Intensive Outpatient Program

Intensive Outpatient Treatment goals

Recovery from chemical dependency is a life long journey.  Each day, through treatment, someone takes the first step on that journey.  Some of our ROADMAP TO RECOVERY GOALS are:

• Recognize that the responsibility for recovery lies within the individual and begin to develop a personal recovery program.
• Develop an understanding and acceptance of the illness of chemical dependency.
• Recognize defensive behaviors which are associated with the illness.
• Develop an understanding of emotions and feelings and express them in a more open and honest manner.
• Develop and maintain a chemical-free lifestyle.
• Develop an understanding of self-help support groups.
• Develop social and recreational alternatives to meet self-worth needs for recovery lifestyle.

Program

Provide individuals with an opportunity to experience the therapeutic components of treatment on an outpatient basis.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Client must exhibit problems due to his/her substance use/abuse and be appropriate for outpatient (versus inpatient) treatment.

TREATMENT

Individual counseling- Opportunity for client to deal with the private issues of their life and to help assess their own substance abuse.

Group Therapy and Group Interaction

• Dramatic presentation- Destructive nature of chemical abuse.  Clients identify their own behaviors and consequences to themselves and others, due to their use.
• Factual Presentations- Basic information an aspects of disease and recovery.  Client gains factual information about drug and alcohol abuse and dependency.
• Recovery Skills- Recovery and coping.  Client gains insight into the principles of recovery and coping.  Relapse prevention concepts are included.

AFTERCARE

An integral part of the entire program.  Client will participate in individual counseling and self-help groups.

Services

Clients can be referred to the Intensive Outpatient Program by:  self referral, family members, physicians, courts, Coordinating Agency Assessment Service, social service agencies, or other concerned individuals and service providers.

No individual will be denied services based on his/her race, creed, age, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, marital status, sex, ability to pay or handicap.

INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT PLANNING

Usually takes two hours

TREATMENT

• Seven (7) weeks with:
• 21 sessions
• 3 sessions per week
• 3hours each session

AFTERCARE

One (1) individual counseling session per week (optional)

FOLLOW UP- face to face or other contact with counselor to assess recovery