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Adolescent Residential Treatment Program
Graf Rheeneerhaanjii ( A Place Where Healing Occurs)
A joint effort between Fairbanks Native Association
and Tanana Chiefs Conference.
2550 Lawlor Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: (907) 455-4725
Fax: (907) 455-4730
Graf Rheeneerhaanjii is a residential treatment facility with
more than eight years of experience in helping primarily IHS
beneficiary teenagers who have problems with drugs, alcohol,
and other substances that preclude effective functioning in
the homes, schools, and communities.
Graf Rheeneerhaanjii is a fully accredited drug and alcohol
rehabilitation program and is designed to break the cycle of
substance use and abuse among adolescents and their families.
The program at Graf Rheeneerhaanjii provides a culturally sensitive,
structured, monitored, supportive environment that is designed
to assist adolescents in developing the attitudes, skills, and
behaviors necessary for the recovery from the dependency on
drugs, alcohol, or other chemicals.
The program provides a healing environment through groups,
individual and family therapy, drug and alcohol education, social
skills development, cultural awareness groups, recreational
and physical fitness, personal enhancement, and support groups.
Academic education is provided by New Beginnings Charter School
on site. Credits earned are recognized by the State Department
of Education.
All therapeutic and academic services are provided by skilled
professionals. Our professional staff includes social workers,
certified addiction counselors, and certified educators.
Students participate in individual, family, and group counseling
sessions; drug and alcohol education groups; the 12-step program
of Alcoholics Anonymous; and Str8Nates Support Group. Mental
health care is coordinated by our staff with Tanana Chiefs Conference
Physical health care needs are met through the personnel
at Chiefs Andrew Isaac Health Center and through local Specialist.
Upon admission, assessments and evaluations are conducted to
aid in formulating a treatment/healing process that is designed
to deal specifically with individual problems and potential.
Included are social histories, cultural assessments, and assessments
of diet and nutrition. Activities are designed to meet the needs
of the culturally divers urban and rural student population.
The healing process will also address the need for care after
Graf Rheeneerhaanjii. Revisions are made in the treatment plan
as insights are gained or new issues are uncovered. Our drug
and alcohol treatment philosophy emphasizes a holistic healing
model and is coordinated by the youth's primary mentor.
As the youth approaches the conclusion of treatment, aftercare
preparation is intensified, which includes development of a
support network in the youth's home community to enhance his
or her new sober life style.
Admissions
Adolescents are accepted at Graf Rheeneerhaanjii from a variety
of backgrounds throughout the state of Alaska. Referrals come
from area regional health corporations, social workers, juvenile
corrections officers, school counselors, outpatient drug and
alcohol counselors, and family members.
Graf Rheeneerhaanjii is located on 80 acres of land covered
with spruce and birch in a rural residential area approximately
ten miles west of the city of Fairbanks, Alaska.
For more information regarding admission policies and procedures
or other general information concerning Graf Rheeneerhaanjii,
please contact
Intake Clinician
Graf Rheeneerhaanjii
PO Box 80450
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
