SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES | GOOD SHEPHERD FOUNDATION, INC., THE

Description

Provides substance abuse evaluations and then referral to treatment appropriate to the client's needs.

Offers Adult Outpatient Treatment support groups that meet weekly, and Extended Adult Outpatient Treatment that meet three times a week for two hours per session for eight weeks and is followed by an individual aftercare group. The program consists of a combination of education, group, and individual sessions. AA and/or NA attendance is necessary in addition to the treatment hours. Individual sessions are provided as part of Aftercare planning and based on the individual's need.

Aftercare Services provides structured group therapy on a weekly basis for individuals that have completed treatment with any agency. The focus of this group is recovery issues.

Discover Program is an early intervention modality for adolescents who are or have the potential for developing an abuse pattern of chemical use and have issues such as self esteem, decision making, peer pressure, and help with communication skills.

DUI Assessments are completed to determine an individual's educational and treatment needs.

DUI Remedial Education class educates clients on the effects of alcohol/drugs, including the physical effects, the disease concept of alcoholism, DUI laws, and alcoholism as a family disease; meets on four consecutive Monday evenings.

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