The Claudia Black Young Adult Center Now Open

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The Claudia Black Young Adult Center Now Open In
January of this year, the young adult program at
The Meadows in Wickenburg, Arizona became the
Claudia Black Young Adult Center an
intensive, experientially based program
specifically tailored to young adults ages 18
-26 struggling with emotional trauma, addiction,
have a dual-diagnosis or who have failed past
addiction treatments. This 45-day treatment
program is an opportunity for young people to
interact and engage in a safe, secure and
nurturing community of their peers, but it also
includes a strong focus on family systems. The
Claudia Black Young Adult Center strongly
focuses on how family systems can transform the
lives of young adults and their families. Through
real-time webinars, patients and their families
are embraced into the process before
treatment even begins. The program includes a
focus on life skills such as interviewing
techniques, resume development and how to secure
important life necessities in order to empower
young adults. Experiential healing modalities are
a large part of the treatment process, including
neurofeedback, mindfulness practices, equine-
assisted psychotherapy, challenge courses and
trauma-informed psychodrama, along with EMDR and
Somatic Experiencing. There is 12-step
involvement if necessary and the most current
testing and assessment tools are used to paint an
accurate picture of each patients status and
unique needs. Claudia Black, Ph. D., is the
clinical architect of the Claudia Black Young
Adult Center. She is internationally recognized
for her pioneering and cutting-edge work with
family systems and addictive disorders since the
1970s. Dr. Black is a renowned author, speaker
and trainer whose passion is to help young adults
overcome obstacles and strengthen families. Not
only is Dr. Black the clinical architect of this
groundbreaking treatment program, but she is also
actively involved with the treatment team,
patients and their families. Our mission at the
Claudia Black Young Adult Center is to help young
adults and their families forge recovery paths,
so they can heal, blossom and thrive, said Dr.
Claudia Black.