Treatment Program

The Top Of The World Treatment Centres treatment programs adheres to ASAM’s (American Society of Addiction Medicine) guidelines for client placement criteria Level I to Level III.

The Top Of The World Treatment Centre together with Top Of The World Ranch Treatment Centre provides 3 outpatient (Awareness Program, Acceptance Program, Life Adjustment and Recovery Program) and 1 residential treatment option. If the client decides to participate in one of the TOW treatment options with the exception of the Awareness Program then the cost of the assessment will be put towards the cost of that program. 

Awareness Program

The awareness consists of 8 individual therapy sessions (twice a week by appointment) over 4 weeks with a substance disorders clinician. This program uses education, insight orientated therapy, motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy to assist the client to recognize and become more aware of their addiction and its consequences. This program also will attempt to increase the client’s motivation and willingness to change. Understanding addiction, relapse prevention, harm reduction, communication and emotional coping skills will be introduced. » Book your appointment now.

Acceptance Program

The acceptance program runs 3 hours per evening (5.30 pm to 8.30 pm), 3 evenings a week (mon, wed and thurs) for 4 weeks. This program aims to further motivate and promote behavior change to achieve sobriety. Psycho-educational, psycho-dynamic and interpersonal groups are utilized to promote further education and insight into the individual’s addictions and their consequences. Addiction as a bio-psycho-social and spiritual disease of the brain will be introduced. Childhood trauma and childhood adverse events as contributing factors to the development of poor coping skills and emotional dysregulation (depression, anxiety, shame, guilt etc ) will also be discussed. Poor coping skills that results in repeated patterns of self destructive behavior that ends up with addiction will also be introduced. Relapse prevention and skills practice to improve communication, emotional coping, stress reduction and management of craving utilizing self talk and cognitive behavioral techniques will also be provided. » Book your appointment now.

Life Adjustment and Recovery Program

This most intensive and comprehensive outpatient program will run 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks that can be extended to 12 weeks. This program incorporates individual counseling as well as psycho-educational, psycho-dynamic and interpersonal groups. This program will further provide the skills and life changes to further achieve abstinence and sobriety. The full extent of the individual’s addictions will be explored. The client will further look into their life histories and identify their childhood adverse experiences, schema’s and patterns of behaviors, personality and coping styles that have resulted in destructive high risk behavior and lack of ability to be satisfied with life. They will learn healthier ways to manage their stress, live more balanced lifestyles and further practice techniques to prevent relapse. They will look into their unhealthy styles of thinking and communication, manage anger and stress, and learn ways to relax.
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Some of the strategies that will be employed the programs by our highly trained clinicians and physicians will include evidence based and holistic techniques such as:

1. Motivational Interviewing,
2. Cognitive Behavioral therapy,
3. 12 step facilitation,
4. schema therapy,
5. mindfulness and relaxation therapy,
6. case management,
7. biblotherapy,
8. self talk,
9. pharmacotherapy
10. family counseling
11. Continuing care support.

Continuing Care/Aftercare

At Top Of The World Treatment Centres we recognize that continuing care after intensive treatment is one of the most important reasons for continues sobriety. We strongly support the utilization of mutual self help and attendance while attending our programs and upon discharge. We also have our own alumni support groups and encourage attendance. While at the Top Of The World Treatment Centres, our Clinicians will work with the individual client to have a strong continuing care plan upon discharge.