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Q: What services are available? |
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A: BASES has services for adolescents and adults. Our group services specialize in the various needs for adolescents and young adults. We do substance abuse evaluations for young people and adults. Before a young person is permitted to attend groups we prefer to have a substance abuse evaluation completed. For adolescents ages 14-17 that require residential substance abuse treatment, we have this level of care available through phase one of our Recovery High program. We also offer intensive outpatient and aftercare services for adolescents. We also offer specialized assessments for driver’s license appeal hearings and one time educational programs for drunk drivers and minor in possession of alcohol offenders. We do offer some limited outpatient counseling for adults. BASES also provides educational support groups for parents of substance abusing teenagers. We have numerous books and resources available for family members. BASES also provides extensive referral services for additional substance abuse programs and mental health referrals. BASES does drug testing for local courts, schools, businesses, and families. Our drug testing includes urine testing with instant results or lab results as well as oral fluid lab testing that is now available. If you have a substance abuse concern, feel free to contact us and we will help direct you to the appropriate resources. BASES facility is also a teen center that has pool tables, ping pong, foosball, video games, televisions, music, chess, board games, and a theater surround sound system for movies. During non-school days, we frequently show movies from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Our teen drop in center is the perfect solution to boredom in a safe and supervised atmosphere. |
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Q: How to access services? |
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Contact BASES to set up an initial appointment which is usually scheduled within one to three days of initial contact. Residential services typically take one to three weeks after initial contact. |
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Q: How much do services cost? |
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Drug Testing is usually $15.00, assessments range from $75.00 - $150.00, and outpatient counseling rates are negotiated on an individual basis with a maximum of $75.00 per hour. For adolescents ages 14-17 that need our residential treatment, phase one of the recovery high program costs $10-5.00 per day with a typical 90 day length of stay. Adolescents attending BASES groups that do not need residential services have access to all of our groups at no cost due to local fundraising efforts. Referral services and family inquiries are available at no cost. |
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Q: How are things paid for? |
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BASES accepts cash or check. The adolescent substance abuse evaluations may be paid by a third party such as a school or other funding source. We do not deal directly with insurance companies or state funding sources. Recovery High Phase One residential services are contracted with Charlevoix Probate Court. If a teen is court ordered into Phase One of the Recovery High Program, the referring court enters into a contract with the Charlevoix Probate court. The referring court sometimes works out a payment plan with the family for services that are not covered by other public funds. For family referrals to Phase One Residential Services, the family pays fifty percent up front and the balance of the ninety day program at the midway point. For local, non-court group participants drug testing is billed to the family on a monthly basis. Adults participating in drug testing, evaluations, or one day educational classes are required to pay at the time of the service. For adults that need individual outpatient counseling, we offer a $500.00 total counseling program regardless of the number of sessions. |
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Q: What is Recovery High? |
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Recovery High was developed in 1997 and 1998 to provide adolescents and their families with a varying level of care. In 1999, we began offering residential services in cooperation with foster homes licensed by Charlevoix Probate Court. Teens attend BASES groups 1-5 days per week depending on their individual needs. There is also a parent education and support group that meets every Sunday from 4:00-6:00 pm. Teens involved in the residential level of care also attend the Great Lakes Academic Center, which is a cooperative alternative school program between Charlevoix Probate Court and Boyne City Public Schools. Teens from outside the area participate in our 90 day residential program and return to aftercare services in their home community. Local teens participate in educational or skill building classes, and/or intervention groups depending on their individual needs. To learn more about Recovery High, please go to recoveryhigh.org. |
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Q: What is the process of making a referral to phase one (residential) of the Recovery High program? |
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Go to recoveryhigh.org and download the referral packet in pdf format. Complete pages 3-6 of the initial packet and fax these pages as directed. For general inquiries you may also call Danni Sherwood at 231-549-7760 ext. 25 or Scott Kelly at 231-547-1144. After initial approval, we will ask that you complete the full referral packet and all background information for final approval for admission. If approved, an admission date will be scheduled as soon as a bed is available. It typically takes one to three weeks from initial contact to admission into the program. |
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Q: What other options are available for local teens? |
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Harbor Hall in Petoskey has an outpatient program that does some work with adolescents. Munson Medical Center in Traverse City does evaluations and individual outpatient counseling. Additional agencies and private practitioners may also be available in the local area depending on specific needs of the client. |
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Q: Who is considered a local teen? |
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Anyone that does not require residential treatment is considered a local participant. |
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Q: What kind of outcome data is available? |
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Since 1999, we have had over 480 different adolescents participate in our residential program. In 2004, we attempted to contact every participant in the residential program during the first five years. We were able to reach 20% of the participants. Of those we were able to interview, 18% had remained completely abstinent since leaving the program. The average time out of the program out of the program was seventeen months. One hundred percent of the teens recommended the program for others. One hundred percent of the teens believed they had benefited significantly from their participation in Recovery High. We have been attempting to track our youth for the first year out of the program with very limited success. We have recently developed an evaluation form for past clients through our website located at recoveryhigh.org. We are hoping the use of technology will aid our tracking abilities of this very transient population. In recent years, we have seen several participants come from outside Michigan. We have had teens from 44 of 83 counties from Michigan participate in our program. Our typical client is 15-16 years old who abuses marijuana and alcohol regularly and has used numerous other substances. They also show a pattern of problems related to their use, typically for two years. Many of our residential participants are using on a daily basis. One of our outcomes from the 2004 evaluation showed for those that had not stayed clean and sober in the previous six months from the time of the interview, over 80% reported using less than five days during the previous six months. Periodically, we will search Michigan’s Offender Tracking Information System, which lists adults convicted of felonies. 8% of our residential participants have been included on this list. It is difficult to determine what percentage of 15 and 16 year olds using on a daily basis that would have committed a felony later as an adult, but we believe it is likely to be 25-35%. This equates to a significant reduction in the number of our residential program participants that have gone on to commit a felony. The final note on evaluating our program will ultimately be how many of our participants became positive contributing members of our society. We regularly receive phone calls, emails, cards, and visitors with very positive reports that our program made a difference. |
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Q: What am I getting my kid into? |
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A: At BASES we teach skills for healthy living, educate about addiction/recovery, and provide opportunities for young people to practice these new skills and show what they have learned. At BASES teens are challenged to be different in a healthy leadership role. Teens are educated about normal adolescence, chemical dependency, common adolescent disorders, and how to move from dependence to independence to interdependence. At BASES we encourage people to adopt our definition of a healthy person. Healthy people cooperate, collaborate, follow appropriate leadership, have skills, are socially interested, and add to the sense of the common good. |
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Q: Who are the people that will be working with my kid? |
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A: You can learn more about the BASES staff by going to this page. |
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Q: What about the other kids they will interact with? |
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A: The majority of our kids are 15 or 16 years old. We have a few 14 year olds and a few 17 year olds. On occasion, we will allow a young adult age 23 and under to sit in on the educational groups with strict rules to avoid social interaction with our teens. If a family is concerned that their teens’ interaction with others might be harmful, please discuss these concerns with staff. |
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Q: How does staff address issues of inappropriate behavior? |
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A: Staff will provide correctives and clear expectations of behaviors we hope to see from our participants. For teens that have problems in these areas, they are usually issued a verbal warning, then if the problem continues, a change in their seating location to minimize interaction with other teens while staying within the room, and if the problems persist they will be asked to take a "time out" outside of the group room. If behavioral concerns are an ongoing issue, a corrective action plan may be developed. Use of drugs onsite, physical contact with others, and verbal threats are not permitted and may result in law enforcement being contacted. |
