NORTHPOINTE COUNCIL INC

INPATIENT CRISIS CENTER (SEE SCHEDULE O):INPATIENT CRISIS CENTER - THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS CENTER (FIRST STEP CENTER) IS A 24 BED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY CERTIFIED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS). OPERATING 24/7, THE CENTER HAS SEVEN MEDICALLY SUPERVISED BEDS AND SEVENTEEN MEDICALLY MONITORED BEDS. UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF MEDICAL AND COUNSELING STAFF, THE PROGRAM OFFERS MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL DETOXIFICATION AND A SOBER ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PEOPLE MAY SAFELY BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY. THE CLIENTS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM ARE NOT IN NEED OF HOSPITALIZATION. THE CENTER PROVIDES A TEMPORARY SHORT TERM RESIDENCE FOR CLIENTS AWAITING REFERRAL TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF CARE AND SERVICES. WHILE IN THE PROGRAM, CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN COUNSELING & THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES. FOR MANY, THIS PROGRAM IS THE POINT OF ENTRY INTO THE TREATMENT SYSTEM.

COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (SEE SCHEDULE O):COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM - THE COUNCIL'S OUTPATIENT CLINICS PROVIDE INTERDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER & OTHER ADDICTIONS. THE CLINICS ARE LICENSED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS). OUTPATIENT COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY &/OR GROUP SETTINGS. THE GOALS OF TREATMENT ARE TO RESTORE HEALTHY FUNCTIONING & PROVIDE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. ADOLESCENT OUTPATIENT COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUTH AGES 12-21 & THEIR FAMILIES. SERVICES ARE AGE-SPECIFIC, ADDRESSING DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF ADOLESCENCE AS PART OF THE RECOVERY PROCESS. SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING IS OFFERRED FOR PARENTS, INCLUDING SKILLS EDUCATION. FAMILY & COUPLES COUNSELING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. ALL INDICATED MEDICALLY ASSISTED THERAPIES ARE AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS AGED 18 AND OLDER. METHADONE - THE CONCEPT OF THE METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAM IS THAT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED THROUGH THE USE OF METHADONE WITHOUT THE CLIENT EXPERIENCING THE PAINFUL SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TYPICAL OPIATE WITHDRAWAL. THIS ALLOWS THE CLIENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON PURSUING POSITIVE DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE CHOICES.