CyberSober Joins Choices Counseling Center to Create Comprehensive Continuing Care.Business Editors BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2001 CyberSober, the comprehensive continuing care continuing care a professional convention that a veterinarian who is treating an animal is obliged to continue treating that case unless an arrangement is made with its custodian to transfer the care to another practitioner or to a specialist. system for members of Twelve Step programs, has entered into a partnership agreement with Choices Counseling Center, a partial hospitalization Partial hospitalization is a type of program used to treat mental illness and substance abuse. In partial hospitalization, the patient continues to reside at home, but commutes to a treatment center up to seven days a week. , intensive outpatient facility located in Fort Pierce Fort Pierce, city (1990 pop. 36,830), seat of St. Lucie co., SE Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon; part of the Intracoastal Waterway); settled in the 1860s around a fort; inc. 1901 as a city. , Fla. addressing addiction, relapse prevention and health issues. The comprehensive aftercare af·ter·care n. Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program. aftercare the care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially one that has undergone surgery. plan will include access to over 200,000 Twelve Step meetings in 72 countries with maps generated by MapQuest, online resources, including daily meetings and the capacity to communicate with Choices' alumni nationwide. "Integrating CyberSober into our existing program will increase overall effectiveness both during and after the discharge process," commented Lynne Davis, Program Director of Choices Counseling Center. "The ability to furnish a packet of actual meetings with maps for someone to return home with will definitely take some of the fear out of leaving treatment." "The partnership of CyberSober and Choices is an ideal fit as we both continually look for ways to expand our quality services and increase awareness of addiction," said Rob Morgan, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CyberSober. Augmenting Choices' current resources with the technological elements of CyberSober will assist in relapse prevention and insure a greater sense of security when venturing from the confines of treatment to the challenges of the outside world. ABOUT CYBERSOBER Founded and managed by persons recovering from alcoholism and other addictions, CyberSober seeks to provide an array of useful services to assist in the recovery process, including an inventory of over 200,000 meetings worldwide. CyberSober is an independent corporation and is not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), worldwide organization dedicated to the treatment of alcoholics; founded 1935 by two alcoholics, one a New York broker, the other an Ohio physician. or any other organization. ABOUT CHOICES Choices Counseling Center, Inc. is a progressive 12-step treatment program located in Fort Pierce, Fla., and addresses issues such as addiction, relapse prevention, trauma and dual diagnosis. The development and refinement of successful coping skills and Gorski's relapse prevention track are the chief philosophies behind Choices' methodology. |
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