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Updated on 07/29/21
“During this stage of treatment, patients meet with counselors, physicians, psychiatrists and psychologists to revisit goals set prior to the detoxification process. By building on these original guidelines, clients and their mentors work together to create personalized plans tailored to individual success.”
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What Is Inpatient or Residential Treatment?
While the work of recovery is a lifelong effort, many of the new, healthy habits that keep people on the path to success are formed during residential treatment. Patients in this stage of rehabilitation live at The Recovery Village Columbus Drug and Alcohol Rehab full time. There, they begin to learn the coping skills needed to overcome substance use disorders and move on to less restricted levels of care, including partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.
Residential treatment is a critical step on the path to recovery. By achieving a healthy distance from destructive influences, patients gradually begin to shed the harmful people, thought patterns and perceptions that fuel their addictions. From there, they can reimagine a new life free from the grips of drug or alcohol dependence. Our facility’s caring nurses, physicians, psychiatrists and addiction counselors are available around the clock to help patients through every stage of this transformative process.
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Who Needs Residential Treatment?
After successfully overcoming the difficult detoxification period, residents can finally begin the rewarding work of recovery in residential treatment.
An ideal candidate for residential treatment has:
- Completed the medical detox process
- Difficulty stopping drug or alcohol use
- The desire to overcome an addiction to drugs or alcohol
What to Expect During Inpatient Drug Rehab
Following medical detox, the next step in the rehabilitation process is residential treatment. Also referred to as inpatient care, this intensive stage of recovery focuses on defining each patient’s treatment goals and building the skills necessary to achieve them.
It is a simple fact that the places and people associated with an addict’s substance abuse can trigger intense cravings. During the residential treatment process, patients stay in our Ohio facility on a full-time basis to avoid the environmental influences that could lead to relapse. Here, people work through their recovery in peace with the help of peers and professionals committed to sobriety.
Because we believe inward reflection and understanding are key to lasting change, individual and group therapy sessions are the cornerstones of most residential substance abuse treatment plans. During individual therapy sessions, clients are given the opportunity to explore the roots of their addiction, address co-occurring disorders, assess their progress on individual goals and move closer to the change they desire. In group therapy, patients are reminded of the common struggles they share with fellow residents. This supportive environment fosters closeness among peers and helps lay the foundations of empathy and self-acceptance necessary for recovery.
Topics discussed during individual and group therapy may include patterns of substance abuse, experiences with grief and loss, sexuality, trauma survival, self-esteem, family patterns, assertiveness and interpersonal relationships. Counselors incorporate other holistic and evidence-based methods of treatment into these therapeutic sessions to further set patients up for success.
Much of the work of recovery is creating a new, balanced life without drugs or alcohol. At The Recovery Village Columbus, we make this transition easier by providing patients with access to recreational activities that promote health and well-being, including yoga, art, fitness and sports.
The goal of residential treatment is to plant seeds of wellness and health during the delicate period following medical detox. The Recovery Village Columbus can help you complete this stage of rehabilitation safely and successfully with:
- 24-hour monitoring
- Comfortable accommodations
- Individual therapy sessions
- Group therapy sessions
- Individualized medication management
- Recreational therapy
- Three nutritious, well-balanced meals a day
Once patients have developed essential coping skills to curb their cravings, they usually continue on to a partial hospitalization program (PHP). Here, they begin the gradual transition out of full-time treatment and learn more about the skills they will need to continue recovery outside of the rehab facility.
Why Consider Inpatient or Residential Treatment?
The period after detoxification is a fragile time for many individuals with substance use disorders. Our residential treatment program at The Recovery Village can lend you the support you need to stay focused on getting better during this turbulent stage of your recovery. With this in mind, here are a few reasons you might want to enroll in a residential treatment program:
- You struggle with intense cravings. Even after you’ve successfully completed the detoxification process, the physical and psychological temptations of substance use are still difficult to resist.
- You desire a structured treatment setting. The regimented, controlled setting of residential treatment can provide you with the stability needed to develop lifelong, healthy habits.
- You want to understand the roots of your addiction. Our talented counselors, psychologists and counselors can help you better understand the complex causes of your substance use disorder.
- You need separation from your triggers to focus on recovery. Continuing on the path to health can be particularly challenging if you are near the people and places associated with your past substance misuse.
Your Recovery Is Possible with Residential Treatment
The right treatment during the beginning stages of your recovery is the key to transitioning to maintaining sobriety in everyday life. At The Recovery Village, our experienced staff of caring professionals give you the tools to carve out a new, addiction-free life.
What Our Patients Have to Say
Larry Evans
15:21 19 Apr 22
GUYS LISTEN!! I am speaking from experience if you are going to have a hard and complicated withdrawal THIS IS YOUR PLACE!! What's a dollar amount on your sobriety? I can't speak on the financial part my insurance did good I did have a little outa pocket to pay ... but I was kept as comfortable as you possibly could be given the situation with well planned tapers. I am also comparing them to other treatment centers I have attended ALL staff is understanding and their to help... you will be on a first name baises with the with in your first few days ...GREAT PLACE to go people
Matt Moore
16:57 31 Mar 22
The detox there is amazing. Every symptom was well met and completely to taken care of. The art room is amazing and the art lady was amazing. The bht Shelia was great, went above and beyond, every thing she was above and beyond.
Sean Carroll
19:12 25 Mar 22
Friendly and knowledgeable staff. 12 out of 10 experience. So many helpful topics and you are treated very very well, with your best recovery in mind.
brittany wallace
16:01 17 Feb 22
Very professional and compassionate staff..
Denise Pauletta
22:19 14 Feb 22
This place was awesome! Nurses were great bht's were very helpful. I didn't want to go but knew I needed to go. It was over a 3 hour drive but worth it. The instructor's where awesome. They made it fun not boring and dull. I really don't have one bad thing to say. I thought after detox I would be begging to go home. But found it very helpful and I learned things that I never thought about. If you need help, please think about this place. In take was easy. All staff of every angle are great. Food was awesome. After I started eating again. You can ask for 1 on 1 when needed or just someone to talk to. They do not judge! Never thought I would say I enjoyed the experience but I did. Very glad I went! the rooms are cold and dry so bring lotion. And baby oil lol. If anything please call and ask all the questions you want or call back if you forget. They are very helpful and will answer ALL your questions and concerns!
YouTune YouInc. (Ria Greiff)
15:57 20 Jan 22
My experience of Recovery Village is from the perspective of a clinician recommending their their clients attend either their inpatient or intensive outpatient program. All of my clients have had nothing but glowing reviews of all the staff there, particularly Alex. My personal experiences have been via my contact Rob and I also have the same feeling. The staff at Recovery Village is truly compassionate, incredibly professional, and good at what they do. This is the place to go to for high quality care.
The Recovery Village aims to improve the quality of life for people struggling with a substance use or mental health disorder with fact-based content about the nature of behavioral health conditions, treatment options and their related outcomes. We publish material that is researched, cited, edited and reviewed by licensed medical professionals. The information we provide is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider.