Counseling can take place in a variety of settings. Most patients, including ADSAP clients who are deemed by assessment not to be appropriate for PRI Educational Group, are appropriate for one of the Groups offered at Hazel Pittman Center.
Marijuana Brief Intervention (MBI) uses evidence-based practices to provide information known to help people manage, reduce, or stop their marijuana use. It is a time-efficient program that leads adults and youth to assess their own level of use – raising awareness of the personal consequences associated with use and leading participants to develop and implement plans for change.
Pathways utilizes the Prime Solutions curriculum. Patients are challenged to identify problems caused by their substance use and how, if left untreated, those problems can become more significant and negatively impact other areas of their lives. Patients learn how to reduce risks, develop low-risk beliefs, and gain skills to manage cravings/temptations. This group meets for one hour, twice weekly.
Intensive Outpatient (IOP) services are designed to meet the needs of those for whom substance use has become a significant, life-altering problem. Meeting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 12 p.m., this group guides patients to understand the way(s) their lives have become unmanageable and make the connections between the problems they are experiencing and their drugs of use. A major focus is helping the individual develop and implement a plan for long-term recovery.
Recovery Management is offered to patients who have completed IOP or another treatment program or who’ve had previous success maintaining sobriety and recovery, but now need additional professional support. Counselors and Peer Support Specialists guide patients to examine personal recovery plans more closely, identify strategies that have been ineffective, and explore and implement alternate strategies that will lead to more positive outcomes.
Individual Counseling and Family Counseling can be provided to patients with specific issues that warrant specialized attention.
Peer Support Services (PSS) are offered to all patients and are delivered by a trained and certified staff member who is in sustained recovery. Services allow patients to see that recovery is possible, help instill hope, and increase self-efficacy. Through Peer Support Services, whether individual or group, patients are supported in implementing the recovery plans developed in treatment and can overcome obstacles often faced in early recovery.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is for patients who meet medical criteria. It incorporates the use of Buprenorphine or Naltrexone to enhance clinical treatment and counseling. Hazel Pittman Center contracts with a medical provider for prescribing and monitoring of MAT medications.