Advocates Community Counseling

Advocates Community Counseling - Framingham, MA

Advocates Community Counseling is a dual diagnosis treatment facility located at 354 Waverly Street, 2nd Floor in the 01702 zip code in Framingham, MA. It is operated by a private non-profit organization. Some of the treatment approaches used by Advocates Community Counseling include motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and counseling for substance abuse. Advocates Community Counseling provides outpatient services and regular outpatient treatment. It also provides inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and residential treatment for substance abuse. Other addiction treatment offered includes gambling disorder treatment and treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder.

Address: 354 Waverly Street, 2nd Floor, Framingham, MA 01702

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

Here are the full facility listing details on Advocates Community Counseling in Framingham, MA:

Types of Care:

  • residential substance use treatment
  • inpatient treatment for dual diagnosis

Service Settings:

  • outpatient rehab
  • regular outpatient treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • DBT
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State department of health

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts self-payment
  • Accepts state health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • transitional-age young adults
  • rehab for adult women
  • adult men
  • dual diagnosis treatment
  • sexual abuse victims
  • domestic violence victims
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

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

Screening & Testing:

  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • TB screening

Transitional Services:

  • Discharge Planning
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

  • domestic violence services
  • mental health services
  • social skills training

Other Addictions Treatment:

  • general addiction disorder treatment
  • gambling disorder treatment

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling services
  • counseling for groups
  • family counseling
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf:

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Additional Spoken Languages:

  • Spanish

Phone #: 508-661-2020

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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