“Challenges” Addiction Rehab Treatment Center Fort Lauderdale, FL March 13, 2009
“Challenges”, an Addiction Rehab Treatment Center located in Fort Lauderdale , Florida http://www.challenges-program.com/, announced this week that negotiations were underway with Terence Gorski of CENAPS, the internationally recognized expert in Relapse Treatment and Relapse Prevention, for Mr. Gorski to join the staff of Challenges on a full time basis.
Mr. Gorski of Spring Hill, Florida has expressed his interest in relocating to the Fort Lauderdale area on the East Coast of Florida and joining the Challenges team. During the negotiating process Mr. Gorski has related that he feels that Challenges is one of the most highly credible, ethical and respected treatment programs in the country and he feels that the expertise of the clinical staff at Challenges, and specifically in the areas of relapse prevention and the treatment of dual diagnosed conditions is unparalleled.
Mr. Gorski has maintained an ongoing consulting relationship with Challenges for many years and has overseen the implementation of program design elements which led to Challenges becoming the first Addiction Rehab in the United States to receive the Gorski Certification as a “Center of Excellence” for Relapse Prevention. Mr. Gorski has certified thousands of therapists over the years as relapse prevention treatment experts but the facility certification which Challenges received as a “Center of Excellence” was the first time that Mr. Gorski had certified a treatment facility with this special designation. Mr. Gorski is very familiar with the program elements which have made Challenges one of the leaders in the addiction treatment industry.
Jeffery Huttman PhD , the Chief Clinical Officer of Challenges noted that “ our close ongoing relationship with Terence Gorski over the last ten years has been one of the most exciting and beneficial aspects of the areas of specialized addiction treatment which Challenges has been noted for and specifically this relates to our expertise in the treatment of Chronic Relapse from Drug and Alcohol Addiction and Dual Diagnosed Disorders” .
Dr. Huttman went on the state that “we are hopeful that a full time staff position at Challenges would further benefit both our treatment program and also provide Mr. Gorski with a full time relationship with a respected treatment facility which already incorporates many of the Gorski core principals within its treatment program and thereby would enable Gorski to further advance his efforts in the study and research of addictive disorders and relapse prevention, research areas which he has been pursuing for the last 30 plus years.”.
Terence Gorski is a noted lecturer, trainer and author of numerous books and training manuals relating to the field of relapse prevention treatment through his company CENAPS, http://www.cenaps.com/. Challenges has been the leading specialized addiction treatment program in the country for relapse prevention for over a decade. Challenges provides residential and out patient relapse prevention treatment services for addiction to marijuana, cocaine, meth, heroin, oxycontin and other opiates, prescription drugs, and many other co occurring drug, alcohol and addictive disorders such as compulsive gambling addiction, sex addiction, smoking addiction, as well as mental health and psychiatric dual and multi occurring disorders such as bi polar, manic depression, PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, personality disorders, mood disorders, and others. Challenges also provides other specialized treatment programs such as non addictive pain
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