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Embark at Independence
Treatment Focus
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Primary Level of Care
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential treatment is typically 30 days and can cover multiple levels of care. Length can range from 14 to 90 days typically.
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Treatment Focus
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Primary Level of Care
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential treatment is typically 30 days and can cover multiple levels of care. Length can range from 14 to 90 days typically.
Provider's Policy
We will walk you through the steps of verification of benefits, determining if you have the proper coverage to bill the insurance, what the authorization process entails, and submitting claims to the insurance for coverage. Insurance coverage varies by location.
Embark at Independence
Embark at Independence
About Embark at Independence
Residential Treatment
Embark at Independence offers short-term residential treatment in a peaceful and healing environment for male and female adolescents struggling with behavioral health and addiction. Specializing in dual-diagnosis, Embark combines evidence-based methods with experiential therapies and outdoor activities, taking a holistic approach to treatment. Their inpatient treatment services address and treat mental health and co-occurring disorders using dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), substance abuse counseling and education, and recovery groups. Embark at Independence provides a structured and supportive environment, with daily schedules consisting of activities that promote mental health and healthy daily living, individual and group therapy sessions, exercise, access to nature, and nutritional meals. In combination with their family therapy services, this approach is meant to build confidence, improve social-emotional functioning, and strengthen relationships. Adolescents struggling with school refusal, addiction, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, borderline personality disorder (BPD), family conflict, and self harm or suicidal ideation are some of the most common mental and behavioral health conditions they specialize in treating.
Therapeutic Activities
The residential treatment program at Embark offers patients access to nature and a variety of therapeutic activities. Group service projects, talent shows, trivia night, game night, and movies are some of the social activities that are offered. Located on spacious land next to the Missouri River, patients can participate in a variety of physical activities and experiential therapies such as kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, camping, fishing, archery, frisbee golf, and swimming. Embark at Independence also offers intellectual activities like cultural events classes, and culinary, automotive, or trade-skills classes. Focusing on spiritual and emotional well-being, they offer music classes, arts and crafts, spiritual retreats, and meditation and mindfulness techniques. Embark at Independence also offers off-campus trips to nearby Kansas City for patients and their families, known as parent weekends. Some of the activities during parent weekends include a 5K color run, talent shows, and Kansas City Royals baseball games. These therapeutic trips are to practice applying the skills that are learned throughout the program in real-world environments and learn healthy ways to enjoy life while strengthening family relationships.
Center Overview
Treatment Focus
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Insurance Accepted
Cash Pay Rates
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Center pricing can vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for more information. Recovery.com strives for price transparency so you can make an informed decision.
Levels of Care
Treatment
Specializations
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Who We Treat
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Wellness
Wellness philosophies focus on the physical, mental, and spiritual wellness of each patient, helping them restore purpose with natural remedies.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Dance Therapy
This experiential therapy uses dance to improve body awareness, physical health, and social skills.
Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Horticultural Therapy
Gardening can be both meditative and inspiring. This therapy encourages social, emotional, and physical recovery.
Psychoeducation
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.
Conditions We Treat
Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Gaming
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Internet Addiction
Internet addiction is common among children teens. This compulsive disorder can damage relationships, school performance, sleep habits, and physical health.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
Substances We Treat
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Amenities
Special Considerations
Young Adults Program
Programs for young adults bring teens 18+ together to discuss age-specific challenges, vocational and educational progress, and successes in treatment.
Activities
Off-Site Activities
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