4/5 njplr 2 years ago on Google
My
experience
at
RVCH
was
definitely
a
mixed
bag,
but
nonetheless
I
give
it
my
heartiest
recommendation.
PROGRAMMATICALLY
-
what
it
teaches,
and
how
that
is
delivered
-
they
are
stellar.
Their
"recovery
soup"
was
an
innovative
approach,
a
real
mixed
bag,
that
combined
elements
of
12-step,
SMART
Recovery,
and
Refuge
Recovery
in
way
that
was
truly
enlightening.
Jimmy's
classes
in
particular
stand
out
to
me;
his
teachings
on
how
to
achieve
and
live
a
sober
life
were
both
eye
opening
and
transformational.
But
it
is
indeed
a
group
effort
by
staff;
the
various
classes
and
topics
complement
one
another
quite
well.
But
there
were
definitely
issues.
The
place
itself
-
while
physically
wonderful
-
suffered
from
an
appalling
lack
of
support
staff,
who
were
almost
to-a-one
overworked
and
stretched
waaaay
too
thin.
It
is
not
at
all
a
smooth,
well-run
operation;
in
fact,
they
are
depressingly
inept
with
smaller
issues.
For
example,
incoming
packages
get
lost,
messages
are
not
delivered,
and
promises
are
not
kept.
However
the
meals
-
for
that
matter
the
whole
dining
experience
-
was
really
top-of-the-line.
Full
props
Steve,
Antonetta,
et
al.
The
individual
counseling
left
much
to
be
desired.
If
one
is
lucky
he
meets
with
a
counselor
once
a
week
for
an
hour,
and
much
of
that
time
is
spent
frantically
attending
to
outside
duties
on
one's
cell
phone
or
laptop
(this
is
the
only
time
one
gets
to
use
one's
electronics).My
therapist
Deana
pretty
much
dropped
the
ball
as
soon
as
she
discovered
I
wasn't
willing
to
do
an
inpatient
IOP
(Intensive
Outpatient)
there;
I
recieved
no
further
direction,
no
referrals
(which
I
asked
been
requesting
for
the
five+
weeks
i
was
there),
no
lists
of
meetings.
The
truth
is,
I
signed
some
papers
and
left.
Not
to
worry,
I
am
getting
everything
I
need
on
my
own
at
home
now.
But
that
part
was
disappointing,
to
say
the
least.
Yet
even
with
the
aforementioned
caveats,
I
would
definitely
recommend
RVCH.
Like
I
said,
the
crux
of
it
all
-
teaching
skills
and
knowledge
to
guide
and
help
one
to
live
a
successful
sober
life
-
is
done
better
there
than
any
other
facility
I
have
ever
encountered
(and,
ugh,
I
have
been
to
many!)
And
the
people
I
met
there.
the
other
residents,
were
overall
just
wonderful.
We
have
formed
a
tight
knit
and
supportive
outside
group
that
has
been
my
strength
since
leaving
a
couple
weeks
ago.
Come
to
RVCH,
I
say,
It
is
far
from
perfect,
but
WONDERFUL
in
the
matters
that
REALLY
count.
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