A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral

A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral - Chestertown, MD

A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral is an addiction and mental health 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 buprenorphine detoxification, buprenorphine maintenance and relapse prevention from naltrexone. Some of the treatment approaches used by A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral include motivational incentives, trauma counseling and motivational interviewing. A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral also specializes in detox services and offers methamphetamines detoxification, residential benzodiazepines detoxification and inpatient opioid detoxification. A F Whitsitt Center Kent County Behavioral provides hospital inpatient detox, long-term rehab and inpatient hospital rehabilitation. It also provides residential treatment for substance abuse, inpatient detox services and inpatient treatment for dual diagnosis. Other addiction treatment offered includes gambling disorder treatment.

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

Service Settings:

  • inpatient hospital rehabilitation
  • long-term rehab
  • hospital inpatient detox
  • hospital inpatient alcohol/drug treatment
  • short-term residential treatment

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:

  • Non-medication treatment for AUD

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
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • DBT
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • trauma counseling
  • 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 cash
  • Accepts state health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • adult women
  • adult men
  • co-occurring addiction and mental health 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
  • sober housing services
  • self help meetings
  • social skills development
  • group meetings

Other Addictions Treatment:

  • treatment for gambling disorder

Detoxification:

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

Counseling Services and Education:

  • counseling for individuals
  • counseling for groups
  • family counseling
  • counseling for couples
  • substance use education
  • hepatitis education, counseling and support
  • HIV and AIDS support
  • health education services
  • employment counseling and training

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:

  • adult rehab
  • 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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