Scott Kalland
Program Director
Scott has dedicated his life’s work to improving the quality of life for adolescents and their families. With over ten years in the field, Scott provides experience and leadership to the other members of the 417 Recovery team.
Dr. Alejandro Alva
Medical Director
Dr. Alva’s expertise in adolescent, adult and geriatric psychiatry including dual diagnosis using the latest pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to treat mental health as well as the use of anti-craving interventions.
Jessica Horning, PA-C
Jessica Horning, PA-C is a nationally board-certified physician assistant at Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists. Jess graduated first from The Master’s University located in her hometown of Santa Clarita, California with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She later briefly relocated to Riverside to attend California Baptist University, acquiring a Master’s of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. Jess is trained to diagnose, manage, and treat patients with various psychiatric conditions. Jess looks forward to every new patient she sees and views it as an opportunity to discover how she can best tailor each treatment plan to her individual patient’s needs and values. People often comment on Jess’s happy, bubbly personality which she views as an asset in her work.
Duane Durst, LMFT
Clinical Director
Duane completed his undergraduate work at USC and received his Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling at The Professional School of Psychology. He has helped develop several therapeutic programs and currently provides supervision for the clinical staff at 417 Recovery.
Kayla Jackson, ACSW
Kayla completed her undergraduate work at the University of Idaho and earned her Master’s degree in clinical social work at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She has experience working with children, families and adults at multiple levels of care including intensive in-home, residential, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient. Kayla uses a strengths based approach to help clients reach their potential and achieve their recovery goals.Â
Connor A. Will, Associate Clinical Social Worker
Connor completed his undergraduate work at Wheaton College, Massachusetts and his Master's degree in social work at Salem State University. He has experience working with children, adolescents, young adults as well as families. He utilizes traditional modalities of therapy while taking an expressive-arts vantage point in the healing process.Â
Nicholas Buchan, Business Development
Nicholas currently attends at Christian Institute to be a Certified Substance Abuse and Alcohol Counselor. With previous experience working in mental health, and substance abuse with adults. Nicholas will be there to guide each family through the admission process, as well as helping around the facility with family questions.