OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN A Drug Rehab.docx

1. OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN A DRUG REHAB The outpatient setting offers flexibility for those who do not need the intensity of residential treatment but would benefit from a structured schedule. You can work on maintaining sobriety as you return to your normal daily activities, such as work and school. Your therapist will help guide you and include family members and friends whenever possible to provide support and reinforce your progress. Outpatient drug rehab takes place in your community during regular business hours. You can continue to work or go to school while participating in treatment. Different types of outpatient services are discussed below; Different methods of outpatient services There are some methods to outpatient services. Here I tell about it alternatively: Day Treatment – Outpatient Rehab This outpatient treatment centers on certain days every week only, but all addicts may not require every day in a week. Whatever care is required by the patient implies the number of days needed for treatment which helps people towards their identity and life without drugs. Every outpatient service meets at a specific time and ends at another specific time. Partial Hospitalization – Outpatient Rehab These outpatient rehabilitation centers meet for a few hours at the outpatient center, which sure addicts require. The patient spends more than five days in outpatient services than those who need to come to outpatient services daily. People who need partial hospitalization only require 3-5 days in outpatient rehabilitation. Intensive Outpatient Rehab And Alcohol outpatient treatment This outpatient service is for people who occasionally come to outpatient centers to meet their needs, which also meets the requirement of outpatient rehab. You can go into outpatient rehabilitation when you want, and it suits your lifestyle. Continuing Care The focus of continuing care is to provide support and to help maintain or improve functioning in day-to-day life. In most cases, continuing care groups are offered as a part of an already established outpatient treatment program. The content and length of the group vary from facility

2. to facility, but usually, groups consist of anywhere from 8 – 12 members meeting for 1 – 2 hours each week.