The Malvern Minute, hosted by Amber Roadcap, shares insight and information for professionals in the addiction treatment industry. Our guest in this episode is Nicole Mountney, Malvern Treatment Center’s Director of Family Services.
Nicole speaks about the importance of family and the development of natural relationships and the creation of a safe environment as being essential to the recovery process and the individual’s wellbeing. Nicole further discusses the concept of recovery being more about the individual’s healthy connections with family, friends, and community to help the individual thrive and be successful. Trauma-informed care, a vigilant approach to creating an emotionally and psychologically safe treatment environment is also discussed.