Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centers
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Outpatient rehab centers are ideal for
those with moderate cases of drug and alcohol addiction, who
do not have a long history of trying to stay sober. Outpatient
rehab centers are also a viable alternative for those with
functional jobs, the primary caretakers of small children
and those who have an extensive social support network. In
addition, outpatient rehab centers may also serve the needs
of those who have been through residential or inpatient treatment
and are now looking for an outpatient aftercare solution.
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Less structured than either inpatient or residential facilities,
outpatient rehab centers offer more continuity with daily living
for the clients who are not in acute withdrawal and who do not need
rigid structure in order to maintain sobriety. Many clients in outpatient
rehab centers are referred by the courts, employers, unions, families
or come because of a life event. The goal of outpatient rehab centers,
like other treatment facilities, is the long-term abstinence from
drugs and alcohol, coupled with psychological, social and behavioral
growth.
Outpatient Drug &
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Many outpatient rehab centers offer a multidisciplinary approach
to treatment, though some focus primarily upon one model or another.
Some models for treatment include the medical, therapeutic community,
social education, cognitive-behavioral, holistic, religious, 12-step
and family-based models. Depending upon which model or models the
outpatient rehab center subscribes to will most often determine
the kinds of services offered at that facility.
Many of the outpatient rehab centers will offer some of the
following services:
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- 12-step work
- Alcohol and drug education
- Spirituality group
- Men's group
- Women's group
- Relapse prevention
- Short and long-term aftercare
- Life skills
- Re-socialization skills
- Pharmacological treatment
- Mental health treatment
- Drug screening
- Legal system advocacy
- Affiliations with sober living houses
Many outpatient rehab centers will treat the clients medical
needs along with their psychological, social, behavioral,
emotional and spiritual needs as well, so that their clients
may become fully functioning, crime-free, sober individuals
and contributing members of society. Though chemical dependency
may be a biologically-based disease, outpatient rehab centers
understand that sobriety involves much more than just treating
the biological components. Full long-term recovery involves
helping individuals grow and mature on many different levels
and develop caring support systems in order to maintain sobriety.
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