Treatment

The Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction to be a bio-psycho-social and spiritual disease of the brain that is chronic, progressive, relapsing and fatal. It is characterized by loss of control over the use of a drug including alcohol (and/or  behaviour), a pre-occupation with its continued use (and/or engagement in the behaviour) despite adverse physical, psychological and social consequences.

The treatment team at the Top of the World Treatment Centres are highly trained to assist and to guide clients afflicted with the disease of addiction to recover in all these areas. The team is comprised of respectful, deeply committed and passionate physicians, psychologosts, clinicians, family therapists, nurses and support/recovery staff.

The Top of the World Treatment Centres is a comprehensive outpatient assessment and treatment facility that adheres to ASAM’s( American Society of Addiction Medicine) guidelines for client placement criteria (PPC 2R). It is a level I and II facility with affiliation with the Top of the World Ranch which is a level III residential facility. We offer a range of treatment options from individual counseling to intensive outpatient day or evening programs.

Our highly trained compassionate clinicians and our program utilizes a variety of evidence based treatment methods including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavorial therapy, schema therapy, 12 step facilitation, mindfulness and relaxation therapy etc. Link to see complete list of strategies on the strategies page.
We provide up to date clinical education and self care seminars utilizing group psycho educational and group psycho therapeutic methods in conjunction with individual therapy sessions for those clients in our intensive day program.

At Top of the World Treatment Centre our clients may start with a comprehensive ½ day evaluation/assessment before enrolling into our programs. We use a variety of assessment tools to fully diagnose their addictions and any co-occurring mental health conditions. A diagnosis based on the DSM IV will be formulated together with their readiness for treatment. Based on these findings they will be placed according to the ASAM’s Placement Criteria into our various programs if necessary.

Clients who are ready to enroll immediately into one of our programs may do so directly although they will still be given a full assessment upon admission.

Our program is not a traditional 12 step program as we utilize evidence based and holistic techniques as described earlier. However evidence does show and we see great value in attendance to 12 step and other mutual support groups such as SMART or Women in Sobriety both during and after treatment. Attendance is associated with improved abstinence and sobriety. We highly recommend our clients to attend these groups to improve their success and personal fulfillment in sobriety. We also offer aftercare and continuing care support groups on site for graduates of our program.

We also encourage a balanced living approach to recovery emphasizing regular self care and stress reduction with exercise, stretching/yoga, tai chi, mindfulness meditation, recovery supporting literature and creative therapies for enhanced internal tranquility and to support attention span and information retention as part of a clinically proven cognitive functioning repair process.

Creative therapies are available and taught to clients in various media including art therapy. Nutrition is very important and we provide healthy balanced snacks and lunches.

Recognizing that addiction is also a disease that affects the entire family, we have qulified family therapists to help the client and their families in our intensive day program.

Continuing and aftercare is very important in sustaining sobriety and in conjunction with their primary clinician, our clients will create a detailed relapse prevention plan and follow up care during the completion of their treatment.

At Top of the World Treatment Centers we understand the importance of making the decision to seek treatment for yourself or a loved one. We honor your courage with our own integrity. Often lives depend on that integrity. At Top of the World Treatment Centres we view treatment as a holistic process that involves your mind, your body and most importantly your spirit. Our mission is to effectively treat individuals by using successful evidence based methods in conjunction with time tested support.