Outpatient Department
Clinical Director
Angela Beckerman, LADC
abeckerman@newdirectionsct.org
Day Treatment Program
Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Day Treatment is an intensive outpatient treatment program that runs five days per week, four hours each day. Generally, participants in this program have been referred from a detox or other inpatient setting. It is designed for the client who wants and needs treatment for chronic chemical dependency and who is motivated to work a strong recovery program. This highly structured program for adults employs insight-oriented, cognitive-behavioral treatment interventions that may include multi-family treatment, role playing, relaxation and stress reduction skills.
Intensive Outpatient Program
Time: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. or Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
This treatment program serves as a "step-down" from the Day Treatment Program. The program run a minimum of three hours per day for up to four weeks. Upon finishing this program, the participant is referred to an appropriate outpatient treatment program for aftercare. This program helps to solidify the individual's self-management of his/her recovery program.
Substance Abuse Treatment Groups
Time: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. and Thursdays: 7:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
Substance Abuse Treatment Groups are designed for the individual who has suffered consequences of substance use, whether legal, personal or vocational. This client may not self-identify as substance dependant. The group objective is to assist clients understand the addictive process, the disease of addiction and its progression and move toward a mitigation of the denial system and set the stage for effective recovery from the addictive process. In addition, some SAT groups move the clients toward active involvement with the Twelve-Step programs.
Anger Management Group for Women
Time: Tuesdays: 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
This outpatient group is for women over the age of 18 who have difficulty controlling anger. These clients are typically referred by the legal system secondary to issues related to domestic violence. Women's special behavioral health needs are addressed in this group setting. Coping skills and strategies for handling angry feelings are discussed and implemented.
Anger Management Group for Men
Time: Tuesdays: 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.; Thursdays: 6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. and Fridays: 5:30 P.M. to 6:30 P. M.
This outpatient group is for men over the age of 18 who have difficulty controlling anger. These clients are usually referred by the legal system secondary to issues related to domestic violence. Cognitive and behavioral strategies are employed to develop coping skills rather than directing the rage toward domestic partners and children. Often, clients have been abusing substances, which have decreased their ability to tolerate frustration and therefore cause them to become violent more quickly.
Relapse Prevention Treatment Group
Time: Tuesdays 5:45 P.M. to 6:45 P.M.
This ongoing treatment group focuses on recognition of warning signs and behavior patterns that lead to relapse. This group follows the Relapse Prevention model of Terrance Gorski of the CENAPS Corporation. This group is conducted by clinical staff who have been trained and certified through the CENAPS Corporation.
Adolescent Treatment Group
Time: Thursdays 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
This group is for adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19 years of age. It is a 12-week group that deals with issues related to alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana abuse. Teens are referred from schools, families, the court system, and self-referred.
Family Counseling
Time: By appointment
Family Counseling is offered for the families of substance abusers in acknowledgment that addiction is a family disease and the entire family would benefit from learning recovery skills. While the addict is dependent on a chemical the family members are dependent upon the addict's dysfunctional thinking and behaviors. Without addressing such issues in the context of family counseling, the entire family is likely to relapse and trigger the recovering addict back into use of a chemical. Family counseling is offered by appointment to support recovery for the addict and the entire family by addressing attitudes and unrealistic expectations. The family may participate whether or not the addict is actively continuing to use substances.
Intervention
School-based intervention services are provided to elementary, middle, and high school students in local towns. These intervention services include short-term counseling, crisis intervention, group counseling, and referral to professional services outside of the school systems.
Early school-based intervention practices are critical to the ongoing success in recovery for students who are in need of services secondary to problems associated with substance use, abuse, and dependence.
Parenting Group
Time: Mondays 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
This group is a closed psychoeducational curriculum designed to help parents make better decisions around their parenting styles. Issues around substance abuse in the home are addressed as well as appropriate interventions for child-rearing. This group opens every ten weeks and early registration is necessary as it fills quickly.