting surrounded by nature. Male and female quarters are separate and observed by a Day and Night Staff. Crisis Intervention is available on a 24-hour basis. Residents stay between 45 to 90 days depending on the severity of symptoms.
A Medical Doctor conducts a history and physical to determine admission for adolescent addiction treatment. The Psychiatric Director then performs a psychiatric evaluation. All counseling services are performed by trained personnel under the supervision of a Program Director. All residents are assigned a Licensed Therapist and Counselor. Other specialists are called upon as needed.
- Psychologist
- Supervising Nurse
- Registered Dietitian
- Equine Therapist
- Art Therapist
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Visions’ cost includes an on-site school. Each patient attends three hours of individual schooling with a personalized curriculum. Conditioning is offered five times a week for 1 hour with a “tailor-made” physical fitness plan. All Visions adolescent addiction treatment includes family counseling. It is proven that therapy is more effective with the support of family members. Family Passes are a unique incentive for adolescents who do well. Sundays and Mondays are reserved for outings such as museums, movies and parks.
Visions Residential cost the most since it is a boarding facility that provides 24-hour counseling and care. Visions Residential is a private pay program and full payment is required from the family. Our team will assist with insurance benefit verification & utilization review.
Visions Adolescent Outpatient Counseling
Visions has two Los Angeles locations for outpatient adolescent addiction treatment. Sessions are held 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm allowing the teen to continue normal daily activities before sessions and afterwards retire to a home with a supportive family.
1st Step Program is the introduction to the beginning of the treatment process.
- 8 Weeks of Clinical Support
- 2 to 3 Nights Per Week Including:
- 1 Individual Session
Intensive Outpatient Program is the next step in the adolescent addiction treatment.
- 1 Year of Clinical Support
- Individual Sessions
- Family Sessions
The 12-Step Program is implemented for adolescents with addictive behaviors. Drug testing is performed each week for the safety of the patients.
Visions Outpatient adolescent addiction treatment costs less than the inpatient program since it is only in the evenings. Visions Outpatient works out of network with insurance. We will provide the following services to our Outpatient families: Benefit Verification, Pre-Authorization, Utilization Review, Billing & Collections.
Visions Alumni Program
The Fourth Dimension is free of charge to graduates of the inpatient and outpatient adolescent addiction treatment programs. Aftercare groups and self-help groups are offered on an on-going basis. Individual sessions are available on a fee for service basis. The Visions Alumni Coordinator makes support calls for relapse prevention or crisis intervention.
Visions holds Alumni Events each year.
- Alumni vs. Staff Softball Game
- Alumni Family Weekend
- Winter Ski/Snowboard Trip
- Knott’s Scary Farm Night
- Magic Mountain
Visions Residential and Visions Outpatient share similar objectives for adolescent addiction treatment. 
- Encourage and motivate the adolescent to achieve and sustain abstinence.
- Assist the adolescent in identifying situations where drugs and alcohol were used to cope with life’s problems, and in understanding that using drugs and alcohol to cope with or solve problems does not work.
- Help the adolescent to develop new, more effective problem-solving strategies.
Adolescent addiction treatment is different due to their unique developmental issues, contradictions in value, and environmental considerations such as peer pressure. Visions centers consists of highly skilled professionals who use current techniques and modalities. Visions founding clinicians have stayed on while several dynamic team members have been added for success of the program.
Visions Adolescent Treatment Centers accept most private insurance. Coverage varies with each insurance company. Coverage for adolescent addiction treatment can be looked into by calling the insurance company and inquiring about the cost difference for inpatient and outpatient treatment. Self-Payment is accepted and can be made on a sliding scale. Sliding scale adjusts payment as agreed by the patient and Visions’ centers. MasterCard and Visa credit cards are acceptable forms of payment.
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Originally posted on June 22, 2014 @ 8:30 am
