Cliffside Malibu Treatment Center Establishes Family Program To Speed Recovery From Addiction

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sufferers of alcohol or drug addiction are often beset by loneliness and despair, and their addictions frequently have devastated their families. In many cases family members may even be a factor in the root cause of the addiction. Yet, despite the central role played by families in addiction and its treatment, with most rehab clinics families are at best an after-thought and rarely integrated into the treatment process.

Cliffside Malibu, a member of Discovery Behavioral Health, and the preeminent, evidence-based alcohol and drug treatment center in Malibu, CA, announced today the establishment of its Family Program, a holistic approach to healing not just addicts, but their families as well. The center fully integrates those closest to the client into the entire recovery process. The Family Program is based on a simple premise: Because addiction is a disease that affects the whole family, the whole family should be included in treatment. In fact, research has shown that involving families in the addiction treatment process can speed the recovery process.

"We've made the family an essential part of our program. The key word here is healing. The physical, psychological, and emotional damage caused by an addiction cannot be fully healed without those closest to the client being fully engaged throughout the healing process," says Kelly Stephenson, Cliffside Malibu's Chief Executive Officer.

The Family Program begins with an initial, all-day orientation session that not only strives to inform but even entertain. "We're not afraid of using the 'F' word here – fun! Yes, there's a lot of in-depth and serious information presented during the orientation day, but we also make time for a multifamily barbecue, prepared by our expert culinary staff, and located on the beautiful grounds of our facility overlooking the Pacific Ocean," says Stephenson.

"It's a time for clients and their families to support one another and compare notes in a relaxed setting. The underlying message is that as a person with an addiction problem, or someone who is close to that person, you're not alone," she says.

The barbecue is book-ended by information sessions on a wide variety of topics related to the recovery process and presented by board-certified MDs, psychologists, licensed clinicians, and certified addiction counselors – all experts in the field of addiction.

"The purpose of the Cliffside Malibu Family Program is to prepare and educate families and loved ones with information about substance abuse and the underlying issues that fuel the behavior, and ultimately lead to a disruption in normal life," says John Peloquin, CEO of Discovery Behavioral Health. "With the nation in the grips of an unprecedented addiction epidemic, it's time for all of us in the recovery field to rethink standard operating procedures and make room for innovations about how to solve this crisis."

To seek treatment for yourself or a loved one, or to make a referral, please call 855-861-4555.

About Cliffside Malibu

Cliffside Malibu operates a fully integrated clinical model built on the widely applicable and well-reputed Stages of Change and Transtheoretical Model. Each staff member is trained on the philosophy of the Transtheoretical Model and Stages of Change and incorporates it at every level of client care.  This means that at every touch point each client is treated with the utmost empathy and in accordance with specific interventions that have demonstrated efficacy at each stage of change for each and every clinical issue and focus of treatment.

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