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Type of Care

1. Substance use treatment

Refers to a range of services, including problem identification and diagnosis, brief interventions, assessment of substance use and related problems, treatment planning, counseling, medical services, psychiatric services, psychological services, social services, and follow-up for persons with alcohol or other drug problems (Institute of Medicine, 1990).

Type of Opioid Treatment

1. Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Treatment Approaches

1. Cognitive behavioral therapy

Involves recognizing unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting, and then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones. The therapy can be conducted with individuals, families, or groups, and clients are generally expected to be active participants in their own therapy.

2. Substance use disorder counseling

A short-term treatment that has been generalized for a variety of disorders including opiate drug dependence and cocaine abuse. The therapy includes supportive techniques which encourage the patient to discuss personal experiences, and expressive techniques, which enable the patient to work through interpersonal relationship issues and gain greater self-understanding.

3. 12-step facilitation

A 12-step program is a support group made up of people who share the same addiction. The "12 steps" refer to the steps recovering addicts must take to overcome their addiction as part of this program. Attendees at group meetings share their experiences, challenges, successes and failures, and provide peer support for each other.

4. Relapse prevention

A cognitive behavioral therapy developed for the treatment of problem drinking and adapted later for treatment of cocaine addiction. Individuals learn to identify and correct problematic behaviors. Relapse prevention encompasses several cognitive behavioral strategies that facilitate abstinence as well as provide help for people who experience relapse.

Facility Smoking Policy

1. Smoking permitted in designated area

A designated area in which smoking is permitted.

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

1. Outpatient

Describes patients who receive treatment services without an overnight stay at a treatment facility or hospital.

2. Intensive outpatient treatment

3. Regular outpatient treatment

License/Certification/Accreditation

1. State Substance use treatment agency

Government organization responsible for planning, organizing, delivering, and monitoring substance use disorder services in their respective state.

2. State department of health

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

1. Cash or self-payment

Payment for treatment is made by the person directly, through cash or other means, rather than using health insurance.

2. Private health insurance

Assessment/Pre-treatment

1. Screening for tobacco use

Determines a client's use of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco. It is generally recommended that providers screen for tobacco use on a regular basis by asking clients, as they are seen, about their current and past use of tobacco products and their exposure to secondhand smoke or tobacco.

2. Comprehensive substance use assessment

3. Screening for substance use

Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of substance use and needs treatment.

Education and Counseling Services

1. Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Includes interventions for persons who use tobacco and want help with stopping, including behavioral support or counseling in groups or individually.

2. Individual counseling

Process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.

3. Group counseling

Form of therapy where people with similar experiences/issues come together with a professional therapist.

4. HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

Access to education, counseling, and support groups to ‘at risk’ individuals and also individuals who have been infected with the virus.

5. Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

Any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.

6. Substance use disorder education

7. Hepatitis education, counseling, or support

Provides education, counseling, and guidance and support for individuals who are at risk for or potentially infected with the hepatitis virus.

Age Groups Accepted

1. Young Adults

Facility accepts young adults (18-25) for treatment.

2. Adults

Facility accepts adults (26-64) for treatment.

Gender Accepted

1. Female

Female

2. Male

Male

Exclusive Services

1. Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

Testing

1. Drug or alcohol urine screening

Analyzes your urine for the presence of certain illegal drugs and prescription medications.

Transitional Services

1. Discharge Planning

A process that aims to improve the coordination of services after discharge from the hospital by considering the patient’s needs in the community.

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

1. Private for-profit organization

A business or other organization whose primary goal is making money (a profit).

External Opioid Medications Source

1. No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

1. Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

1. No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Facility Vaping Policy

1. Vaping permitted in designated area