Yasmin Jetha

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Yasmin Jetha, regional director, Mental Health & Addiction Program speaking at the opening of Willow Pavilion on June 19, 2012 at VGH.

CPH announces intensive outpatient addiction program
POTSDAM — Canton-Potsdam Hospital will launch an intensive outpatient program Monday for St. Lawrence County residents with drug and alcohol addictions. The program is designed for patients whose addictions are too severe for normal outpatient care, …
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Addiction treatment center finds home in Rochester
Tim Bender, left, and Cat Ryan will graduate from the MN Adult and Teen Challenge Rochester Center in November. "We came to do the program, worked hard and things are paying off," said Bender. "Our lives are really coming into order. When you make …
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Business Watch: Pathway Family Services offers outpatient drug treatment
Pathway Family Services has received its license to begin treating teenagers dealing with substance abuse on an outpatient basis. Kameron Labahn-Patrick, vice president of Pathway's residential and treatment services, said assessments of substance …
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Small Biz: New outpatient substance abuse facility opens in East Brainerd
Cumberland Heights, a drug and alcohol treatment center with a residential campus in Nashville, is expanding into Chattanooga with an outpatient facility in East Brainerd. It's the organization's seventh location in Tennessee and the first in East …
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Youth Summit centers on alcohol, substance abuse
Entering Adult Drug Court, he said he felt fortunate to begin an inpatient treatment program in Waverly instead of dying or going to prison. Following treatment, he returned to high school, graduated, worked a number of jobs in New Ulm, and began …
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Allentown zoners reject Abraham Atiyeh's proposed drug, alcohol rehab center
A proposal to establish a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in a residential Allentown neighborhood was unanimously rejected by city zoners tonight. But the matter appears far from resolved. Immediately after the decision was rendered, developer …
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Drug Rehab For Women Highlights the Importance of Gender-Specific Treatment …
Drug rehab for women may sound like a marketing ploy, but this year's Annual National Recovery Month highlights that everyone's pathway to recovery is different and their treatment should be too. Biological and cultural differences between gender means …
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Question by Rachel: what kind of degree would i need to be able to become a case manager at a drug and alcohol rehab center?
I am in recovery myself and have went down a long dark road and have came out on the other side. I know first hand the pain and heartache that people in recovery go through and I want to help others and give back. I have found a school that has a fast track alcohol and drug counseling program that after 10 months they send you a diploma for that and then you have the option to continue to get your associates degree. I’m not a spring chicken so I’m trying to do the fastest thing possible and I’m not looking to go back to school for 4 years or more!! Please help!!! Thank you

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Answer by Annie
Hi Rachel! Congratulations on your recovery! It is so nice that you want to help others in their path to recovery. According to this site http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/degrees/human-services/substance-abuse, “A certificate in alcohol and drug counseling takes the least amount of time to earn, but these programs are generally only open to individuals who are already certified counselors. These certificates simply provide more specialized training and information to those who are interested in working specifically with people who are suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. While earning these certificates, students will study proven rehabilitation techniques and explore solutions to the challenges they will face as counselors.

To earn an associate degree, students will take more general classes. They will study psychology and sociology, learning how people come to be drug and alcohol addicts. Communication classes will also be required of associate students. The same sorts of classes will be taken at four-year universities, but bachelor’s degrees require more credits. Students will study actual counseling techniques and cases and they will also learn more about the effects that drugs and alcohol have on people.

Graduate degrees in counseling are required by most states in order to become a certified counselor. Most professionals earn master’s degrees in counseling with a specialization in alcohol drug and counseling. General knowledge of psychology and sociology is assumed, so curriculum will concentrate on techniques and theories of counseling. To earn doctoral degrees, students have to choose a specialized area of interest, such as a single patient case study or working with people of a certain socioeconomic background. They also conduct original research and write extensive dissertation papers on their chosen topic.”

Good luck with whatever you choose! 🙂

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Allentown zoners reject Abraham Atiyeh's proposed drug, alcohol rehab center
A proposal to establish a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in a residential Allentown neighborhood was unanimously rejected by city zoners tonight. But the matter appears far from resolved. Immediately after the decision was rendered, developer …
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New drug and alcohol rehabilitation center to bring jobs to community
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Fate of contested Allentown drug rehabilitation center to be determined
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board will vote on developer Abraham Atiyeh's proposed $ 3 million drug and alcohol rehabilitation center at 324-330 N. 6th St. If approved, God's Grace Adolescent Treatment Center would treat up to 60 male patients between …
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The ultimate goal of the best alcohol drug treatment centers is to help people of all backgrounds and all life experiences establish a life they are satisfied with without addictive drugs or alcohol. The very best programs are made up of the three traditional phases of alcohol addiction treatment, which are detoxification, rehabilitation and continuing, long term care. In order to give a patient the best chance of success with their recovery, treatment plans must always be personalized to be as unique as the patient himself is. No two individuals are going to respond to a treatment plan the same way, so it is vital that every person is given the tools to recovery that are most effective for him or her.

When a person goes through outpatient detoxification from alcohol and/or drugs, it should be accomplished safely and comfortably with the help of medical personnel. Although not every outpatient program will allow it, the best alcohol drug treatment centers will allow patients to remain at the facility and be monitored for several hours a day. They will also be able to quickly arrange hospitalization if it becomes necessary.
There are many different parts of the rehabilitation phase, but the best programs will have patients attending five times a week. Patients should be taking part in group therapy and education during rehabilitation. The frequency of these sessions is gradually reduced as they make progress over a period of several weeks. By the time the rehabilitation phase is complete, they will have attended 20 to 30 sessions.

The last phase of the traditional treatment programs, the continuing care phase, consists of a group therapy session once weekly. Specialized groups in these sessions are able to focus on particular issues. Structured intensive outpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs at the best alcohol treatment centers in Maryland are just as effective as hospital rehabilitation is, and they are also more effective than non intensive outpatient programs. Families are included in treatment, and there are some group sessions every week for relatives and even close friends to attend along with the patient. Everyone learns about dependence, and they have an opportunity to discuss experiences about the illness as well as the process of recovery.

Every patient comes with a different story, a different history and different personal goals. The best centers are those that are able to customize and personalize treatment according to each individual patient. There are many factors that work together to determine the rate of success that patients achieve. Each completes different levels of recovery at different stages and at different paces; allowing this variety in pace and rate of recovery is what makes outpatient drug and alcohol treatment such a success.