TYPES OF TREATMENT

Mental Assessment/Diagnosis:

Mental health Assessments is done utilizing a complete Psycho-Social Evaluation Assessment. Only LPCC or its equivalent is authorized to do mental health evaluations and give diagnosis. Through utilizing licensed clinicians and supervised master’s level interns during individual and dual diagnosis group counseling sessions.

Co-Occurring Treament:

All identified co-occurring clients are assigned a mental health counselor and assigned to our co-occurring group or groups lead by an LPCC or above, each client is closely monitored for medication needs and medication compliance. Co-Occurring client based upon acuity may be placed for individual counseling sessions two times per week and more intense case management for continuity of care.

Other Mental Health Services:

Specific groups and special workshops conducted for disorders such as Post Traumatic Stress, Post Partum Depression, and Parenting with Co-Occurring Disorders. A New Awakening also provides family support to family members with co-occurring disorders.

Substance Abuse:

CRA: A New Awakening utilizes a parent component for adolescents suffering from substance abuse/dependency. Age range(s): 12 through 18. Parents have the opportunity to join a support group that utilizes role-playing and positive communication skills. Adolescents enter treatment groups that highlight education.
Families are encouraged to attend through group sessions as well as individual sessions. The CRA and CRAFT (Community Reinforcement Family Therapy is used and incorporated into out level of care for both adult clients as well as adolescent.
Community Reinforcement approach is a modality of treatment utilized at A New Awakening since the City of Albuquerque provided staff with training in 2006. At A New Awakening 10 staff are completing their certification along with certifying for Motivational Interviewing as well. CRA is utilized in the following manner for Level One Treatment:
Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) is a Substance Abuse program. CRA is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral intervention for the treatment of substance abuse problems. CRA seeks to treat substance abuse problems through focusing on environmental contingencies that impact and influence the client's behavior. Developed in accordance with the belief that these environmental contingencies play a crucial role in an individual's addictive behavior and recovery, CRA utilizes familial, social, recreational, and occupational events to support the individual in changing his or her drinking/using behaviors and in creating a successful sobriety. These topics are interwoven with client choice to increase client efficacy as well as targeting multi layers of issues. The goal is to rearrange multiple aspects of an individual's life so that a clean and sober lifestyle is more rewarding than one that is dominated by alcohol and/or drugs. Homework is utilized during each educational session and is assigned in collaboration with the client after each session and is tailored to address therapeutic needs. Assignments are usually behavioral, such as trying a new activity, and are given within the framework of trying new behavior. Homework assignments are made so the client can be successful in completing them, so they are initially easy tasks to help build self-esteem and self-efficacy.

Methamphetamine Specific Treatment:

Methamphetamine Specific Treatment Brochure
We are now offering serices in Valencia County, specifically in the Belen area.

Motivational Interviewing (MI):

A New Awakening therapists, counselors and direct care staff use principles of motivational interviewing in relating to consumers at all levels in the program. The application of motivational interviewing in this agency is a primary intervention that helps the clinical team in avoiding confrontational styles of treatment. It forms the basis of a treatment approach guided by five principles: (1) express empathy, (2) develop discrepancy, (3) avoiding argumentation, and (4) roll with resistance and (5) support self efficacy.
Family Support: Adolescents and adults both need a close relationship with at least one family member. Identifying and including supportive family participation in the process of treatment is essential to success with this population. This is also an element necessary to sustain through transitions such as movement from one treatment modality to another, transitions in relationships, academic or work situations.

IOP:

Intensive outpatient treatment services are indicated for individuals who require structured, multi-modal treatment (individual, group, family, multi-family) and psycho educational interventions to achieve alleviation of symptoms and improved level of functioning. The foundation of this service is a therapeutic relationship between the provider and the consumer in a planned format of therapies, which is characterized primarily by a group approach and process and didactic components. Critical components of the program are individual counseling, group counseling, counseling with the family and /or significant others; motivational enhancement and engagement strategies, random alcohol/drug testing services, and strategies for relapse prevention to include community and/or social support systems in treatment and didactic presentations to consumers, families, and significant others. Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time is critical for proper evaluation of long term needs.
This is an intensive service that offers a mixture of multifaceted therapeutic modalities and interventions which may follow hospitalization or be used as a diversion from hospitalization. Although educational presentations and other adjunctive activities are important components of an Intensive Outpatient Program the provision of such measures along with counseling are limited under this definition to a ratio of 1:8 i.e. an average of one hour of educational presentations and other activities to 8 hours of counseling. Counseling is offered predominately in a group format but also includes individual and family sessions.course of 180 days, while each participant is strongly encouraged to receive after care serves to fully attend counseling for one year.

Culturally specific treatment:

Our agency provides all programming offered in English and in Spanish. We provide extensive training in multicultural counseling and promote an environment where all feel safe and free from discrimination. We encourage not just the identified client to participate but also the families and are ready to provide services for families in their native language.

Gender Specific Treatment:

Our substance abuse programs as well as our domestic violence programs are gender specific to allow open communication and safety in processing therapeutic issues. Quarterly our staff is involved in community programs with local domestic violence shelters for training and as well as service aid. Currently the agency is very involved with Haven House in Sandoval County.

Special Populations:

Our staff has a strong background and extensive training in working with person reintegrating from prison into our community. The agency emphasizes the importance of all members of the family participating in this reintegration process.
In addition our agency has gained a stable reputation of providing services to veterans with co-occurring disorders.
Specializing in pregnant women, as part of our Recovery Support Service Program our massage therapist as well as therapy staff works on attachment through infant massage for drug affected women.

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LEVELS OF TREATMENT

Level - 0.5 Early Intervention/Education - The purpose of the Early Intervention/Education level of care is to explore and address problems or risk factors that are related to substance use and to help the client recognize the harmful consequences of inappropriate substance use.

Initial service plan is administered upon intake and reviewed every 90 days. One activity every week is required and one monthly follow up case management appointment is required to ensure program compliance and case management needs. Each program is individualized to meet client’s need.

Level - I Outpatient - Level I services are provided with an Individualized Treatment Plan within 30 calendar days of admittance into the program, and then updated quarterly thereafter. Level One participant participates in the following schedule for a minimum of 90 days but is built upon the individual’s needs. For drug addiction to Methamphetamines and Crack Cocaine the agency strongly encourages clients to stay for a full 12 months based upon leading research that less than 12 months is resulting in much higher relapse rates.

• Each week, a participant is required to attend an individual session and one group or family counseling session. A Client’s readiness for treatment will be addressed and modified based upon client need. All participants must attend a minimum of four sessions per month to remain in compliance.
• A minimum of 6 case management sessions over the three months will be offered and all case managers will utilize the CRA approach.
• 1 alternative group is offered to participants and is encouraged at least every other week.
• One drug screen monthly, to include an initial screen and a screen prior to discharge is mandated.

Level – II Intensive Outpatient - Clients that is appropriate for Level II.1participate a minimum of 9 hours of structured programming per week. On attachment D IOP is designated and all participants must follow the structured program. There are exceptions to co-occurring clients that are Level II in that they receive more individualized services and groups may be modified depending upon their level of acuity. Services are intended to run at least 120 days or four months after care and continued follow up is strongly encouraged as recent data shows that departing a treatment program before one year drastically increase chances of relapse. The client is provided with an Individualized Treatment Plan within 30 calendar days of admittance into program. Monthly treatment plan updates are conducted within individual sessions.

• 2 individual counseling session per week {Clients need more specialized groups with a focus
• 3 group counseling sessions per week on daily living skills, and increased access to family counseling}
• A minimum of 12 case management sessions over the four months in treatment as clinically indicated
• One drug screen monthly, to include an initial screen and a screen prior to discharge
• 1 alternative group/activity every other week
Home visits are not conducted at A New Awakening.