Adult treatment services provided by ALPHA are tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual in an attempt to support the recovery, health or well-being, enhance the quality of life, reduce symptoms or needs, build resilience, restore/improve functioning and support the integration of the person served or families served in the communities. ALPHA provides Level I, Outpatient as defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Treatment services consistently assess, and update program/services based upon accepted practice in the field, integrated into current research, evidenced-based, peer-reviewed scientific, health-related publications, current data/trends, clinical practice guidelines, and/or expert professional consensus.
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The Community Based Treatment Program is for adults seeking treatment services in the least restrictive setting to address problems that may be due to alcohol and/or other drugs of abuse, behavioral health issues and/or mental health issues.
Treatment services are developed to address specific problems utilizing a variety of modalities that may include group, individual, and family counseling. A Clinical Counselor will conduct a full assessment and work with the individual to develop a treatment plan that addresses identified desired goals and skills to achieve. Services can include counseling for substance use and mental health disorders, grief, stress and/or anxiety, anger management, marital relationships, trauma, parenting/family counseling, and more. Individuals can work toward identifying the underlying problems, building skills to increase resiliency, and build on healthy choices.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is for individuals with an opioid or alcohol use disorder. MAT uses FDA- approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of these substance use disorders
MAT can help increase success in their Recovery by helping manage withdrawals and cravings while working with a counselor in therapy to learn skills in coping and managing with areas of life and improve their overall wellbeing. Medications used for MAT are evidence-based treatment options and do not just substitute one drug for another.
Research shows that a combination of medication and therapy can successfully treat these disorders, and for some people struggling with addiction, MAT can help sustain recovery. MAT is also used to prevent or reduce risk of opioid overdoses. (Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) | SAMHSANational)
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides professional and confidential counseling to employees who are experiencing job-related or personal problems. In addition, the EAP provides information to employees about their local community resources.
The EAP provides assistance and/or referral in the following areas:
The EAP assists the employee and their family members in resolving personal and workplace problems by assessing, planning, treatment and referring them to appropriate services. Employees and their family members are entitled to a limited number of visits to meet with an EAP clinician at no cost to the employee or the employee’s family member.
The Offender Based Treatment Services is a substance use/misuse education and treatment program. Services are available for individuals referred by the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon.
The treatment services are geared toward accepting responsibility for one’s behaviors and choices, changing criminal deviant thinking errors, reduction or abstaining from the use of alcohol and/or other drugs of abuse, reduction of high-risk behaviors, and increase positive social skills.
The referring agency will be notified of progress and completion of the program to ensure all requirements and goals are met. These services are offered to reduce the risk of re-offending and promote positive lifestyle changes.
According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, problem gambling is gambling behavior that is damaging to a person or their family, often disrupting their daily life and career.
ALPHA Behavioral Health Center offers a program to assist an individual experiencing problem gambling to achieve recovery and reduce the risk of experiencing further financial and/or relationship problems associated with gambling.
The Gambling Addiction Program is an eight-week program for compulsive gamblers. The individual will receive an assessment and specialized gambling counseling to include the nature of compulsive gambling, denial and recovery, the relapse process, relapse prevention, and other pertinent issues.
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) program evaluates workers who have violated a Department of Transportation drug and alcohol program regulation. The primary safety objective of the DOT regulations is to prevent, through deterrence and detection, alcohol and controlled substance users from performing transportation industry safety-sensitive functions. If an employee has violated the regulations, they can be referred to ALPHA for education and/or treatment services.
The referral will receive an initial clinical assessment by a Certified SAP Counselor. The Certified SAP Counselor will provide a letter with the identified requirements directly to the Designated Employer Representative (DER). The Certified SAP Counselor may provide or make a referral for the person served to receive the identified services. The Certified SAP Counselor will provide the Follow-Up assessment and Return to Duty completion letter. ALPHA can also assist in maintaining the DOT Support Program for employers in utilizing the clearinghouse and managing annual alcohol and drug testing compliance. See our Testing Services for more details.
Main Office
208 King Street
Camden, SC 29020
803.432.6902
Fax: 803.425.0923
108 East Church Street
Bishopville, SC 29010
803.484.6025
Fax: 803.484.6121
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