Inpatient
Program
History
Since 1969, we have successfully treated all aspects of this disease. At Olalla, patients are respected, their confidentiality is observed, and understanding extended to them during this difficult time. Olalla Guest Lodge is one of Washington State’s oldest private, nonprofit, state-approved chemical dependency treatment facilities.
Description
Our intensive inpatient program is designed to treat the chemically dependent person’s and their families. Our program is based on education about addiction, social skills training, wellness-oriented life-style education, counseling, group therapy, and a thorough introduction to Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. We are especially equipped to help those individuals who: Are in need of concentrated time and attention in an inpatient program environment.
Have been unable to maintain abstinence on an outpatient basis.
Have a limited stable support base of family or significant others.
Objectives
Patients entering our program can expect the following objectives be met:
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We utilize a special process to achieve these objectives. This process begins at admission when the patient is assigned to a qualified chemical dependency counselor. This counselor will provide the majority of the patient’s individual and group counseling services throughout the program. At this time, patients also join a group with which they will remain for the duration of treatment.
Our program consists of a minimum of forty hours of treatment activities every week, as well as many non-structured hours of involvement with other recovering individuals. Upon completion of our program, an appropriate after care plan is developed and the patient is referred to one of our outpatient programs for continuing care (or another outpatient program if location is a concern). We endeavor to achieve all our objectives in a supportive, caring atmosphere encouraged by the belief that our program leads people to longer, more complete lives.
Staff
The Olalla Guest Lodge is licensed by the Washington State Department
of Health, certified by the Washington State Division of Alcohol and
Substance Abuse and accredited by CARF. Our counseling staff are
professionals,
registered as chemical dependency counselors with the Department of
Health. Our treatment staff receives the additional support of a
physician, social worker, psychologist, and spiritual advisor.
Program Tools
Group Counseling: Patient’s participate in daily group therapy sessions. Both men’s and women’s groups are utilized to address gender-specific issues.
Individual Counseling: Each patient has their own primary counselor who is responsible for developing an individual treatment plan and providing counseling to review progress in meeting the mutually developed treatment objectives. Individual counseling is also available for patients and family with our family therapist.
Education: A major portion of our program is focused on comprehensive education concerning all aspects of chemical dependency. We utilize films, discussion groups, a resource library, and lectures by staff and other professionals.
Support Groups: Patients are introduced to the philosophy of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Al-Anon. Support groups are held on a daily basis. Patients can also access information on alternative support groups.
Family Programs: Olalla recognizes the importance of the family in a patient’s successful recovery. We offer specialized programs for spouses, parents, and other concerned family members whose lives have been affected by chemical dependency.
Continuing Care: The treatment for chemical dependency continues when a person leaves Olalla. Abstaining from alcohol and other drugs is only the beginning of revitalizing one’s life. Successful recovery occurs gradually and requires attention, care and support. To this end, each patient leaves our program with an individualized continuing care plan pointing the direction for continued help and hope. Go back to the home page to read more from the brochure detailing our services.
Cigarettes and Coffee: Olalla Guest Lodge is a non-smoking facility. Patients may smoke outside of buildings near designated areas. Decaffeinated coffee is served at Olalla. We strongly encourage patients entering treatment to focus on becoming chemical-free—including nicotine and caffeine!
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