Does The Island Rehap Use Evidence-Based Practices?

Yes, our programs are built with evidence-based addiction therapies. Evidence-based means there is science, data and proof that what we do to treat alcohol and drug addiction works.

These techniques and practices include:

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

A treatment approach that emphasizes balancing behavioral change, problem-solving and emotional regulation with validation, mindfulness and acceptance

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A form of treatment that focuses on exploring patterns of thinking that lead to self-destructive actions, identifying the beliefs that direct these thoughts, and learning to modify patterns of thinking to improve coping skills

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

A technique using mindfulness and behavioral activation to increase psychological flexibility and the ability to engage in values-based, positive behaviors while experiencing difficult thoughts, emotions or sensations

Motivational Enhancement and Interviewing

A collaborative approach that helps patients identify “what’s in it for me,” with regard to staying sober, work through difficult issues, and develop the skills necessary to accomplish goals

Medication-Assisted Therapies (MAT)

Medications are primarily used to treat substance use disorders related to opioids and alcohol, helping to ease withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings. Our use of medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence with naltrexone and buprenorphine/naloxone is supported by scientific research and recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Washington Circle (a policy group devoted to improving care) and the Veterans Administration. At Hazelden Betty Ford, medication-assisted therapy is always used in conjunction with other behavioral therapies, with abstinence as the end goal.

Our opioid addiction treatment program, Comprehensive Opioid Response with the Twelve Steps (COR-12®) protocol has been implemented by addiction treatment centers and hospitals around the country. Read about the use of medication-assisted therapies in response to the opioid epidemic.

Mental Health Services

More often than not, addiction comes with complicating factors such as depression, anxiety or trauma, also known as co-occurring disorders. With such complex conditions, the most effective approach to care integrates treatment for addiction and mental health so that both issues are addressed at the same time. Our services are provided by psychiatrists, psychologists, marriage and family therapists and other mental health professionals. Services may include individual or group therapy, family therapy, diagnostic assessments or medication management. The type and frequency of care is determined by your initial and ongoing assessments.

Contingency Management/Motivational Incentives (CM)

Incentive-based interventions or tangible rewards are used to reinforce positive behaviors, increase addiction treatment retention and promote abstinence from drug abuse.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

A short-term, limited-focus treatment for depression.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy/Solution Focused Therapy

A goal-oriented therapy focusing on a person’s present and future, rather than past. This is considered goal-oriented therapy (the symptoms or issues that brought a person to their current situation are usually not the target in this approach

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

A technique used to help prevent depression relapse; works especially well for those with major depressive disorder

Educational Groups and Lectures

Sessions focus on educating people about disorders and developing coping strategies

Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF)

Originally designed as a technique to actively engage patients in abstinence-based mutual support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, the interventions today are more widely utilized to help patients achieve and sustain recovery from both substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions

Complementary Therapies

Hazelden Betty Ford offers many other therapies that complement our care programs and services, such as:

• Animal-Assisted Programming
• Relapse Prevention Skills Group
• Communications Training
• Recovery Management Skills Building
• Stress Reduction Skills Training
• Yoga
• Spiritual Care
• Emotional Regulation
• Distress Tolerance Skills Training
• Experiential Therapy
• Process Focused Group Therapy

So choose The Island rehab. With ethical practices, an evolving and innovative addiction treatment model and evidence-based therapies, we’re your companion to a lifelong recovery.