Juliett
55 |
How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
Sorry....very uneducated
at this.
How much of your day does an outpatient rehab take?
Does a person have to take off work?
Or is it something that one can do as they work? |
| Sfj |
Re: How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
It depends on the agency
or facility.
Some are very inclusive, some are very minimal.
The one I work at has some of both.
For example, there are some groups that only meet twice a week.
The client has a choice of morning or evening meetings. But
these are not the intensive early recovery groups. These are
called "Aftercare."
When I was a client at the VA,
VA Substance Abuse
it was called SADH, or "Substance Abuse day Hospital."
Clients were very heavily involved in treatment all day long,
the only thing is, they got to go home at night to sleep. But
they were still hospital patients.
Outpatient treatment is preferable to residential programs in
many cases, especially if the client is not homeless.
So those are the extremes, and its easy to find everything and
anything in between. |
no more
mething
around |
Re: How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
I did a 21 day program
that involved taking an anti depressant, checking in once a day
for my blood pressure to be checked and that was it.
It was a joke. They asked me questions like do you feel like
hurting yourself or anyone else today? Do you feel like using?
Have you used?
No counseling, just a cuff and a few questions, give me my pill
and then....NEXT......out the door I went to use. Crazy.
I hope the programs have improved since then. Didn't do squat
for me and I think that's one of the reasons I chose not to do a
program. |
| Sfj |
Re: How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
To no more mething
around,
I'm sorry about your unsatisfactory experience with rehab.
Unfortunately, places like that exist. They probably always will
unless the public awareness improves greatly.
But there are many thousands of excellent facilities also.
One should really do some homework, checking things out, getting
informed, ask questions and things like that before making
important decisions.
IMHO |
luve
piphany |
Re: How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
I believe the outpatient
treatment programs have greatly improved since 1994.
Juliette, online are all sorts of links to outpatient treatment
facilities and many of them explain a bit about their programs.
Search meth treatment. |
| Sfj |
Re: How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
This is a good link for
finding treatment.
I have a jillion more if you need more info.
Treatment Locator |
Juliett
55 |
Re: How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
Thanks guys, this is
awesome.
I didn't realize there was so much to choose from.
Thanks you for the links.
I'll research them right now.
What is one has Kaiser(sp) insurance, are they very helpful or
is it better to try to seek help else where?
God bless you, |
| Sfj |
Re: How much time does outpatient rehab require per day?
I've heard some good
reports about the Kaiser program.
It is a minimal primary care program though.
That means it is for people who are fairly able to keep things
together. Things like housing, employment, and capable of
routine daily activities.
Minimal care in this sense means intensive training in substance
abuse abstinence. (not case management)
Primary means the first stages of withdrawal. |
