Intensive Outpatient Program Page
The treatment of a substance use disorder (SUD) can be accoumplished in many ways: a residential treatment program, partial hospitalization program (PHP), an intensive outpatient program (IOP) or outpatient program (OP). The type of treatment an individual chooses is based on their preferences and needs.
At Choice Recovery, we employ treatment tactics through an IOP and receive many questions:
1. What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?
2. How do I Choose the Best Treatment Program?
3. How do I Maintain a sober Life After Addiction Recovery?
What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?
An IOP delivers addiction treatment to guests through individual and group therapy sessions three hours a day for three days a week for 90 days or more. Guests who are in our program will maintain family and life responsibilities while also going through recovery.
At Choice Recovery’s IOP, our staff will be utilizing different types of theraphies and programs to encourage recovery, including
- Trauma Informed Care
- Mindful Therapy
- Individual and Group Therapy
- Family Program
Out staff may also use several different treatment modalities, such as motivational interviewing (MI), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectial behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT), as well as encourage guests to participate in 12-Step facilitation.
1. MI is a therapeutic approach that taps into a guest’s desire to make positive changes within their lives.
2. CBT: In CBT, our staff encourages a guest to identify unhealthy thought patterns to help them develop more productive thought patterns and effective coping skills.
3. DBT Skills is a form of CBT that focus on increasing a person’s ability to regulate emotions. DBT utilizes four modules of skills training including mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
4. MBCBT is a therapeutic approach shown to be effective in treating mental health issues. Guests will identify unhealthly thought patterns in an effort to develop a more effective and productive emotional and cognitive thought patterns.
5. 12-Step facilitation, which is not a treatment modality, acknowledges that willpower alone can’t achieve sobriety. 12-Step facilitation focuses on abstinence of substances and the willingness to participate in group therapy.
How to Choose the Best Treatment Center
Choosing the best treatment option is important. if an individuals is able to function in their daily lives, but needs treatments, they may not need to enter into a residential treatment program; however, if an individual needs 24hr care, a residential treatment program may be the appropriate fit. WHen thinking about what you should look for in a treatment program, you should first receive a medical assessment. A medical assessment can provide an individual with information, such as the likelihood of withdrawal, as weel as mental and emotional health needs.
After a medical assessment, we encourage individuals to think about the following:
- Resources: Will the treatment program provides me with the resources I need, such as therapy?
- Medically-Assisted Treatment (MAT): If you think you will need MAT to undergo recovery, a treatment center that provides this may be for you.
- Location: Do I want to go to treatment close to home or will it be too close?
- Reviews: Could I talk with other guests before entering treatment?
- Price: What am I willing to spend? Will my insurance cover this?
- Staffing: Does this treatment center have qualified staff to take care of me?
- Ralapse: What happends if I relapse?
How to Maintain a Sober Life After Addiction Recovery
Maintaining sustainable recovery after treatment is what our guests will be working toward during their time at Choice Recovery. Throught individual and group therapy and participating in mutual aid support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), etc., our guests will learn accountability, build a community to support them and gain understanding.
It is important to understand that relapse can happen in substance use disorder treatment. It is recommended that guests, as well as their loved ones and support groups, be educated on relapse, its signs and prevention methods.
According to Terence Gorski, president of CENAPS and clinical directore of its Relapse Prevention Certification School, the three stages to relapse include:
Emotional relapse: An individual’s emotional state could set them up for chemical relapse. Signs of emotional relapse could include, but are not limited to, feeling anxious, angry or isolated, as well as not wanting to seek help from support groups, family or counselors. It is important to be observant of relapse signs early. Staying in an emotionally draining state can make an individual more susceptible to using substances in an attempt to escape.
Mental relapse: If an individual has been in a prolonged state of emotional relapse, they may feel exhausted and begin to think about using again. During mental relapse, an individual may start to think about their past including the people, places and feelings associated with using. Thinking about these prior drug uses can tempt an individual to return to using. Physical relapse: It is important to be observant of relapse signs early. Staying in an emotionally draining state can make an individual more susceptible to using substances in an attempt to escape.
If an individual has moved from emotional to mental relapse, and finally into physical relapse, they have begun to use substances. For loved ones in recovery and their families, understanding and noticing the signs of relapse can be a defining factor. Here are five relapse prevention tips for those in addiction treatment:
1. Ask for help: If an individual feels the urge to use substances, they should call someone within their support group (sponsor, recovery coach, family member, friend, etc.)
2. Think: During this time, the individual could play the scenario out in their head. What would happen if they use the substance?
3. Relax:
4. MBCBT is a therapeutic approach shown to be effective in treating mental health issues. Guests will identify unhealthly thought patterns in an effort to develop a more effective and productive emotional and cognitive thought patterns.
5. 12-Step facilitation, which is not a treatment modality, acknowledges that willpower alone can’t achieve sobriety. 12-Step facilitation focuses on abstinence of substances and the willingness to participate in group therapy.
At Choice Recovery, our skilled professionals will hand you the tools to maintain sobriety. We hope that this information has helped you come to a positive decision. If you have any questions, let us know!
If you want to start on the road to recovery, give us a call.
