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About Recovery Centers of America at Westminster
Ranked #6 in Massachusetts on Newsweek’s 2024 list of America’s Best Addiction Centers, RCA at Westminster delivers clinically proven care with signature compassion. They treat substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions through medically monitored detox, residential treatment, and day and extended day treatment. They also offer specialized support for first responders and military personnel, helping each client build a strong foundation for lasting recovery.
RCA applies six core tenets they’ve determined essential for every client to achieve sustained recovery. These include medications to reduce cravings and prevent relapse, daily 12-step meetings for peer support, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills training to manage emotions and cope with challenges. Clients also benefit from family involvement, strong alumni connections after discharge, and care that’s guided by real-time progress tracking to adapt and improve treatment along the way.
Formerly a ski lodge, RCA at Westminster offers classic New England charm on their serene, nature-filled campus. Semi-private rooms with ensuite bathrooms offer comfort and privacy, while clients enjoy amenities like a pool, fitness center, hiking trails, and a variety of outdoor sports. Activities such as art, yoga, and fireside chats with s’mores round out the experience at this peaceful, lodge-style retreat.
RCA’s alumni association helps clients stay supported and inspired long after treatment ends. They offer ongoing recovery meetings and sober events like movies, sports, and picnics to bring alumni together for fun, fellowship, and connection. Many events allow alumni to invite family and friends, so their support system can play an active role in recovery.
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RCA has multiple ways for families to stay connected, receive support, and take part in their loved one’s recovery journey. Family services include educational webinars, in-person and virtual support groups, and family meetings. Key topics like boundaries, family dynamics, and aftercare empower the family unit to prepare for lasting recovery together.
RCA’s WorkFlex program helps clients continue fulfilling responsibilities with education or work while in rehab. Clients are empowered to keep their primary focus on recovery during inpatient treatment, while having the ability to spend up to 3 hours a day maintaining virtual obligations in a quiet environment with WiFi.
RCA’s Fresh Start Pathway is for clients who have previously been in treatment but need additional support to maintain lasting recovery. Designed to eliminate feelings of shame that may come with a return to use, clients address what may have led to relapse and gain tools and renewed momentum alongside others re-entering treatment.
The RESCU program at RCA Westminster helps first responders and military personnel recover by addressing trauma, drinking culture, job-related fears, and a warrior mindset that may delay seeking help. Group therapy sessions provide peer support, while psychoeducation helps address work-related obstacles. RCA further supports first responders’ families by offering coaching sessions, education, and support groups.
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
In a PHP, patients live at home but follow an intensive schedule of treatment. Most programs require you to be on-site for about 40 hours per week.
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.
Singing, performing, and even listening to music can be therapeutic. Music therapy sessions are facilitated by certified counselors.
Relapse prevention counselors teach patients to recognize the signs of relapse and reduce their risk.
12-Step groups offer a framework for addiction recovery. Members commit to a higher power, recognize their issues, and support each other in the healing process.
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and others join in a specific First Responders program, usually focused on trauma, grief, and work-life balance.
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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