ARC partners with KET to offer GED preparation course to its treatment center clients

ARC partners with KET to offer GED preparation course to its treatment center clients

In an effort to help people earn their high school equivalency diploma and change their lives for the better, Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) has partnered with Kentucky Educational Television to offer access to KET’s FastForward preparation course to clients in ARC’s network of more than 28 addiction treatment centers.

FastForward is an online learning system that prepares users for the GED® test and other high-school equivalency exams and is proven effective—90 percent of GED® test-takers pass and earn a credential. The course is mobile friendly and offers individual learning plans that allow users to chart their progress.

ARC is a thought leader in addiction treatment, finding ways to maximize client potential with a nationally renowned Crisis to Career model. The company encourages growth both personally and professionally, offering and aiding in the search for second chance employment opportunities for its graduates.

“We must build a foundation of hope to maximize the potential of our clients,” said ARC Senior Vice President of Administration Matt Brown. “The success of those in recovery is predicated on education and vocational opportunities. The FastForward program opens the door – placing the first step right at their fingertips.”

Students can access the FastForward program on smartphones, tablets, or computers anytime, anywhere they have an internet connection. Additional program highlights include:

Instruction across all four subjects and all GED test question types.

Pretests to help generate a study plan and get right to the units with which they need the most practice.
Interactive video lessons that offer lots of practice.

“By partnering with KET on this initiative, we will ensure that everyone has an opportunity to reach their fullest potential,” Brown said.

More information about the KET FastForward study system can be found at KET.org/FastForward.

ARC operates a network of more than 28 addiction treatment centers in 17 Eastern and Central Kentucky counties. The organization, headquartered in Louisa, Kentucky, offers a full continuum of care including detox, residential, transitional, intensive outpatient, outpatient, medically assisted treatment (MAT), vocational rehabilitation, and job training. The treatment centers are holistic with CARF-accredited clinical programs, medical services directed by an addictionologist, with a spiritual emphasis that includes the 12 steps and chaplaincy care, and a broadening scope of vocational training opportunities for clients. ARC accepts all Kentucky Medicaid plans (WellCare Health Plans, Humana Healthy Horizons, Aetna Better Health of Kentucky, United Healthcare Community Plan, and Anthem Kentucky Medicaid) and most private insurances.

If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, call ARC’s 24/7 addiction help hotline at (606) 653-0302. To learn more about Addiction Recovery Care, visit www.arccenters.com. Hope and help is a call or click away.

KET is Kentucky’s largest classroom, where learning comes to life for more than one million people each week via television, online and mobile. Learn more about Kentucky’s preeminent public media organization at KET.org/Education, on Twitter @EducationKET and on Facebook @EducationKET.