New Workshop Offered at the Claudia Black Young Adult Center

Young adult women at the Claudia Black Young Adult Addiction Treatment Center now have the opportunity to experience a Personal Safety and Empowerment Workshop led by the center’s wellness instructor Tracy Jones. The workshop is offered on an ongoing weekly basis throughout the patient’s stay.

Many of the center’s patients come from a history of being immobilized in their fear; have often been victimized, and today engage in a host of self-defeating behaviors. These behaviors range from the abuse of substances, self-harm, and attachment to unhealthy partners, to succumbing to states of defeat and hopelessness. Lacking the skills to protect themselves, they set themselves up for re-victimization and the perpetuation of self-destructive defenses.

''These young women are walking out of this class having garnered an embodied sense of empowerment, feeling an inner strength and confidence that has previously been nonexistent. It is inspiring to see them embrace their courage and to stand in their power,'' said Dr. Claudia Black.

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Claudia Black Center Introduces T.O.V.A to Screen for ADHD

The Claudia Black Young Adult Center has incorporated the Test of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A.) to its assessment protocol. This initiative brings an objective functional measure to inform its clinical assessment with regard to the differential diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

“Using the T.O.V.A is a critical piece to comprehensive assessments to address such complexity of symptoms and behaviors in our clients. It raises our high standard of service to an even greater level,” says Claudia Black, Ph.D., clinical architect of the Claudia Black Young Adult Center and renowned speaker and author who has been working with family systems and addictive disorders since the 1970s.

The Claudia Black Young Adult Drug Addiction Treatment Centers has incorporated the Test of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A.) to its assessment protocol. This initiative brings an objective functional measure to inform its clinical assessment with regard to the differential diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

“Using the T.O.V.A is a critical piece to comprehensive assessments to address such complexity of symptoms and behaviors in our clients. It raises our high standard of service to an even greater level,” says Claudia Black, Ph.D., clinical architect of the Claudia Black Young Adult Center and renowned speaker and author who has been working with family systems and addictive disorders since the 1970s.

Essentially, T.O.V.A. is a computerized test of attention that assists in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring of attention disorders, such as ADHD. The introduction of T.O.V.A. complements the multidisciplinary clinical assessment developed by nursing, general medicine and addictions specialists, along with the psychotherapy and psychiatry staff at the Claudia Black Young Adult Center. This new corroborative psychological testing that was by recommended Dr. James Cahill of the Claudia Black Young Adult Center helps to better understand each patient as an individual.

Many of the young adults presenting to the Claudia Black Young Adult Center report either a history of a prior diagnosis of ADHD/ADD (often with associated trials of medication treatment) or ongoing prominent symptoms of distractibility, impulsivity, restlessness, poor frustration tolerance, and inconsistent task completion. This report often accompanies a history of substance use disorders, relational trauma, anxiety disorders, and mood dysregulation. The symptoms of ADHD may at times be directly due to a substance withdrawal syndrome, the consequences of trauma or a mood disorder itself. The presence of such comorbidity complicates the diagnostic process and necessitates a careful consideration of the specifics unique to each individual’s clinical presentation.

About The Claudia Black Young Adult Center

The Claudia Black Young Adult Center in Wickenburg, Arizona, provides an intensive, experientially based 45-day treatment program for young adults ages 18 – 26 who are struggling with unresolved emotional trauma, addiction, have a dual diagnosis or who have failed past addiction treatments. Dr. Claudia Black - renowned author, speaker, and trainer who has been working with family systems and addictive disorders since the 1970s - is the clinical architect of the Claudia Black Young Adult Center.

In a safe and nurturing community composed of their peers, young adults are guided on their journey of recovery by examining the underlying causes of addiction and co-occurring disorders. The goal is for these individuals to gain the courage to face difficult issues, including grief and loss; heal from emotional trauma; and become accountable for their own feelings, behaviors, and recovery. To learn more or to speak with an Admissions representative please call 855-333-6075.

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The Claudia Black Young Adult Center Now Open

In January of this year, the young adult program at The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona became the Claudia Black Young Adult Center – an intensive, experientially based program specifically tailored to young adults ages 18 -26 struggling with emotional trauma, addiction, have a dual-diagnosis or who have failed past addiction treatments.

This 45-day treatment program is an opportunity for young people to interact and engage in a safe, secure and nurturing community of their peers, but it also includes a strong focus on family systems. The Claudia Black Young Adult Center strongly focuses on how family systems can transform the lives of young adults and their families. Through real-time webinars, patients and their families are embraced into the process before treatment even begins.

The program includes a focus on life skills such as interviewing techniques, resume development and how to secure important life necessities in order to empower young adults. Experiential healing modalities are a large part of the treatment process, including neurofeedback, mindfulness practices, equine-assisted psychotherapy, challenge courses and trauma-informed psychodrama, along with EMDR and Somatic Experiencing. There is 12-step involvement if necessary and the most current testing and assessment tools are used to paint an accurate picture of each patient’s status and unique needs.

Claudia Black, Ph. D., is the clinical architect of the Claudia Black Young Adult Center. She is internationally recognized for her pioneering and cutting-edge work with family systems and addictive disorders since the 1970s. Dr. Black is a renowned author, speaker and trainer whose passion is to help young adults overcome obstacles and strengthen families. Not only is Dr. Black the clinical architect of this groundbreaking treatment program, but she is also actively involved with the treatment team, patients and their families.

“Our mission at the Claudia Black Young Adult Center is to help young adults and their families forge recovery paths, so they can heal, blossom and thrive,” said Dr. Claudia Black.

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