The Northwest Indian Treatment Center is dedicated to serving a predominantly Native American population through the provision of residential substance abuse treatment services. Our treatment options are designed to address chronic relapse issues by focusing on unresolved trauma and grief that underlie addiction. We incorporate traditional ceremonies and cultural activities into our services, aiming to promote healing of the mind, body, and spirit.
ABOUT THE NORTHWEST INDIAN TREATMENT CENTER
Established by the Squaxin Island Tribe in 1994, the Northwest Indian Treatment Center (NWITC) offers a tranquil recovery environment in rural Elma, Wash. Our facility provides residential substance abuse treatment to individuals primarily from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho who identify as Native American. In addition, we operate an outpatient program in Kamilche, Wash., located 25 miles northeast of the residential facility. Please note that NWITC does not offer detox services, but clients may receive necessary medical attention through nearby Indian Healthcare Service clinics.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Admission to the treatment program at the Northwest Indian Treatment Center requires a referral and the completion of an assessment packet, which helps determine the appropriate level of care. Our residential program has a duration of 45 days, and the average wait time for a bed is 17 days.
At our center, we specialize in treating individuals experiencing chronic relapse due to unresolved grief or trauma. We emphasize faith-based and cultural-based treatment approaches, integrating various cultural traditions and ceremonies, such as singing, drumming, storytelling, and native craft making. Our residents also have the opportunity to learn about traditional foods and medicine through our on-site gardens. Recognizing the importance of spirituality in successful recovery, NWITC offers sweat lodge ceremonies and Shaker and other church services.
Alongside spiritual and cultural-based treatments, we also offer on-site 12-step meetings. Our clients are expected to actively participate in community activities, including working in our facility’s garden. Additionally, we provide recreational activities to promote physical well-being and holistic development alongside mental and spiritual treatments.
Upon completing the residential program, many clients transition to our outpatient program as a step-down service. We also offer referrals to sober living facilities and other community-based programs.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
Our treatment team consists of seven counselors and a nurse. They possess extensive experience in addressing the spiritual and cultural aspects of treatment and hold the necessary accreditations for the various components of our programming.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
The Northwest Indian Treatment Center features a 28-bed facility situated on a 2.5-acre campus. The grounds include separate buildings for spiritual meetings and educational classes. Additionally, we have three teaching gardens on-site. In a survey conducted with our alumni, four out of five stars or higher were given for the accommodations and maintenance of our facility.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
At the time of this writing, three alumni reviews have been garnered. All three alumni polled by Best-rehabs.com rated the facility with four out of five stars or higher for various metrics, including holistic offerings, treatment effectiveness, staff support, and staff level of training and experience. They all expressed their likelihood of recommending the facility to loved ones in need of treatment.
Our alumni reviewers particularly value the holistic nature of our program, highlighting the strengths of our Native American-centered therapies. All alumni awarded five out of five stars for our holistic offerings. As one alum, Camden, shared, “The only center I’ve been to that helped me learn how to recover my mind, body, emotional, and social aspects of myself.”
On Google, the Northwest Indian Treatment Center has received a five out of five star rating based on seven reviews at the time of this writing. Many alumni credit our facility with their sobriety and life transformation. For instance, alum Lisa stated, “Wonderful place! I spent 45 days there, and it changed my life.”
Our unofficial Facebook page reflects a rating of 4.9 out of five stars from 26 reviews. In a representative review, alum Stephen expressed, “Man, this place literally changed my life. I tried to return to the life I knew best, but the medicines that have found me through this place brought me to a place where I belong in spiritual freedom. Thanks to all the staff for being consistent and for giving yourselves in the manner in which you have. It is very powerful and life-changing.”
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
Best-rehabs.com has received only one representative review from a concerned family member who expressed criticism toward NWITC’s family programming and stated that they would not recommend the facility. The loved one, J.G., wrote, “My problem with this program is there is no family support… It is so wrong not to offer support, information, and guidance to the family left at home.”
FINANCING
According to our facility’s brochure, the cost of treatment (excluding medical expenses) is $165 per day. Financial support may be available on a case-by-case basis. Moreover, two alumni surveyed by Best-rehabs.com indicated that they paid for treatment through state/federal insurance or private insurance.