The Program
What do we treat?
Per the state requirement for Level 3 Residential Treatment at a licensed Behavioral Health Residential Facility, before entering the client needs to have a identified diagnosis that includes both the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Diagnosis requirements.
The reason the state requires a dual-diagnosis is because the model of behavioral health treatment has largely changed throughout the nation in the last two decades. It has been demonstrated that substance abuse is not the primary cause of the disruption to the client’s life. Rather it is a mixture of mental health issues or traumas that eventually led to the development of substance abuse as a coping mechanism. Therefore, it goes: treat the traumas, solve the substance abuse issue.
An example of a dual diagnosis could be:
1. Depression and/or Anxiety (Mental Health); and
2. Alcohol Use Disorder (Substance Abuse)
A proper diagnosis will be identified by a Licensed Clinician on a Psychological Assessment. These are typically provided by Substance Abuse Counselors through the Tribal Offices for Behavioral Health and Behavioral Health Hospitals. However, our own clinician can do a proper assessment prior to you entering the program to determine your eligibility for treatment.
How is it paid for?
We currently accept AHCCCS Medicare insurance. The daily rate covers not only treatment, but room and boarding as well. You do not pay any additional fees or costs at Greystone House.
What Services Do we Provide?
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Peer Mentorship by former 1-year program graduates who now work as Behavioral Health Technicians with Greystone House.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focused Classes focused on behavioral changes and trauma counseling.
- 12 Step Programming such as:
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Codependents Anonymous
- SMART Recovery
- White Bison Wellbriety
- Assistance with Medication Management.
- On-Site visits with Primary Care Physician Group and referrals to medical specialists for dental, eye, etc.
- Fulfillment of medication through Salibas’ Pharmacy covered by Insurance.
- GED and College Courses
- Assistance with pursuing and paying for approved Extracurricular activities. Some examples of past residents was:
- Basketball league
- Violin lessons
- Piano Lessons
- Art Supplies
- Music and Beats machines.
- Case Management to include job preparation, skills training, tribal resources information, discharge preparation, assistance with court cases, and family therapy and reunification.
- Gym memberships.
- Off-Site Excursions to include movie theatre trips, bowling, hiking, museum visits, and more.
- Assistance with Sober Living Fees upon graduation.
- Possible future employment with Greystone House, including help with transportation and housing.
- 6-Month Certificate of Completion and Graduation Ceremony
- 12-Month Certificate of Completion and Graduation Ceremony
HOw Long is the Program?
We currently offer a 6-Month Program and a 12-Month Program. We do not offer short term programming as it has been repeatedly demonstrated in study after study – and our personal experience – to be ineffective.
What is the Goal of the Program?
The goal of Greystone House has always been to provide real, long-lasting treatment to our clients.
We recognize the utter failure of the mental health system not just in the state but in the nation. Too many hospitals and facilities only attempt to treat addiction and don’t lay the groundwork for long term sobriety. Treatment lasting less than one year typically results in relapse. Most clients who do less than one year of treatment will relapse within a year of treatment. Most clients will need between 5-7 rounds of in-patient treatment before it starts to take hold and change their life.
Our goal is to get them to that point quicker. How do we do this then? When preparing to open this facility, I was reviewing the different types of treatment philosophies and methods and kept coming across the study results that showed that accounting for the many variables in a person and their treatment, the most consistent across race, age, culture, and gender, was the relationship between the client and their direct treatment provider was the biggest predictor of either success or relapse. Basically, what this means is that if the client doesn’t buy into their treatment provider or they don’t create a connection, they are unlikely to adhere to the lessons and education they receive.
This is why we focus exclusively on making sure that myself and my family are the primary care providers in terms of their treatment while in our facilities. This is also why we do not own ten homes or a large facility. We maxed out at two facilities, ten residents each, because I can still teach in the homes and have a direct contact with each client and employee weekly.
Without that, the homes lose their family feel and the residents feel like just another number. We have noticed that when they believe in us and how we run our facilities, they respond in kind and give more of an effort.
How does it work?
Greystone House believes that by identifying the root causes and traumas impacting a person’s life, and getting treatment for those items, will lead to the alleviation of improper coping mechanisms such as alcohol and drug abuse. Focusing solely on sobriety is ineffective at helping a client move past addiction for the long-term.
These traumas are identified and addressed in individual counseling, group therapy, and in the Greystone House curriculum of classes.
Addiction was a habit formed through repetition, and Sobriety can be a habit that is also formed through repetition. Our program is purposely set up to identify new, useful habits, and teach clients to practice and keep going on their habits that will benefit their lives. Our system of rewards and privileges will incentivize our clients to remain motivated and working hard as we teach them to draw a connection between consistency and hard work to rewards.
Clients will remain engaged in the program and their sobriety as we hold them accountable to their goals, hopes, and dreams. Too often, our clients were allowed to fail by the friends, family, and society around them. Our program is focused on accountability, and does so by tracking clients progress and reviewing the results with them. If we fail to attain a stated goal, the primary action becomes reviewing why the previous plan and actions didn’t work, re-conceptualizing new plans and actions, and initiating them.
Failure to progress in treatment plans and goals is grounds for dismissal from the program. We do not allow clients to give up on themselves or their goals.
It is not enough to want to be sober. Sober is a result of actions, not an endgame. It is a lifestyle and ongoing. We help clients understand that, and demonstrate that the true path to long-term rehab is becoming engaged again in their own hopes and dreams. It will be the only thing that keeps them going during the hard times. Many of our therapies and classes are focused on identifying these things and encouraging clients to go after them.
The goal is to get the client pursuing goals and dreams that they want so much that they refuse the call to relapse when pressures and disappointments arise.
Treat the Trauma Relieve the Symptom
Greystone House believes that by identifying the root causes and traumas impacting a person’s life, and getting treatment for those items, will lead to the alleviation of improper coping mechanisms such as alcohol and drug abuse. Focusing solely on sobriety is ineffective at helping a client move past addiction for the long-term.
These traumas are identified and addressed in individual counseling, group therapy, and in the Greystone House curriculum of classes.
Habits Are Formed Through Repetition
Addiction was a habit formed through repetition, and Sobriety can be a habit that is also formed through repetition. Our program is purposely set up to identify new, useful habits, and teach clients to practice and keep going on their habits that will benefit their lives. Our system of rewards and privileges will incentivize our clients to remain motivated and working hard as we teach them to draw a connection between consistency and hard work to rewards.
Structured Environments and Accountability
Clients will remain engaged in the program and their sobriety as we hold them accountable to their goals, hopes, and dreams. Too often, our clients were allowed to fail by the friends, family, and society around them. Our program is focused on accountability, and does so by tracking clients progress and reviewing the results with them. If we fail to attain a stated goal, the primary action becomes reviewing why the previous plan and actions didn’t work, re-conceptualizing new plans and actions, and initiating them.
Failure to progress in treatment plans and goals is grounds for dismissal from the program. We do not allow clients to give up on themselves or their goals.
Becoming Engaged in Hopes and Dreams
It is not enough to want to be sober. Sober is a result of actions, not an endgame. It is a lifestyle and ongoing. We help clients understand that, and demonstrate that the true path to long-term rehab is becoming engaged again in their own hopes and dreams. It will be the only thing that keeps them going during the hard times. Many of our therapies and classes are focused on identifying these things and encouraging clients to go after them.
The goal is to get the client pursuing goals and dreams that they want so much that they refuse the call to relapse when pressures and disappointments arise.