A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral

A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral - Chestertown, MD

A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral is a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility located at 300 Scheeler Road in the 21620 zip code in Chestertown, MD. It is operated by the State government. A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral provides relapse prevention from naltrexone, naltrexone administration and buprenorphine detox. Some of the treatment approaches used by A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral include motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational incentives. A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral also specializes in detox services and offers inpatient opioid detox, methamphetamines detox and residential benzodiazepines detoxification. A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral provides short term inpatient rehab, hospital inpatient treatment and residential rehab. It also provides residential substance use treatment, inpatient treatment for drug/alcohol addiction and mental health diagnosis and inpatient detox. Other addiction treatment offered includes treatment for gambling disorder.

Address: 300 Scheeler Road, Chestertown, MD 21620

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  4. External Opioid Medications Source
  5. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. Type Of Treatment
  7. Pharmacotherapies
  8. Treatment Approaches
  9. Facility Ownership
  10. License/Certification/Accreditation
  11. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  12. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  13. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  14. Screening & Testing
  15. Transitional Services
  16. Ancillary Services
  17. Other Addictions Treatment
  18. Detoxification
  19. Counseling Services and Education
  20. Tobacco/Screening Services
  21. Facility Smoking Policy
  22. Age Groups Accepted
  23. Gender Accepted
  24. Services for deaf
  25. Additional Spoken Languages

Here are the full facility listing details on A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral in Chestertown, MD:

Types of Care:

  • inpatient detox services
  • residential substance use treatment
  • inpatient treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

  • inpatient hospital rehab
  • long-term rehab
  • hospital inpatient detox
  • hospital inpatient treatment
  • 30 and 60 day inpatient rehab programs

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Does not use medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

  • buprenorphine detoxification
  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • administers naltrexone
  • relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Disulfiram (Antabuse)
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Buprenorphine without naloxone
  • Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling approach
  • counseling for trauma victims
  • 12-step rehab

Facility Ownership:

  • the State government

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State department of health
  • Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Federal funding
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts self-payment
  • Accepts state health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • rehab for adult women
  • adult men
  • dual diagnosis treatment

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • STD testing
  • TB screening

Transitional Services:

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

  • recovery management
  • HIV early intervention
  • housing services
  • self help meetings
  • social skills training
  • peer support

Other Addictions Treatment:

  • treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification:

  • inpatient alcohol detox
  • residential benzodiazepines detoxification
  • methamphetamines detoxification
  • inpatient opioid detox

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling
  • group counseling
  • family counseling
  • counseling for couples
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV/AIDS counseling
  • health education services
  • employment counseling services

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

  • accepts adults
  • accepts young adults over 18

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf:

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Additional Spoken Languages:

  • Spanish

Phone #: 410-778-6404

Call (888) 303-2026 to get 24/7 help with treatment.

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What is dual diagnosis treatment?

Dual diagnosis treatment is a specialized approach to helping individuals who are dealing with both substance abuse issues and mental health disorders simultaneously. It recognizes the interconnected nature of these challenges and aims to address them comprehensively.

People with dual diagnosis face a unique set of hurdles as their mental health issues and substance use often reinforce each other, creating a cycle that can be difficult to break. For instance, someone with depression might turn to drugs or alcohol as a way to cope with their emotions, and the substance use can, in turn, exacerbate their mental health symptoms. This complex interaction requires a tailored treatment approach.

The primary goal of dual diagnosis treatment is to provide integrated care that addresses both the substance use disorder and the mental health condition concurrently. This involves a team of professionals, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, addiction specialists, and counselors, working collaboratively to develop a comprehensive treatment plan.

The treatment plan may include various therapeutic modalities, medication management, and support services. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing are commonly used therapeutic approaches. Medications may be prescribed to manage psychiatric symptoms and support the individual's recovery from substance use.

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