Lake Whatcom Residential and Treatment Center

Lake Whatcom Residential and Treatment Center - Bellingham, WA

Lake Whatcom Residential And Treatment Center is a dual diagnosis treatment facility located at 3600 Meridian Street in the 98225 zip code in Bellingham, WA. It is operated by a private non-profit organization. Some of the treatment approaches used by Lake Whatcom Residential And Treatment Center include motivational incentives, anger management and trauma counseling. Lake Whatcom Residential And Treatment Center provides outpatient services and regular outpatient treatment. It also provides inpatient treatment for drug/alcohol addiction and mental health diagnosis and residential treatment for substance use.

Address: 3600 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98225

  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. External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder 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. Counseling Services and Education
  18. Tobacco/Screening Services
  19. Facility Smoking Policy
  20. Age Groups Accepted
  21. Gender Accepted

Here are the full facility listing details on Lake Whatcom Residential and Treatment Center in Bellingham, WA:

Types of Care:

  • residential treatment for substance use
  • inpatient treatment for drug/alcohol addiction and mental health diagnosis

Service Settings:

  • outpatient rehab
  • regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine clinical treatment
  • Naltrexone treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • In-network prescribing entity
  • Other contracted prescribing entity
  • 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:

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

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Disulfiram (Antabuse)
  • Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant (Probuphine)
  • Buprenorphine without naloxone
  • Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders
  • Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
  • Clonidine

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • CBT
  • motivational incentives
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • counseling for trauma victims

Facility Ownership:

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • State substance abuse agency

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts cash
  • Accepts state health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • transitional-age young adults
  • adult women
  • pregnant and postpartum women
  • rehab for adult men
  • seniors and older adults
  • LGBT
  • rehab for vets
  • military families
  • judicial clients
  • dual diagnosis treatment
  • people with HIV or AIDS
  • sexual abuse victims
  • domestic violence victims
  • people with trauma
  • people with co-occurring pain and substance use

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • TB screening

Transitional Services:

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

Ancillary Services:

  • case managers
  • domestic violence services
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • social skills training
  • help with transportation
  • professional interventionist
  • peer support

Counseling Services and Education:

  • individual counseling
  • group counseling
  • substance use education
  • employment counseling and training
  • educational support

Tobacco/Screening Services:

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

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted:

  • accepts adults
  • accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Phone #: 360-676-6000 x303

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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