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Community Treatment Resources Evaluation Paper

This assignment is designed to enable the student to demonstrate his or her ability to effectively evaluate the appropriateness of a treatment program to meet the needs of a client who presents with a co-occurring disorder.

Instructions:

Before you continue, save this document to your desktop or thumb drive and work off of it from there. Complete your responses right in this document. The boxes will enlarge to accommodate any length response. The assignment is due at 11:59 pm on the due date stated on the syllabus. As outlined in the syllabus, any assignment submitted after 11:59 pm on the due date stated on the syllabus will be considered late and 5 points will be deducted. Five points will be deducted for each additional day that the assignment is late. This assignment is worth 175 points.

You are to call a treatment facility for addiction. It may be a rehabilitation facility, a detox, an IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program), or a residential treatment program. The program may be focused on adults or adolescents. The treatment facility you contact should be in Massachusetts, but if you live in another state or work in another state I will allow you to explore a treatment facility that will allow you to better meet your needs. Prior to calling, you must post the agency you are calling in Canvas in this module. Please check to see that nobody else is calling this facility to avoid two or more students calling the same place. Only one student should be calling a site. If someone else has already posted this site, please select another site. Your assignment is to call and find out what level of care is provided, what the admissions process is, what type of treatment is included (i.e. family, group, CBT, etc.), whether they accept insurance (private, MassHealth, or Medicare accepted?), and specifically, what treatment do they provide in terms of treating a co-occurring disorder. Answer each question below by typing in your responses in the boxes.

Grading Criteria:

One point will be deducted for every 3 errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. Each question will be evaluated in terms of the completeness of the response. Specific feedback will be provided on the assignment as appropriate.

Evaluation

Name of Agency:	(worth 5 points)
Address:	(worth 5 points)
Telephone Number:	(worth 5 points)

What level(s) of care does this agency provide for addiction? Briefly discuss the treatment modality including the type(s) of treatment and the length of stay. Make sure you also include the age range of clients that is accepted.	(worth 30 points)
What is the process for admission? Be sure to include a discussion of the following: - Are referrals required? If yes, by whom? - Does there need to be medical clearance? - How does the agency determine level of care? Is an intake done? If so, when and where? - Is insurance accepted (including MassHealth and Medicare)?	(worth 30 points)
Is there a waiting list for admission? If so, how long is it? Are there other treatment options available until the individual can be admitted into the program?	(worth 10 points)
Discuss what treatment is provided to manage co-occurring disorders (aka dual diagnoses). Is it addressed as part of the treatment? Do they make referrals? etc.	(worth 30 points)
What disciplines are included in the provision of treatment? Psychiatrists? Medical Doctors? Nurses? Counselors? Social Workers? etc. Is there a treatment team to address various needs?	(worth 30 points)
After speaking with someone from the agency, what was your reaction to the types of services provided? Do the services seem comprehensive? Difficult to navigate? If there is a waiting list, were any other services available while the person waits for admission? Evaluate the treatment facility in terms of your clinical expertise. Is this a place you would feel comfortable referring a client with co-occurring disorders to? Discuss your findings. You may also comment on other aspects of the evaluation here.	worth 30 points)