NorthStar Center

NorthStar Center
NorthStar Center logo

NorthStar Center was a young adult therapeutic transition and relapse prevention program, located in Bend, Oregon, owned and operated by Aspen Education Group for young adults ages 17 1/2 to 24 for treatment of substance abuse and addiction. In March 2011, Aspen announced that it would cease program operations in August 2011 as part of a restructuring of the company.[1]

The therapeutic basis of the program is dialectical behavioral therapy, a type of psychotherapy developed by Marsha M. Linehan and consisting of four parts: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Additional therapies include transtheoreticalstages of change theory, motivational interviewing and the 12 step programs Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Academic offerings include high school completion, college preparatory and college-level courses.

NorthStar was established in 1991 by Dennis and Jeannie Crowell. Dennis Crowell had earlier led Mount Bachelor Academy in Bend. NorthStar operated independently until 1998, when it was acquired by the Aspen Education Group.[2] In March 2011, Aspen announced plans to close the facility in August 2011. As of the closure announcement, NorthStar had about 40 full- and part-time employees.[1]

Along with Passages to Recovery, an Aspen wilderness therapy program, NorthStar was featured on the July 30, 2006, episode of A&E Television Network's documentary series Intervention.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b NorthStar Center in Bend set to close, Bend Bulletin, March 26, 2011
  2. ^ Keith Chu, Ever unconventional, long controversial, Bend Bulletin, November 15, 2009
  3. ^ Teen's Addiction Leads Family To Unique Wilderness Therapy Program, Medical News Today, August 1, 2006

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Northstar (disambiguation) — Northstar may refer to: Northstar, a GM Premium V8 engine NorthStar, a low cost, vision based, navigation system for robots Northstar, a Marvel Comics superhero Northstar (1986 film), a TV movie from 1986 starring Greg Evigan[1] Northstar at… …   Wikipedia

  • NorthStar Foundation — NorthStar is an Omaha foundation dedicated to meeting the critical, unmet needs of North Omaha’s young males – from fourth grade to high school graduation – in, before, and after school programming with the goal of successfully building them into …   Wikipedia

  • Northstar Line —      Northstar Line Overview …   Wikipedia

  • Northstar engine series — Northstar engine Manufacturer General Motors Also called Cadillac Northstar Production 1991–2010 Predecessor Cadillac HT V8 LQ1 V6 The Northstar engine series of automobile engines is General Motors most technically complex 90° V engine… …   Wikipedia

  • Northstar at Tahoe — Northstar California Looking southeast from the back of the summit of Northstar. Location Placer County, California Nearest city …   Wikipedia

  • Northstar @ Tahoe (Lake Tahoe) — Northstar @ Tahoe country: United States, city: Lake Tahoe (North Lake Tahoe) Northstar @ Tahoe Nestled high in the mountains ... a secluded resort waits to escort you into a world of adventure and fun. Northstar can accommodate everyone. You can …   International hotels

  • Northstar at Stoney Creek by ResortQuest Whistler — (Уистлер,Канада) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес …   Каталог отелей

  • Northstar — This article is about the Marvel Comics superhero. For other uses, see Northstar (disambiguation). Northstar Cover to Uncanny X Men #392. Art by Salvador Larroca. Publication information …   Wikipedia

  • Cadillac Northstar LMP — The Cadillac Northstar LMP was a series of Le Mans Prototypes built by General Motors Cadillac brand for use in the American Le Mans Series as well as an attempt to return Cadillac to the 24 Hours of Le Mans since they first entered in 24hLM|1950 …   Wikipedia

  • List of schools in Georgia (U.S. state) — Contents 1 Appling County 2 Atkinson County 3 Bacon County 4 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”