Peniel Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center

Peniel Residential Drug/Alcohol Treatment Center offers inpatient treatment for individuals with alcohol and/or substance addiction. The program includes individual counselling, group therapy, family support and more. Peniel Residential Drug/Alcohol Treatment Center is located at Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

The Peniel facility provides two dormitories, one for the Male program and the other for the Ladies program. Contact between male and female clients is strictly forbidden. They believe that in order to effectively treat an individual, distractions, including interaction with the opposite sex who is currently receiving treatment. Each patient is assigned to a room in his/ her appropriate dormitory with one to three other person(s). All residents are given a locker and drawer space to store personal belongings. The dormitories are spacious and comfortable, providing lounges, restrooms and showers, a laundry room, and a barbershop.

Residential life is incorporated into the patient’s treatment by creating an effective environment that allows each individual to exhibit his or her personality and receive constructive criticism from staff with the aim of changing negative behavior. The living conditions offer an ideal setting for residents to interact with each other in order to experience “real-life” problems and learn how to handle situations through constructive methods. Clients are required to take responsibility for their actions and encouraged to support and confront each other in healthy and positive ways.