Santa Monica Inc

Alcoholism

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug Addiction

During drug rehab in Nebraska, you'll participate in therapies that address the many issues that contribute to addiction. Treatment includes physical, mental, emotional, and relational aspects. These methods provide the tools you need to achieve long-term recovery.

Dual Diagnosis

The physical and mental health of their residents is a central priority. Some Santa Monica residents have co-occurring mental and physical illness(es) that are coincidental with their alcohol and/or chemical dependencies. In these cases they work closely with other agencies in the community to provide accurate and timely medical diagnosis and treatment.

Opioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Substance Abuse

Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive behavioral therapy in Nebraska is often the preferred method of treatment for substance use. In just a few sessions, clients can learn how to identify challenges and start to develop healthy coping methods to manage them.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Santa Monica’s women are also exposed to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, to help re-form their cognitive behavioral patterns. Dr. Linehan’s revolutionary work provides a practical set of tools that encourage mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness and emotional regulation. DBT has proven consistently effective in reducing suicidal behavior, self-injury, psychiatric hospitalization, treatment dropout, substance abuse, anger and depression while improving social and interpersonal functioning.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members. They hold weekly group therapy sessions that encourage both accountability and cohesiveness among the women at the house. Learning to live within a group assists women in building a foundation of support for their long-term recovery.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life. The number of sessions is based on necessity and what is beneficial for the individual’s therapeutic process.

Motivational Interviewing

Often used to address addiction in Nebraska, motivational interviewing helps you become motivated to change. Research shows this method is effective for clients who are unprepared for change or feel unmotivated to change.

Trauma Therapy

Many of the women at Santa Monica have suffered emotional, verbal and physical abuse traumas, the effects of which contribute in measurable ways to their cycles of addiction. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals. This approach to treatment, which draws from vetted relational-cultural, addiction, and trauma theories, has helped bridge the gap from earlier, male-centric treatment models to more specialized, female-focused therapeutic and rehabilitative care regimens.

Family Therapy

Santa Monica uses nationally recognized treatment methods to educate residents’ family members about substance abuse, including ways that a family can best support its loved one. Family members will learn that they had no culpability in their loved one’s drinking and/or drug abuse, even though they might have used unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with their family member’s addiction. Their family education sessions offer family members the chance to learn and use relationship rebuilding techniques.

Life Skills

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Creative Arts Therapy

Creativity is inherently healing, and can help those in recovery express thoughts or feelings they might not otherwise be able to. Creative arts therapy can include music, poetry/writing, painting, sculpting, dance, theater, sandplay, and more. Unlike traditional art, the final product matters far less than the experience of creation and expression itself.