Dear Visitor

I am eager to connect with you to tell you about several exciting programs at Two Dreams that you should consider before finalizing your decision on treatment.

We are always refining our 3-7-3 program to achieve the best possible outcomes and to allow us to work more effectively with you or your loved one.

At Two Dreams we continue to emphasize the quality and intensity of our clinical program and we have embraced the philosophy of whole health, by adding activities and programming to restore circadian and ultradian rhythms in early recovery. We continue to stress that it is the responsibility of the clinicians at Two Dreams to help our patients access the peer support available in the ubiquitous twelve step program; while at the same time we acknowledge that patients do not need sponsors in treatment, they need therapists.

The six-by-six program schedule.

The six by six program schedule maximizes the opportunities to achieve mental peace with a minimum of six (6) hours of therapeutic work, six (6) days a week. Physical well-being as a focus emphasizes an intensive exercise program along with a full pain prevention program, and, since fatigue is a friend of sleep, improved sleep hygiene. If mental peace and physical well-being are left unaddressed while in primary treatment, relapse is predictable.

Sleep deprivation is used as a tool when needed to re-program three (3) vital aspects of sleep: 1) latency, 2) middle-of-the-night arousal or awakening, and 3) regeneration or rest efficacy. Personal productivity as a concept of self-efficacy is central to our program to master the developmental tasks of adolescence. These tasks are 1) to individuate and separate from family and parents for independence, 2) peer group selection and affiliation for healthy expression of self, 3) create and maintain a healthy emotional bond with another that is expressed with intimacy and harmony, and 4) to develop the capacity to delay gratification in exchange for the ability to achieve life's goals.

Who runs the program.

All of this goes on in the Outer Banks in the program developed by our Board-Certified Psychiatrist, David A. Barthwell, MD (Dr. David) and me (Dr. B), our Addictionist. Mr. Sid Miltz provides day to day supervision of the clinical staff. You have the option to enter through discussion with our Recovery Advocate Jay Norton, or our Chicago Office where either Dr. David or I will personally see and admit you. Sid is available to consult with every person about your clinical needs during the admission process and both he and I provide regular clinical support to the staff, including Dr. Smith. It is extremely important to us that you are a good match for our milieu, as important as it is to you to know you will fit in and get your needs met.

What treatment completion actually means.

Although much of the programming is regulated to create the restorative structure essential to establishing safety and trust, we are small enough to truly individualize the treatment for every person admitted to Two Dreams. Treatment completion with us is not based upon a few days or hours spent in treatment, it is based upon a clinical outcome of 1) acknowledging the diagnosis, 2) committing to recovery, and 3) reducing or eliminating inducements to use. Treatment is complete when the goals of treatment are met, not when a period has elapsed. We can accommodate access to important activities back home when necessary with therapeutic passes so that no one is cut off from activities outside of treatment if it is therapeutic and essential, not contrary, to recovery.

Why the program is called Two Dreams.

One last note, most people realize that our program name is a biblical reference to the Two Dreams interpreted by Joseph. We believe that when you realize you need treatment you are at a critical crossroads. We want you to be aware that if you are full-hearted in your efforts and therefore, successful in your endeavors, you can be restored to full functioning in your life. If you are diagnosed incorrectly, not exposed to the right services, not serious, or make a half-hearted attempt at recovery, the result can be death, incarceration, or institutionalization. But, beyond the biblical reference, every time I look at our program name, (Two DREAms) I see my nick name, "DREA." I feel the responsibility of my name being on the door, so much so that you can reach out to me.

Please let me know how we can be of a service to you or your loved ones. Again, please do not decide your future, or your loved ones, until all your questions are answered.