Adolescent & Youth Services - First Step Services LLC

Adolescent & Youth Services

Adolescent & Youth Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program Services

Our current Intensive Adolescent Program includes a Monday night Intensive Outpatient group, Wednesday night Family & Youth/Multi-Family treatment group and a Thursday mixed age treatment group. The Wednesday group includes both the identified substance user and his/her family, usually parents or guardians, in a multifamily group therapy session. The Monday and Thursday night groups are the substance user without the family. Both groups will focus on substance abuse and related issues. The adolescent/youth participants will typically be under 21 years old.

Our Approach…

When treating adolescent clients, including the family is especially important. Drug and alcohol use does not just affect the person using, but also the entire family. Here at First Step we provide several ways for families to become involved in treatment.

Our FACE (Family and Community Education) program is a free service for those concerned about the substance use of loved ones, or for anyone who is interested in learning about how alcohol and drug use affects individuals, families, and the community.

Though FACE is facilitated by professional counselors, it is not a counseling or a support group. It is designed for families, friends, teachers, counselors, attorneys, other professionals, etc. and is not appropriate for the alcohol or drug abuser. For information, call First Step in Raleigh at: (919) 833-8899

Our multi-family groups provide an opportunity for parents to join their child in an education and
discussion group. These groups have been shown to help encourage a dialogue between parent and
child about substance use and other risky behaviors.

Substance abuse treatment groups provide an opportunity to gain support and awareness through
facilitated interactions with peers.

Individual and family therapy helps to address more personal issues clients may need to discuss, and is
important to include in an adolescent treatment plan.

Our Adolescent Counselor, Allison Grubbs, MSW, LCSW, LCAS was also a licensed Visual Arts teacher. Her counseling approach is strengths-based and utilizes art therapy techniques to engage clients in self-expression. Our absolute best effort is made to reconnect clients to healthier, more positive ways to contribute, communicate, and cope.

What we offer…

Our adolescent program offers a variety of services to meet the unique needs of each adolescent client and their families. These services include:

Substance Abuse Assessments.
Individual Counseling.
Group counseling:
-Short-term (20 - 3 hours) and Longer Term (40 - 60 hours)
-Intensive: Three hour sessions, 3 or more times a week.
Multi-family psycho-educational groups.
Family therapy.
DWI education.
Pre-approved Wake County Schools ACE provider.
Urine Drug Screens.
Counselors with experience and specialized training in working with adolescents.
Coordination and collaboration with other providers and school personnel.
Flexible hours (evening and weekends).
Insurance and self-pay options.
Strictest Confidentiality.
A caring environment.

An Adolescent Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program is provided by our Six Forks Road Facilty. This is a successful model that helps teens who have significant problems with alcohol and drug abuse to develop more healthy, happier lifestyles. The First Step Adolescent IOP works closely with the teen and the family achieve a happier, more productive present and future without the burden of substance use problems. Insurance will pay for adolescent and adult Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment.