The great advantage to residential treatment is that you get an enormous amount of professional expertise concentrated in one place. While a robust team of diverse specialties is great for your child’s treatment, it can be confusing to know who does what. The following list will at least give you a sense of who’s who on the treatment team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psychotherapists are clinicians who specialize in delivering individual, group, and family therapy<\/a> directly to clients. Training for psychotherapists varies widely and may include a master\u2019s degree and one of a variety of licenses (e.g. LMFT, LPC, LCSW, etc.). Clinical training for psychotherapists may involve specialization in areas such as social work, family systems<\/a>, or addictions. In a program setting, psychotherapists are in charge of case management, delivery of therapy, and family\/professional communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Addictions counselors focus on providing support, counseling, and resources for clients struggling with drugs, alcohol, and other addictive things or activities. Training varies widely from certification (E.G. CDAC) to graduate studies with a variety of orientations including more traditional approaches such as 12-step recovery, and newer approaches such as SMART Recovery. Depending on the program\u2019s emphasis, addictions counselors may serve either a primary or supportive therapeutic role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A mentor is a more practically oriented part of the treatment team<\/a>, offering real-life advisement, support, and relationship. Mentoring is often a part of the post-treatment plan and may occur in the young person\u2019s \u201creal life\u201d home or school setting. Mentors may or may not have formal psycho-therapeutic training.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAddictions Counselor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Mentor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Educational Consultant<\/h5>\n\n\n\n