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Massachusetts Center for Adolescent Wellness
Treatment Focus
This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
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Treatment Focus
This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
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Massachusetts Center for Adolescent Wellness
Massachusetts Center for Adolescent Wellness
About Massachusetts Center for Adolescent Wellness
Situated near the coast of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Center for Adolescent Wellness (MCAW) treats teens ages 13-17 with primary conditions of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), behavioral issues, anger management, self-harm, grief and loss. Additionally, they treat co-occurring conditions like substance use (including vaping), eating disorders, grief and loss, as well as process addictions like gambling, gaming, social media, shopping, and exercise addictions. They accept medically-stable clients willing to participate in therapy with reliable transportation. The admissions team requires a recent psychological evaluation or hospital discharge summary for the adolescent, and they ask for any additional clinical and educational records about the adolescent's mental state that can help with treatment planning. Their team is led by licensed clinical social workers.
MCAW offers day treatment and intensive outpatient (IOP) programs, which they also refer to as after-school outpatient treatment. The day treatment lasts 6 hours each day for 5 to 6 days per week. Their IOP is 3 hours in the evening for 3 days per week. MCAW recommends their IOP for teens who need regular support but less structured programming, and they sometimes recommend their IOP as a step-down from day treatment. In each session, they offer 40 to 60 minutes of individual therapy. They recommend a few weeks for minor mental health concerns, and they recommend long-term therapy for more severe mental health concerns and substance use conditions. Additionally, MCAW hosts summer day treatment programs similar to camps. Their aftercare includes continuing education workshops, academic support, vocational planning, and family support.
MCAW's team applies many individual, group, and family therapy methods, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), art therapy, interpersonal processing, music therapy, medication-assisted treatment, meditation and mindfulness therapy, motivational interviewing, psychotherapy, relapse prevention therapy, and solution-focused therapy. MCAW's approach is trauma-informed and evidence-based. Their staff are mindful of LGBTQ+ adolescents and provide tailored, gender-affirming care. Common topics discussed in therapy include behavioral issues, obstacles to success, anger management, insomnia, improving self-esteem and body image, building healthier relationships, addressing family conflicts, and handling academic stresses.
Center Overview
Treatment Focus
This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.
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Specializations
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Licensed Primary Mental Health
Some primary care providers offer mental health diagnosis and treatment. This can prevent patients from developing more serious conditions.
Who We Treat
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Therapeutic Community
Therapeutic communities allow patients to contribute to the success and progress of their community, through healthy behaviors or even basic chores.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Interpersonal Therapy
This brief and structured therapy addresses present relationships and improves overall communication at work, home, and other social settings.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.
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Conditions We Treat
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Gambling
Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.
Gaming
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
Substances We Treat
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.