ADAPT Programs|
Our goal is simple – to help our clients and their families get well
About Us – Our Approach
ADAPT Programs are outpatient treatment centers that serve substance abusing and chemically dependent adults and adolescents throughout Southeast Texas. We are board certified and licensed by the State of Texas in the field of chemical dependency counseling. Our team has over a decade of professional experience in treating chemically dependent and substance abusing adolescents and adults. ADAPT Programs were founded on the principle that recovery from substance abuse and addiction is not only achievable, it is expected. Our extensive clinical treatment experiences demonstrate to us that our clients achieve at exactly the level that is expected of them. Traditional treatment programs strive for long-term sobriety with their clients. Sobriety is imperative in order for behavioral change to BEGIN to occur. We expect MORE than sobriety from our clients. Sobriety is the starting point in developing a new life and lifestyle. However, sobriety is not our treatment team's single goal for you or your referral. Sobriety, in conjunction with an active and personally responsible recovery program is the expected final outcome of our programs.
Our Approach – It Works !
ADAPT Programs utilizes the latest in scientifically validated treatment
modalities and approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) are some examples of these.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is largely based on the work of Aaron T. Beck's treatment for depression (Beck, 1976; Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979; Beck, Wright, Newman, & Liese, 1993). It has been shown to be an effective form of intervention when dealing with anxiety disorders, panic disorders (Beck, Emery, & Greenberg, 1985), eating disorders, substance abuse, and dissociative disorders. As its name implies, the primary concern is with the cognitive abilities and skills of the client. The cognitive therapies are directed towards identifying and correcting maladaptive thinking patterns that result in self-defeating or self-destructive behaviors and feelings. The goal of therapy is to assist the client in mastering skills used to identify problems, evaluating his/her perspectives concerning the problems, and providing a more balanced perspective that is conducive to more productive behaviors.
Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) is an example of a cognitive
based therapy that accomplishes this goal by establishing a confrontational
basis which allows the therapist to call the client's attention to irrational
beliefs and the dysfunctional behaviors that result from those beliefs. Following
this confrontation, the therapist then assists the client in discovering
how his/her irrational beliefs and dysfunctional behaviors are generating
problems for the client. Finally, the therapist and client work together
to develop viable techniques that the client can use to change his/her belief
structure. According to Peterson (2000), the cognitive-behavioral therapeutic
approaches of Beck and others are proven methods for treating such orders
as depression, anxiety states and addictive disorders.
Regardless of which particular form of cognitive therapy is used, the common
goal is to determine how the client cognitively interprets his/her world
and how those cognitive interpretations affect his/her behavior and sense
of well being. Since cognitive appraisals of a situation are generally learned,
it is possible to unlearn maladaptive attributes while learning new perspectives
of a given situation, resulting in less discomfort for the client. Problem
focused strategies are directed towards assisting the client to develop alternative
solutions and to select those solutions that result in the least amount of
discomfort for the client.
Testimonials
A year ago, we were forced to face the unpleasant yet unavoidable fact that one of our grown children is an alcoholic. For the first few months – during which she lived with us – we saw little progress and less hope. Then Joe Gardzina with ADAPT Programs began seeing her, and we felt that something had finally changed.
Dear Friends,
As a devoted wife, I have worked closely with Joe Gardzina through ADAPT Treatment Programs thru the past 4 years. In order to learn how to help myself and husband – who was literally dying from the disease of alcoholism.