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Benton Town Center
Benton Town is located in Benton, AR. We are a branch that serves between 60-65 members. We have 17 members that live in a
supervised setting where meals and residential care are provided 24/7. We have 4 semi-supervised group homes where anywhere
from 2 to 4 members live together. Staff check on these members throughout the evening, give medications, and provide assistance
with their needs. The rest of our members, about 25, live in their own apartment in the community. Residential Trainers work
in the evening provide assertive case management services to our members. Residential Trainers take our members grocery shopping,
to AA/NA meetings, to the mall, to the movies, and to various places in the community that they may need to go.
Benton Town provides many opportunities to help our members integrate into the community. Case Managers help our members look for
jobs in the community and access services such as housing assistance, food stamps, and other support services they are eligible for.
Members have gotten jobs at fast-food restaurants, Wal-mart, law offices, and have even found employment within Birch. We help our
members further their education by helping them access resources to get their GED and even go to college. Benton Town has had several
members that attend UALR Benton Campus as well as Ouachita Technical College. We try to give every opportunity for our members to get
out in the community.
All members attend day treatment throughout the week with each member having their own personalized schedule and plan. Day treatment
services include medication management, social skills training, symptom management, idependent living skills training, expressive arts,
and budgeting are just a few to name. We have a fast-train program that teaches members vocational skills to help them learn job skills
before they get a job in the community. Licensed mental health professionals provide individual therapy and group therapy on a daily basis
to help our members cope with and recover from symptoms of their mental illness. Our expressive arts program is ocated in the same building
as Benton Town program and serves as an outlet of expression for our members. Members get to paint weekly, write poetry, and learn about the arts.
At Benton Town we also integrate leisure activities into treatment. We have small outings on a weekly basis that include trips like going
bowling, skating, to the mall, and going to the lake to cookout. We also plan evening outings to Arkansas Travelers Games, basketball games,
and other events in the community like fireworks, Christmas lights, and plays. Every quarter we try to plan a large outing, we've gone to Gulf
Shores, AL, Dallas, TX, Branson, and Memphis. We've taken trips to the Buffalo lodge log cabin in Jasper, AR.
Another aspect of treatment that we are focusing on is living a healthy lifestyle. We incorporate exercise into weekly groups. We've gone on
hiking trips that include Pinnacle Mountain, Pedestal Rock, Hawks Bill Crag, and Round Top Mountain. We try to teach our members healthy eating
habits and healthy lifestyle habits.
The staff at Benton Town are dedicated to providing the best services to our members and strive for excellence. We strive to provide an atmosphere
that promotes recovery and allows each member to reach their individual goals.
1502 Mary Kaye Ave. Benton, AR 72015
Telephone 501-303-3163
Fax 501-303-3181
Tonya Brown
Director of Branch Operations
Christie Bonner Owens,LPC Associate Director 501-303-3147
Therapist:
Ty Crutchfield,LMSW 501-303-3162
Shirley McMurry,LMSW
Tucker Steinmetz,LMSW
Vannessa Huell and April Bedford nursing
Eric Johnson and Cris Cardenas Program 501-315-3344 ext. 4206
Case Managers:
Malcom Washington 501-315-3344 ext. 4204
Deborah Turner ext. 4203
Archie Carter and Allyson Jefferson ext. 4201
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P.O. Box 1589 · BENTON, ARKANSAS 72018-1589
CENTRAL TELEPHONE (ALL
LOCATIONS): (501) 315-3344
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