Passages To Recovery

In wilderness rehab, students engage in a life-changing process of backpacking, camping, primitive skills, and sweat lodges during an expedition through the Utah wilderness, culminating in a Vision Quest. Within the rigors of the expedition, the constant noise and distraction of urban life is left behind and you will discover a physical, emotional and spiritual awakening in which to reconnect with the joy and vitality of living.

Passages To Recovery also has a residential setting in Loa, Utah, where they provide a humane and ethical social detox, supporting you as you adjust to and accept the realities of being in treatment.

Treatment At Passages To Recovery

Passages To Recovery's clinical team is comprised of licensed master's level therapists trained in motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy and human patterning. Their clinical emphases and strengths complement the counseling and teaching of the Residential staff and Field Guides, bringing clarity to the students' understanding of the neuro-biological cycle of chemical dependency and a balanced approach to recovery and increased well-being.

The outdoor portion of Passages To Recovery is a forty day expedition through some of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring country in the West.

Most of the Field Guides at Passages To Recovery are in personal recovery and are Licensed Substance Abuse Counselors in the State of Utah. The Guides are typically in their thirties and forties and understand the dynamics of early recovery. Working at Passages To Recovery affords them a great opportunity to give back. The students often report admiring and trusting Passages To Recovery's field staff, attributing many of the insights they've gained to conversations with them or examples they've set.

The initial period at the Valley Site provides Passages To Recovery with the time to do a thorough clinical assessment of new students, assuring all family members, referring professionals, and Passages To Recovery's own staff that each student is ready for the outdoor expedition. This assessment provides the foundation for the treatment plan and includes a psychiatric evaluation, often in consultation with the client's home psychiatrist, a full medical physical including blood and urine analysis, and an initial bio-psycho-social interview and assessment with the student's Passages To Recovery therapist.

Passages To Recovery's clinical team works with referring professionals from all over the country. They are familiar with the process of intervention, and many interventionists regard Passages To Recovery as exemplary and best suited to the profile of the clients they serve. Many of the students are referred from extended care programs whose clients are seeking to re-commit to a sober lifestyle and need the powerful and life-changing outdoor rites of passage experience to heighten their motivation and clarity of purpose.

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To speak with an Admissions Counselor call toll-free 877-830-7020