GOSNOLD INC

GOSNOLD TREATMENT CENTER - EXPENSE EXCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. GOSNOLD TREATMENT CENTER PROVIDES ACUTE ALCOHOL DETOXIFICATION SERVICES. GOSNOLD TREATS ADDICTION AS A CHRONIC DISEASE THAT REQUIRES LIFE-LONG MANAGEMENT, AND IS OFTEN COMPLICATED BY OTHER MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SITUATIONAL CONDITIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT COMPLICATIONS ARE IMPROVED BY ABSTINENCE FROM OTHER SUBSTANCES; YET, EMPHASIZE A HARM REDUCTION MODEL OF TREATMENT WHEN APPROPRIATE TO PATIENT CONDITION AND PREFERENCE. THE PRIMARY CARE OFFERED IS MEDICAL DETOXIFICATION AND STABILIZATION. THE GOSNOLD TREATMENT CENTER, LOCATED ADJACENT TO FALMOUTH HOSPITAL IS A 50 BED FACILITY WHICH INCLUDES SEMI-PRIVATE BEDROOMS, LOUNGES, A DINING AREA, GROUP THERAPY ROOMS AND COUNSELING OFFICES. THE DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM IS STAFFED BY PHYSICIANS, NURSES, COUNSELORS AND RECOVERY AIDES WHO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND COUNSELING CARE TO PATIENTS UNDERGOING WITHDRAWAL OF TREATMENT. TREATMENT BEGINS WITH A MEDICAL ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION. A VARIETY OF MEDICATIONS ARE USED TO REDUCE THE DISCOMFORT OF WITHDRAWAL. WE ADMINISTER BUPRENORPHINE (SUBOXONE) FOR OPIATE WITHDRAWAL TREATMENT. WHILE NOT PRESENTLY USING METHADONE AS MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, GOSNOLD IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO. THE DETOXIFICATION PERIOD STAY VARIES, DEPENDING ON PATIENT NEEDS. MEDICAL AND COUNSELING STAFF MEETS REGULARLY TO REVIEW PROGRESS. PATIENTS ATTEND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING AND 12 STEP GROUPS. COUNSELORS HELP PATIENTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR DISEASE, ITS SYMPTOMS AND PROGRESSION AND TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN CONTINUING CARE.

GOSNOLD OUTPATIENT PROGRAM - EXPENSE EXCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD. GOSNOLD OFFERS OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AT FOUR LOCATIONS ON CAPE COD, ONE LOCATION ON NANTUCKET, AND TWO OFF-CAPE LOCATIONS IN STOUGHTON AND N. DARTMOUTH. GOSNOLD'S OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL,FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING, PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL SERVICE, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION, AND DRIVER ALCOHOL EDUCATION. THE GOSNOLD STAFF INCLUDES QUALIFIED PSYCHIATRISTS, ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS,PSYCHIATRIC NURSES, AND INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS. CERTIFIED AND LICENSED COUNSELORS WORK WITH PATIENTS ON THE DISEASE CONCEPT OF ADDICTION, RECOVERY MANAGEMENT SKILLS, THE TWELVE STEPS, RELAPSE PREVENTION, FAMILY COUNSELING AND RELATIONSHIP ISSUES. THE INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS CONDUCT STRUCTURED INTERVENTIONS TO HELP FAMILY MEMBERS COMMUNICATE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT A LOVED ONES' ADDICTION IN ORDER TO MOTIVATE THEM TO ACCEPT TREATMENT. GROUP COUNSELING TREATMENT IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO TREAT ADDICTION. GOSNOLD OFFERS A NUMBER OF GROUP EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPY SESSIONS TO HELP PEOPLE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF RECOVERY. DAY AND EVENING TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED FOR PERSONS IN NEED OF INTENSIVE AND STRUCTURED TREATMENT, BUT WHO MAY NOT CURRENTLY REQUIRE A RESIDENTIAL OR INPATIENT PROGRAM. THESETREATMENT PROGRAMS ADDRESS IMPORTANT RECOVERY CONCEPTS INCLUDING RECOVERY MANAGEMENT AND RELAPSE PREVENTION, TWELVE STEP WORK, IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE CONCEPT OF ADDICTION, IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL OBSTACLES TO RECOVERY, AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS. GOSNOLD'S PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT DIVERSION OPTION TO INPATIENT TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. GOSNOLD'S TREATMENT TEAM PROVIDES ADULT AND CHILD PSYCHIATRY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLNESSES AND DISORDERS. SPECIALISTS ARE AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT A FULL RANGE OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS, INCLUDING CO-DEPENDENCY, BIPOLAR ILLNESS, ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS, GRIEF AND LOSS, DUAL DIAGNOSES, ABUSE, DEPRESSION, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS, AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER.