Co-Occurring: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Non-residential Treatment
Co-Occurring services include, but not limited, to the following:
- Within 10 sessions a person is required to participate in a standardized mental health screen, which is delivered by a Divine Hope Counseling mental health therapist. If it tests “positive” and diagnostic assessment is required.
- Individual consultation can be provided if the person does not have an established community mental health therapist.
- Weekly mental health support groups lead by a mental health therapist are required and exclusive to gender.
- Additional family therapy focusing on co-occurring needs are incorporated into the mental health support groups
- Individual sessions are available weekly with the mental health therapist and the LADC and spiritual mentor
- Individual sessions are provided during group session based upon person mental health needs
- Person may participate in the co-occurring program with a community mental health therapist. Individual mental health therapy is not provided, but collaborative participation with their existing mental health therapist is encouraged.
Focus on the education of substance use disorder, recognizing high risk situations, developing coping skills and high risk and recovery plans, encourage community support which includes sober support meetings and a sponsor and individualized assignments in accordance to their comprehensive assessment. Co-occurring sensitivity is placed into their treatment plan and assignments with a collaborative involvement of the mental health therapist. The pace of the program is based on the person’s cognitive ability, state of awareness and emotional status. Sensitivity of the person’s demeanor is accommodated with an individual session during group sessions if requested or noted. Collaborative communication with legal, personal and professional support is met to the need of the individual.