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About Pierce County Alliance

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).

2. Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Refers to treatment services intended to help their clients’ ability to function as a result of substance use and/or mental disorders. By definition, serious mental illness is someone over 18 having (within the past year) a diagnosable mental, behavior, or emotional disorder that causes serious functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. For people under the age of 18, the term ‟Serious Emotional Disturbance” refers to a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder in the past year, which resulted in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits the child’s role or functioning in family, school, or community activities.

Type of Opioid Treatment

1. Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Program or group specifically tailored for relapse prevention from Naltrexone which helps people retrain their minds and behaviors to avoid alcohol as a solution to emotional or psychological triggers.

2. Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

3. Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

1. Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Buprenorphine is used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to help people reduce or quit their use of heroin or other opiates.

2. Naltrexone used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

1. Naltrexone (oral)

2. Buprenorphine with naloxone

A prescription medication that combines buprenorphine (which helps relieve symptoms of opiate withdrawal) and naloxone (reverse the effects of narcotics) used to treat opioid addiction.

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. Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

The ability for healthcare providers, working remotely and using telecommunications technology, to communicate with patients, diagnose conditions, provide treatment, and discuss healthcare issues with other providers to ensure quality healthcare services are provided.

3. 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.

4. Trauma-related counseling

Multiple types of therapy designed to treat clients suffering from a traumatic event(s).

5. 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.

6. Brief intervention

A short-term intervention, usually one to five sessions, for substance abusers who are not yet dependent.

7. Contingency management/motivational incentives

A treatment approach for drug and alcohol use. This approach uses a positive-reinforcement treatment method in which patients are given rewards for constructive actions taken toward their recovery.

8. Motivational interviewing

A counseling approach which acknowledges that many people experience ambivalence when deciding to make changes. The aim is not to focus immediately on the action of changing, but to work to enhance motivation to change.

9. Community reinforcement plus vouchers

An intensive outpatient therapy in which individuals focus on improving family relations, receive vocational training, and learn a variety of skills to minimize drug dependency. Vouchers are part of an incentive program which enables individuals to earn points in exchangeable for retail items. This program is used to encourage individuals to remain abstinent and in treatment.

10. 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. Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

3. Intensive outpatient treatment

4. 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 mental health department

Government organization responsible for planning, organizing, delivering, and monitoring critical mental health services in their respective state.

3. State department of health

4. Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

An independent non-profit accreditor of health and human services.

5. Federally Qualified Health Center

An entity may qualify as a FQHC if it meets one of these requirements (CMS, 2017): Is receiving a grant under Section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act or is receiving funding from such a grant and meets other requirements; Is not receiving a grant under Section 330 of the PHS Act, but is determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet the requirements for receiving such a grant (i.e., qualifies as a FQHC "look-alike") based on the recommendation of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Was treated by the Secretary of the Department of HHS for purposes of Medicare Part B as a comprehensive Federally-funded health center as of January 1, 1990; Is operating as an outpatient health program or facility of a tribe or tribal organization under the Indian Self-Determination Act or as an urban Indian organization receiving funds under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as of October 1, 1991.

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. Medicaid

A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.

3. State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

4. Private health insurance

5. Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

6. Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs

Financial assistance provided by the federal, state, or local government for substance use treatment.

7. SAMHSA funding/block grants

Language Services

1. Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Service provided for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.

2. Spanish

Staff counselors provide treatment in Spanish.

3. Other languages (excluding Spanish)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

1. Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.

2. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for LGBT clients.

3. Veterans

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Veterans.

4. Active duty military

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for active duty military persons.

5. Members of military families

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Military families.

6. Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for clients referred from the court/judicial system.

7. Seniors or older adults

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Seniors or older adults.

8. Pregnant/postpartum women

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Pregnant/postpartum women.

9. Adult women

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for adult women.

10. Adult men

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for adult men.

11. Clients with HIV or AIDS

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with HIV or AIDS.

12. Clients who have experienced trauma

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced trauma.

13. Clients who have experienced sexual abuse

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced sexual abuse.

14. Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.

15. Young adults

Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Transitional age young adults.

16. Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders

Ancillary Services

1. Case management service

Helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports through a case manager who monitors the needs of clients/patients and their families and coordinates services, such as mental health, social work, health, educational, vocational, recreational, transportation, advocacy, and respite care, as needed.

2. Domestic violence services, including family or partner

Provide safety assistance to victims of domestic violence.

3. Mental health services

Assessment, diagnosis, treatment or counseling in a professional relationship to assist an individual or group in alleviating mental or emotional illness, symptoms, conditions or disorders.

4. Social skills development

5. Transportation assistance

Recovery Support Services

1. Mentoring/peer support

2. Housing services

Are designed to assist individuals with finding and maintaining appropriate housing arrangements.

3. Employment counseling or training

Advises, coaches, provides information to and supports people who are planning, seeking and managing their life/work direction.

4. Recovery coach

Are provided by mental health consumers and include mental health treatment or support services, such as social clubs, peer-support groups, and other peer-organized or consumer-run activities (e.g., consumer satisfaction evaluations of mental health treatment).

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 mental health assessment

An examination used to determine if a patient is functioning on a healthy psychological, social, or developmental level. It can also be used to aid diagnosis of some neurological disorders, specific diseases, or possible drug abuse.

3. Comprehensive substance use assessment

4. Interim services for clients

5. Outreach to persons in the community

6. Screening for mental disorders

Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of mental health conditions and needs treatment.

7. Screening for substance use

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

8. Professional interventionist/educational consultant

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. Family counseling

A type of psychological counseling (psychotherapy) that can help family members improve communication and resolve conflicts.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Substance use disorder education

8. 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.

9. Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Gender Accepted

1. Female

Female

2. Male

Male

Transitional Services

1. Aftercare/continuing care

2. 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.

3. Naloxone and overdose education

4. Outcome follow-up after discharge

Testing

1. Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

A device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample.

2. Drug or alcohol urine screening

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

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

1. Private non-profit organization

A charitable organization that does not qualify as a public charity.

External Opioid Medications Source

1. Other contracted prescribing entity

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

2. This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

1. Other contracted prescribing entity

Other Services

1. Treatment for other addiction disorder

Treatment for behavioral addictions or process addictions and occur when a person is dependent upon a specific behavior (i.e. gambling addiction, compulsive shopping disorder, etc.).

Facility Vaping Policy

1. Vaping permitted in designated area

Other Languages

1. Tagalog

Staff counselors provide treatment in Tagalog.

2. Vietnamese

Staff counselors provide treatment in Vietnamese.

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Contact:
253-572-4750
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Address:
510 Tacoma Avenue South
WA, Tacoma, 98402, Pierce