ABOUT SOUTH COAST RECOVERY
Based in the community of San Clemente in Southern California, South Coast Recovery operates multiple residential programs for adults struggling with chemical dependency and co-occurring disorders. The treatment provider offers both short-term and long-term residential programs, as well as gender-specific residential programs. If necessary, facilities also offer supervised, social detoxification services.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Before beginning treatment, clients participate in an initial behavioral and psychiatric assessment to help clinicians develop an individualized plan of care. South Coast Recovery provides 30-, 60-, and 90-day residential programs, as well as an extended-care residential program that requires a six-month commitment. To treat its clientele, South Coast Recovery combines 12-step immersion with evidence-based and holistic treatment methods in a social model of recovery. In addition, the facilities offer specialized opioid treatment track, which may integrate medication-assisted treatment (MAT) into programming.
To help clients identify and change destructive thinking patterns that contribute to addictive behavior, clients adhere to a structured schedule of group and individual counseling sessions, as well as educational classes on relapse prevention, coping skills training, anger management, value clarification, and trigger avoidance. If appropriate, clinicians may also encourage clients to participate in family counseling sessions.
The core of South Coast Recovery’s treatment is an immersion in the 12-step model of recovery. Residents regularly attend 12-step meetings, study fellowship literature, and attend workshops that guide residents as they “work the steps.” Each week, the residential program addresses a different “step,” offering process groups for individuals actively working that “step.” South Coast Recovery also offers a Christian-based track, which may incorporate Christian principles into the 12-step model of recovery.
In addition to evidence-based treatment methods, South Coast Recovery incorporates a range of holistic approaches into programming, which may include guided meditation, yoga sessions, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, and therapeutic massages. The facilities also emphasize therapeutic recreation as an important component to lasting sobriety. During residential treatment, clients may participate in surfing, sailing, deep sea fishing, exercise sessions, kayaking, and biking.
Before a client is discharged from a residential program, clinicians help the individual to form a comprehensive discharge plan. To promote lasting recovery, clinicians may provide referrals to sober housing, outpatient programs, vocational training and educational opportunities, and other community-based resources.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
According to its website, South Coast Recovery employs a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, licensed substance abuse counselors, couples and marriage counselors, holistic therapists, and a support staff. The facility’s website states that residents enjoy a client-to-staff ratio of 1:2.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
South Coast Recovery is comprised of six residential facilities, which includes four co-ed facilities and two gender-specific facilities. According to the South Coast Recovery’s website, the residential facilities are located in the beach community of Dana Point, and many facilities offer residents easy access to the beach, 12-step meetings, and churches. Images sourced from the facility’s website revealed upscale homes with double-occupancy bedrooms, lavish bathrooms, well-furnished communal areas, outdoor patios, and full kitchens.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The sole alum polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing offered generally positive opinions of the facility. Out of five stars, the alum gave four-star ratings for the facility’s inclusion of holistic offerings, the effectiveness of lead counselor, and the effectiveness of group counseling. “Good holistic offerings and lead counselor,” the alum wrote. However, they offered more moderate three-star ratings for the treatment staff’s level of experience and training.
The one alum review available through secondary sources awarded the facility a perfect rating. On Google reviews, alum Andrew offered a perfect five-star rating for the facility, though did not elaborate on his experience.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
The two loved ones polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing had mixed opinions concerning the facility. One anonymous loved one offered four-star ratings for the facility’s counseling options and its discharge planning, but gave a two-star rating for the amount of family involvement. Citing a “wide variety of meetings, wide variety of activities, good counslers,” as facility strengths, they did feel that the food could be more nutritious.
The other loved one was a bit more critical of the facility, offering a three-star rating for the facility’s counseling options and one-star rating for its discharge planning. However, they did provide a four-star rating for the treatment staff’s level of experience and training, as well as a perfect five-star rating for the overall cleanliness and upkeep of the facility.
FINANCING
There is currently no information provided on the facility’s website regarding its costs. However, the facility does state that financing is available.
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