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Treatment Programs

Alcohol and other drug treatment is based on a continuum of prevention, intervention and treatment. Addiction is a progressive disease that will get worse if left untreated; however, it can be arrested and delayed. Prevention and intervention allow us to identify addiction early in the disease process so that we can keep it from getting worse, and our wide range of individualized treatment programs allow us to work with people to help them lead healthy, productive lives.

Help is here. Treatment works.

Each client is provided a unique and personalized treatment plan implemented by a trained and credentialed addictions treatment professional. These professionals are specially trained and equipped to provide the services necessary to help our clients achieve and maintain successful recovery from the disease of addiction.

Clients may enter the agency as a self-referral or as a referral from physicians, courts, family members, recovering community, or other agencies/programs. Clients are admitted to treatment based upon their individualized needs as determined through a screening or a biopsychosocial assessment. Treatment is provided within four levels of care, which have been defined based upon the American Society of Addictive Medicine (ASAM) Criteria.

Level I (Outpatient Programs operated in Lexington and Richland Counties): Regularly scheduled weekly sessions of less than nine (9) hours per week which may include individual and group counseling; family therapy; educational groups; occupational and recreational therapy; co-dependency and special needs groups; and/or psychotherapy. These groups are provided in the amount, frequency and intensity appropriate to address the objectives of the client's treatment plan.

Level II (Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) operated in Lexington and Richland Counties): Regularly scheduled weekly sessions providing nine (9) or more hours of structured programming per week. The structured IOPs include the following components: group counseling; life skills development; family counseling (focused on the recovery environment); and self-help group orientation. Morning and evening as well as gender-specific intensive outpatient programs are offered to address the individualized needs of the client.

Level III.1 (Women's Community Residence): Residential programs are often referred to as halfway houses, community residences or community housing. The Women's Community Residence (WCR) offers low-intensity treatment in a safe, secure environment conducive to continued recovery. The WCR, a 24-bed unit for women, is operated 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Planned activities are directed toward applying recovery skills; preventing relapse; promoting personal responsibility; and reintegrating clients back into the community. The WCR may be used in conjunction with WIOP for clients whose living situation is incompatible with their recovery goals and/or for clients with limited prior treatment.

Level III.7.D (Medical Detoxification Unit located in Richland County): The detox unit is designed as a medically monitored, 16 bed, intensive inpatient treatment program offering organized services. The unit is staffed with registered and/or licensed practical nurses, physician/physician assistant/nurse practitioner, clinical and support personnel. Twenty-four hour medical withdrawal observation, monitoring, education group and, most importantly, encouragement to engage in further treatment services are offered. One of the primary functions of Detox is to provide the first step into recovery and linkages into treatment.

For more information, please call (803) 256-3100 ext. 402