George Junior Republic
Drug Rehab Center in Grove City, Pennsylvania
The George Junior Republic is a premier drug rehab facility in Pennsylvania providing comprehensive structured care, personalized treatment plans, and experienced professional staff to individuals suffering from opioid, substance abuse, and other forms of drug addiction.
About This Grove City, PA Facility
George Junior Republic in Grove City, Pennsylvania is a residential treatment center for young people between the ages of 12 and 21. Founded in 1911, the facility provides a wide range of mental health and behavioral services for male and female adolescents with significant emotional and behavioral challenges. At George Junior Republic, children and young people receive individualized assessment, comprehensive treatment planning, experiential learning, continuing care, and post-treatment follow-up. The facility is accredited by the Joint Commission, has a CARF accreditation, and holds a valid license from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Clinical Services.
George Junior Republic offers individualized specialized treatment for addictions and substance abuse, including psychotherapy, group therapy, medication management, education and life skills development, and activities of daily living designed to help adolescents develop healthy relationships in all areas of their lives. The facility's experts also utilize evidence-based practices to help adolescents increase their knowledge and understanding of addictive behavior and develop the skills needed for lifelong recovery. They offer an array of resources, including family support groups, post-treatment support services, and a Recovery Pilot Program designed to enhance a successful transition into adulthood.
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The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. George Junior Republic patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.
Opioid addiction is one of Pennsylvania‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.
Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. George Junior Republic offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Outpatient rehabilitation is a treatment that exists if a patient is not checking into George Junior Republic long term. In addition to helping them recover, the patient attends regular therapy sessions and detox and participates in other therapies. However, this is all primarily done from home. As a follow-up to inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment is usually recommended.
After rehabilitation, it helps people return to their everyday lives. It may also be an alternative to inpatient care in some situations. If they cannot leave their jobs, children, or don’t have the money for inpatient care, people can choose this method. Inpatient therapy, however, is the best method and most suggested level of treatment offered by George Junior Republic in recovering from addiction.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
George Junior Republic‘s Therapies & Programs
Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at George Junior Republic in Grove City, PA and consists of members from different stages of recovery.
The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at George Junior Republic whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. George Junior Republic asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress
Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a method of specific counseling that replaces negative and self-limiting thoughts with positive and productive behaviors. Self-defeating thoughts and habits can limit your possible successes. Some examples of this are procrastination, unhealthy eating and angry outbursts. You may not be aware that some unhealthy behaviors and thoughts are sabotaging your potential accomplishments.
The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at George Junior Republic. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.
Some people refer to contingency management, or CM, as motivational incentives. This type of therapy is a reconditioning of the mind and responses of the body. The point of CM is to help the body understand the proper responses to behaviors should be, as well as the effects that come with both problematic and desired behaviors. The more positive choices a person makes, the more incentives they will receive, all managed with sobriety goals by George Junior Republic in Grove City, PA.
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Grove City, Pennsylvania 16127 Phone Number724-458-9330 x2142 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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233 George Junior Road
Grove City, PA 16127
724-458-9330 x2142
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Grove City, Pennsylvania Addiction Information
Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the nation for drug-related deaths. More than 10% of all deaths in Pennsylvania have been related to drugs and alcohol. 30% of Pennsylvania youth reportedly drink alcohol monthly, with more than 20,000 teenagers having an alcohol problem. The rate of opioid misuse in Pennsylvania is double the national average.
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