Campus Recovery Center — Local services in Lake Worth Beach

This is my full thoughts on this place after thinking what to write two months post discharging from doing 90 days here.

Preface: if you are thinking about going to treatment here or another location in the area, look up and do some research into the Florida shuffle, and if you’re wondering if this center is apart of this problem the answer is yes.

Misleading information: First of all the photos uploaded by owner are of a completely different center or are ai generated, the housing and clinical building I spent 3 months at were completely different and much less nice. They advertise to have a pool, they don’t.

Staff: with the exception of a few staff who are truly amazing and actually care about their job, specifically Lauren, drew, Paul, Brandon, rob, Cody, Deb and Ana. Other staff specifically on the BHT team are quite ghetto, on power trips, and treat clients as inferior. They hound you to do your chores which are essentially to make your unit look like a professional cleaning service has come through daily. Plate in the sink? You’re penalized. A few crumbs on the stove top? You’re penalized. Clean folded laundry left on the bed waiting to be put away when they come do the twice daily room sweeps? You guessed it you’re penalized. If you get penalized you’re brought into the great and powerful Jen’s office to basically be told your crumb you left on the stove is a detriment to your roommates recovery and that you have lost privileges.

Lack of resources and client needs neglect: Speaking of Jen the clinical director, she is probably the most grimey of them all, she goes to lengths to make herself and inaccessible to clients who have legitimate concerns regarding the program and those clients are also told they are not allowed to bring up any such issues in groups.

Clinical services and groups They don’t talk about any relapse prevention planning one on one, brain mapping sounds cool but is ineffective if you only do it for a short period of time, to me it’s just another thing they can charge your insurance for. The groups themselves are 50 minutes with a 10 minute break, and during the groups you will not be allowed for any reason including using the bathroom and if you do you are made to feel ashamed for having nature call by bht staff. In my opinion this place is not ripped to deal with substance abuse disorder, mental health it is ok, but if you are struggling with addiction find another place ideally in a different state.

Rules The rules are absolutely insane here, there’s no co mingling allowed on property between the boys and the girls, yet they expect us to have a good community dynamic without affording us a chance to develop one.

Safety and over admittance (this one is important) On several times during my 3 months there, they admitted individuals who were in active psychosis episodes that they did were not able to provide the level of care needed by these individuals, but the insurance check cleared so that’s all they cared about.

The only bit of good One good thing that I was very appreciative of was the fact that I was allowed to work in my industry which usually has very late hours and was able to get curfew extension

Edit: Thanks for the reply but it’s too bad you wouldn’t listen while I was actually in the program. Too little, too late.

TLDR

This rehab center is misleading—fake photos, no pool, and subpar care for addiction. Some great staff, but many are rude and overly strict. Leadership ignores concerns, and rules are extreme. Safety is questionable; they admit clients they can’t properly treat just for the...

No words are enough to express the amount of gratitude I have for the staff at PAX Campus Recovery Center. I was there from March-June of 2020, right in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. During an especially challenging time for those of us in recovery, I not only managed to stay sober during my stay at this IOP center, but I also managed to flourish. A lot of work was involved, but I know my experience anywhere else wouldn’t have been as wonderful as it was at PAX.

The IOP housing for PAX is located a few feet away from the heart of Lake Worth Florida, allowing for easy access to potential employers, grocery stores, restaurants, and parks. It is also a few feet away from the group building, where I began with 5 days of group therapy a week before eventually dropping down to three. These groups are some of the best I’ve ever experienced at any treatment center, and they cover a wide variety of topics involving addiction and mental health. Mr. Alex, Deb, and Ana F.’s groups in particular really helped me, and I made a lot of friends within the community through our interactions there. I also made a lot of progress with my individual therapist Nicole, who helped me personalize a treatment plan that would best help me succeed.

The housing at PAX isn’t very luxurious, but it is very comfortable. Most people are roomed with one or two roommates, and staff will be more than happy to help if you have any issues with the housing. The rent is really cheap for an IOP center in this area, and they’ll work with you while you find employment. There is usually a staff member on the clock at various times throughout the day, and they’re always there to chat or help as needed. One of my favorite things about PAX is the fact that the staff really do care about their clients, and I definitely grew close to a few of the techs there. Leslie, John, Isaac, Pat and Theo are some of the most amazing people I have ever met, and they do their jobs incredibly well. In addition to the techs there is also a house manager who is usually at the location, and while Bracken was promoted from house manager to alumni he was really good at his job and I have a lot of respect for him.

In addition to providing support, the techs also provide transportation to 12-step meetings throughout the week, give randomized UA’s throughout the week for accountability, and ensure that the rules are being followed. During the pandemic all the 12-step meetings were closed, and that made things very hard on us. I was extremely thankful for Denise from the alumni team during this time, who ran a big book study every week despite the fact she was off the clock. In addition, Isaac also ran open discussion meetings with us when we couldn’t get to meetings as well. It really speaks to the level of commitment that the staff here have, and the amount of heart they put into their work.

PAX is a place where addicts can find recovery, assuming they’re willing to put in the work. Even after I left, Dan, Denise and Bracken from the alumni team kept in touch with me, and followed up that I was still working my program. If anyone asked if I would recommend PAX, I absolutely would, no questions asked. It doesn’t have many downsides as far as I see it, and the staff here are second to none. As long as someone is willing to follow directions, go to group, work a program, and get involved, one will not only find that their lives have completely changed direction, but they will also find they have found a whole new family of staff and friends who have their best interests at...

I really enjoyed my time here at PAX campus recovery, the staff here is top of the line in all they do and you can feel the unconditional love they have for each client. This experience was new for me because it was my first time in recovery and statistics say that it ussaly takes a relapse to really take the program seriously, but I'm here to tell you it works, I'm lucky to have over 4 months clean and this is my first time in recovery...from 1 on 1 groups to individual therapy to staff actually that are here daily you really feel like your not alone in this world. Leslie jayne went out of here way to not only hold me accountable but also took the time to get to know me and other clients , she was like a 2nd mom and also was very funny, she never hesitated to listen to anything I had goin on and like I said held us here accountable which is very important in recovery, you need some one to call you on your shit when you are slacking, it's the only way us addicts begin to learn to change. Bracken Wilson was like my best friend here at PAX, he was the house manager at the time and he really made me feel I could get sober, he went out of his way to not only be a open ear when needed but also pushed me to get off my ass and get a job and to start Makin new hobbies which is critical in this process when you have alot of time on your hands, from goin to the gym, to going to the beach and from just hanging out as buddies, he once too was a client here and to me is a big role model that recovery is possible bc he is doing big things in his life and it's all thanks to PAX campus recovery. Hannah,Frank, Denise and Patrick,Dan, kyle and therador also helped me with holding me accountable an also lending a open ear when ever needed. I could go on for days about the staff and how amazing they were. The one on one therapy was new for me but really helped me out alot, my therapist was Jenifer and me and her got really close , I told her alot and she really focused on my mental health and codependency problems and we set acheviable goals and slowly I saw big improvements in my life. If your at you rock bottom and feel there's no way out, trust me PAX is that light at the end of the tunnel, give it a chance and watch the light inside you glow and find your purpose in life, it's not always rainbows and sunshine but if you give this program a chance half as much as you did with your drugs you will feel things you thought were never possible and you will slowly but surely dig yourself out of the whole you were...