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’5-star’ treatment center to open soon near Kilauea
Michael Levine – The Garden Island | Posted: Monday, February 8, 2010 11:45 pm
LIHU’E – An upscale drug and alcohol treatment rehabilitation center recently opened near Kilauea hopes to draw clientele from across the country to “a vortex of healing energy” on Kaua’i's North Shore, according to the center’s founder and CEO.
Described on its Web site as “an exclusive boutique recovery retreat treatment center for alcohol and drug abuse on the magnificent island of Kaua’i” and named for humanitarian Scott J. Lavin, who passed away in 1998 at age 48 after a battle with drug addiction, “The Scott” is now open for business and waiting for its first patients, Founder and CEO Kat Conway said Tuesday.
Conway, an entrepreneur who lived on O’ahu’s North Shore as a child and has now been sober for more than 20 years, spent more than a decade developing the concept since Lavin, her ex-fiancee, passed away.
She said she picked Kaua’i because “there’s something so special about the land” and “it reminds me of the old-time Hawai’i I used to know.”
Speaking on the phone from California, where she has designed the “Coola Hula” pool cover-up skirt, Conway said there are 32 treatment centers in Malibu alone, which gives alcohol and drug users “no place where they can go and hide out and really heal.”
While the admission prices for the center are not revealed on the Web site, Conway said they are “competitive” with other rehabilitation centers.
” We are vastly private and secluded. Our only focus is to change your life and help you learn to live a life of sobriety so that you can become the person that you were meant to be, ” Conway writes in a message on The Scott’s Web site. “ree from addiction and achieving new dreams that I personally promise are yet to be discovered! ”
The Scott has a roster of Ph.D’s and Psy.D’s and will be visited by world-renowned psychiatrists, therapists and art therapists, its Web site states.
The team already includes a state-certified addiction counselor, a holistic and Ho‘oponopono practitioner, and a neuroscientist and lomi lomi massage expert.
The 10,000-square-foot estate includes a spa and a path to a secluded beach. Up to eight patients at a time are served by a chef, trainer and butler. Conway declined to say where the center is located because she hopes it can keep a low profile that helps patients heal.
Dr. Brigitte Lank, a consultant to the center, is the former president of the Board of Directors for the National Council on Alcoholism and other Drug Addictions and has launched and consulted on several highly successful high-end alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers and frequently appears on ABC Nightline, a press release states.
While the center will seemingly target off-island patients, its success at serving its clients discreetly could eventually be a boon to local families struggling with drugs as well.
In addition to the creation of local jobs, Conway said part of the proceeds from The Scott will be donated to the Scott J. Lavin Foundation, a nonprofit organization that has among its goals the treatment of recovering alcoholics or drugs users on Kaua‘i and throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
Conway also committed to having one space available for someone who cannot afford the intensive treatment if the nonprofit receives enough donations, and said she hopes to one day open a nonprofit residential treatment center or sober living house for the people of Kaua‘i.
For more information, visit www.the-scott.com.
Michael Levine, assistant news editor, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 252) or mlevine@kauaipubco.com.
Five-Star Alcohol & Drug Opens in Hawaii
The Scott (www.the-scott.com), as seen in The Robb Report, is an exclusive boutique treatment facility offering a distinctive blend of clinical therapy and spirituality for alcohol and drug rehabilitation, opens its doors on the North Shore of Kauai. The Island of Kauai is consistently ranked as one of the top tier islands in the world and was awarded Hawaii’s Best Island by Travel & Leisure Magazine and the Travel & Leisure World’s Best Award, one of the highest distinctions in the travel industry.
Kauai, HI (PRWEB) February 2, 2010 — Scott J. Lavin, Humanitarian, International Businessman and Heir to Alberto-Culver VO5, whose charitable contributions supported thousands of alcoholics and substance abusers through the best treatment centers and sober living houses, is the inspiration for The Scott, the new five-star treatment center now open on the Island of Kauai. Tragically, Scott died from his own battle with drug addiction.
There is a demoralizing aspect to having a huge salary and a huge bonus and then having to look for a job that is going to pay much, much less. What I’m hearing is a terrible sense of betrayal, anxiety and people experiencing lots of stress. The Scott arrives at a critical time in the treatment industry, as the stand-alone, private, boutique treatment facility has been replaced by the larger treatment of clinical care. The Scott is able to provide individual treatment and recovery to those who suffer from many forms of addiction. Its holistic and integrated model is client centered – not corporate centered The Scott is an ethical and exclusive treatment center with a team comprised of world-renowned addiction doctors and esteemed counselors, many of whom have long-term recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction. This exclusive inpatient rehabilitation center enjoys a secret path to its very own secluded beach, panoramic ocean views, is perched amidst a classic Hawaiian lush landscape and exudes the comfort and warmth of Aloha. The price point rivals that of other treatment centers and the location, exquisite.
The down-turned economy plays a role in the need for a facility such as The Scott. In a CNN.com report, “Hard Times in America” Dr. Rosalind Dorlen, a clinical psychologist in Summit, New Jersey, comments on the connection between hard times and addiction. She states, “There is a demoralizing aspect to having a huge salary and a huge bonus and then having to look for a job that is going to pay much, much less. What I’m hearing is a terrible sense of betrayal, anxiety and people experiencing lots of stress.” This can lead to an increase in unhealthy coping behaviors, such as alcohol consumption or drug dependency.
“The Scott arrives at a critical time in the treatment industry, as the stand-alone, private, boutique treatment facility has been replaced by the larger treatment “corporatization” of clinical care. The Scott is able to provide individual treatment and recovery to those who suffer from many forms of addiction. Its holistic and integrated model is client centered – not corporate centered,” points out Dr. Brigitte Lank, Consultant for The Scott.
The Scott Team executes intensive boutique style therapies that are both clinically traditional, along with a 12-step framework, and non-traditional practices such as Ho’oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian practice of making things right with the world. The upscale alcohol and drug rehab offer light nature excursions throughout the island, business amenities for those clients who need them, and butler service. However, an ethical treatment-model and privacy are always imperial, beyond the luxury accoutrements. They are also able to refer the countries top interventionists for interventions.
“Alcoholics, drug addicts, prescription drug addicts, and more relate best to a professional treatment team who have gone through similar battles. The Scott team is 100% committed to helping our clients recover in the most healing surroundings with a solid foundation. I am always on the lookout for any new cutting-edge treatment that will save a life, as well as a fierce advocate of the Tried & True. Here is the question I have to ask myself? If Scott were alive today, still battling his substance abuse disorder, would this new form of treatment have helped him? That is my Five-Star standard!” points out Kat Conway, Founder and CEO. All-inclusive and tailored to be spa-oriented, rather than the traditional, clinical feel of other facilities, The Scott Spa amenities include a broad spectrum of spa elixir vitae to rejuvenate and help clients feel better about themselves physically.
Visit the website for more information at The-Scott.com.
About Kat Conway and The Scott
Kat Conway, Founder and CEO, Entrepreneur. Conway has worked as a Recovery Coach with high-profile clients on an individual basis, in the world’s most exclusive treatment centers and is a Registered Recovery Worker. Conway is also a real estate investor who has a passion for finding foreclosures, bankruptcies, and any property that is distressed. Combining the knowledge from these experiences and the death of Scott was the impetus for a boutique recovery retreat treatment center called, The Scott. Conway is the Inventor of the Coola Hula Skirt and in her spare time likes to work as a Film Producer and writes children’s books.
Dr. Brigitte Lank, Consultant, is the former President of the Board of Directors for the National Council on Alcoholism and other Drug Addictions and has launched and consulted on several highly successful high-end alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers and frequently appears on ABC Nightline.
In alliance with The Scott is the non-profit arm: The Scott J. Lavin Foundation at TheScottFoundation.org. The Scott J. Lavin Foundation will support any and all non-profits focusing on recovery from alcoholism or substance abuse and will commit to providing one room available at The Scott for any individual seeking recovery as long as there is a donation in place.
