Program Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Center
Description of Ambrosia Treatment Center’s Program:
Ambrosia Treatment Center’s mission statements is “We strive to offer progressive treatment modalities to help the sick and suffering addict and alcoholic start their journey of recovery in a respectful, nurturing and comfortable way”.
Ambrosia treatment centers offer this as personal goals for all their clients – “While building a supportive environment to ensure sobriety is the top priority, life continues after treatment. Now that addiction no longer rules their lives, clients are encouraged to plan for their future. This can include continuing education, finding employment, managing finances and repairing family relationships”.
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Through this strength-based multidimensional assessment the ASAM criteria addresses the patient's needs, obstacles and liabilities, as well as the patient's strengths, assets, resources and support structure (The ASAM Criteria, 2016).
The three different LOC groups at Ambrosia are; Residential (RES), Partial Hospitalization (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient groups (IOP).
Residential LOC groups are based on the first two dimension of ASAM which are;
Dimension one; acute intoxication or withdrawal potential,
• is there a potential for the person to experience acute intoxication or the potential for the client to experience withdrawal? This is explored by determining the clients past and present substance use / abuse and withdrawal experiences.
Dimension 2; biomedical conditions and or complications,
• are there any biological conditions as medical conditions which create complications or the client being in treatment, or any condition which may interfere with the person receiving treatment? This is determined by exploring the client’s health and medical history.
The PHP groups are based on the third and fourth dimensions of patient placement criteria form
Description of Ambrosia Treatment Center’s Program:
Ambrosia Treatment Center’s mission statements is “We strive to offer progressive treatment modalities to help the sick and suffering addict and alcoholic start their journey of recovery in a respectful, nurturing and comfortable way”.
Ambrosia treatment centers offer this as personal goals for all their clients – “While building a supportive environment to ensure sobriety is the top priority, life continues after treatment. Now that addiction no longer rules their lives, clients are encouraged to plan for their future. This can include continuing education, finding employment, managing finances and repairing family relationships”.
Ambrosia …show more content…
Through this strength-based multidimensional assessment the ASAM criteria addresses the patient's needs, obstacles and liabilities, as well as the patient's strengths, assets, resources and support structure (The ASAM Criteria, 2016).
The three different LOC groups at Ambrosia are; Residential (RES), Partial Hospitalization (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient groups (IOP).
Residential LOC groups are based on the first two dimension of ASAM which are;
Dimension one; acute intoxication or withdrawal potential,
• is there a potential for the person to experience acute intoxication or the potential for the client to experience withdrawal? This is explored by determining the clients past and present substance use / abuse and withdrawal experiences.
Dimension 2; biomedical conditions and or complications,
• are there any biological conditions as medical conditions which create complications or the client being in treatment, or any condition which may interfere with the person receiving treatment? This is determined by exploring the client’s health and medical history.
The PHP groups are based on the third and fourth dimensions of patient placement criteria form