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Posted
September 13, 2004 |
Positive Impact In Its
Sixth Year in Mexico:
Family Therapy Retreats
Begin This Month
Located on the shores of the Sea of Cortez in Bahia de Kino,
Mexico, Positive Impact, a therapeutic program, is in its
sixth year of helping teenage boys recover from addiction.
The program currently treats approximately 50 teens, and
Founder and Executive Director John Andersen said the program
is in full compliance with Mexican government regulations.
Although the Mexican government shut down three behavior
modification programs, Casa by the Sea and two other Baja
California private rehabilitation centers for teens on Friday,
Positive Impact has no connection to those programs. Andersen
said "Positive Impact is beginning its family retreats
this month, and we have a busy fall planned.”
"Positive Impact is the only therapeutic recovery program
for adolescent boys in Mexico with U.S.-licensed therapists
and U.S.-credentialed teachers," Andersen said. “Most
of the students at Positive Impact are from the United States.”
The New York Times reported last year that Positive Impact’s
program was considered “one of the best, in the opinion of
several educational consultants in the United States whose
profession is matching teenagers and parents with such schools.”
At Positive Impact, the focus is on providing individual
and group therapy with a strong emphasis on addiction and
recovery to troubled teens. The program utilizes a three
phase approach, the 12-step model, a social model of recovery
and a positive peer culture.
“We find the location along the beautiful coast of the Sea
of Cortez in Mexico an important aspect in the therapeutic
and healing process for our young men," Andersen said. "In
this place with minimal distractions, our participants are
separated from negative peer cultures. The village of Kino
Bay and its inhabitants help our boys develop cultural awareness
while providing them with the opportunity for community service
in a location that offers a vivid contrast to US cities
and suburbs."
The program is located 60 miles from Hermosillo, Mexico,
which is the nearest city. Direct flights are available to
Hermosillo from Los Angeles, Phoenix and Las Vegas.
For more information, visit the program's website at: www.bahiadekino.com or contact John Andersen through Positive Impact’s office
in the United States at 877-236-1114.
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