HealthPro Program
HealthPro is a program designed for all health care professionals.
Many healthcare professionals view addictions to drugs or alcohol as a career-ending problem and fear that seeking help through their employer or professional health programs may jeopardize their careers. Most treatment programs can be rigid, punitive, expensive, and may involve mandatory inpatient treatment and outpatient aftercare programs lasting up to five years.
The cost of the treatment can run into the thousands of dollars and abstention from work or school for as long as a year. The fear of major financial expense, loss of income, stress on the family, and being away for several months often forces healthcare professionals to hide the problem until it is too late. Most often the employee is caught red-handed or turned in by a co-worker which leaves the employee few options but to agree to the mandated treatment or resign.
The ARCA HealthPro Program offers Healthcare Professionals immediate and highly confidential access to evidence-based treatment for a range of chemical dependences ranging from alcohol to prescription narcotic drugs.
Healthcare professionals now have a clear choice. Seek treatment well before the problems become unmanageable. The ARCA HealthPro program is a multi-faceted treatment that incorporates psychiatric, psychological, and relapse prevention counseling. The treatment is on an outpatient basis and group and individual sessions are conveniently scheduled in the evenings and weekends to minimally disrupt work, family, or school. The outcomes are better because the treatment occurs in the natural environment that the patient lives and works.
Employment Assistance Program
One important employee benefit in the modern business world is an Employee
Assistance Program, or EAP. Assisted Recovery Center takes part in the Employee
Assistance services of many Savannah-area businesses and industries. As
such, the center provides counseling, education, and training to the
employees of EAP contract-holders.
Contracts are negotiated between the center
administrators and business representatives to provide a specified number
of prepaid counseling sessions to employees and dependents. In a win-win
the situation for employer and employee, optimal workplace performance is more
frequently maintained for the employer and a message of value and respect
is conveyed to employees.
Once a company has a signed contract with the Assisted Recovery Center, employees can
easily and confidentially access counseling for issues such as marital,
family, or financial difficulties, grief, substance abuse, or any other
concerns that may interfere with work or personal life. An employee or
dependent need simply schedule a confidential assessment by calling
(912)352-2425. After an initial evaluation, a clinical professional will
determine the appropriate level of intervention and then recommend the
the most appropriate course of treatment.
In-Suite Medical Detox (Ambulatory)
This is a program for clients who need medical intervention to eliminate alcohol or drugs from his or her body. This medical detox is performed in a private suite. Medications and other interventions are provided by specially trained, licensed nurses under physician supervision to help clients manage the symptoms of withdrawal. After completion of this program, the client and family will have the opportunity to participate in one of our outpatient treatment programs. To participate in this program, clients must be medically stable with no history of seizures, not currently pregnant, do not have acute hepatitis, uncontrolled hypertension, or any other uncontrolled mental or physical illness. This also includes no history of violence towards self or others.
This program includes:
- Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
- Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
- Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
- Pharmacotherapy
- Nursing services at least three times a day
- Screening Laboratory fees
- Cost of detox medications
Outpatient Therapy
This program is for clients who live in the Savannah area and can come to our offices at least twice a week for therapy. Group therapy sessions last for 1.5 hours and are facilitated by a licensed therapist. These group sessions are not 12- step-based and utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring methods. With the help of the therapist and group members, clients learn how to adjust to life without the use of alcohol or drugs. Clients will have the opportunity to work individually with a licensed therapist for ten hours. Based on the needs of the client and the therapist’s assessment, these hours may be used for individual or family therapy. These hours will be scheduled at the convenience of the client, family, and therapist.
Clients who would be best suited for this program:
- Report a readiness to change to achieve sobriety
- Need minimal support to maintain abstinence
- Have a supportive environment and good coping skills
This program includes:
- Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
- Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
- Clinical Assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Socio Assessment and 10 hours of individual therapy
- Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
- Pharmacotherapy
- Non-12-Step group therapy session weekly which is facilitated by a therapist
- Screening Laboratory fees
- Cost of the first week of detox medications
Intensive Outpatient Program
Our Intensive Outpatient Program is for individuals who request or require a greater amount of individual or family therapy. This program is designed for clients who live in the Savannah area and can come to our offices at least twice a week for therapy. Group therapy sessions last for about 1.5 hours and are facilitated by a licensed therapist. These group sessions are not 12-step based and utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring methods. With the help of the therapist and group members, clients learn how to adjust to life without the use of alcohol or drugs. Clients will have the opportunity to work individually with a licensed therapist for 20 hours. Based on the needs of the client and the therapist’s assessment, these hours may be used for individual or family therapy. These hours will be scheduled at the convenience of the client, family, and therapist.
Clients who would be best suited for this program include:
- Have no more than minimal levels of emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions
- Report a readiness to change but need a structured program to achieve sobriety
- Need close support and monitoring to maintain abstinence
- Have a supportive environment and good coping skills, or can cope with providedsupport and structure
Day Treatment / Accelerated Program
This program was developed in response to numerous requests from individuals outside of the Savannah area who are unable to participate in a three-month outpatient program. The accelerated program incorporates as much of our three-month outpatient plan as possible into a two-week outpatient program. Individuals in the Savannah area who need to jump-start their recovery or stabilize any physical or mental health problems can utilize this program as well. This program includes individual and group therapy. The day program meets for a minimum of 3 hours per day and is facilitated by a licensed therapist with additional support by our registered nurses. Each client will attend the day program, meet with an individual therapist, and attend the evening sessions.
Clients who would be best suited for this program include:
- Have none to manageable medical conditions that would not be a distractionfrom treatment
- Have none to mild emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions thatwould require stabilization
- Had a history of poor participation in treatment, significant ambivalence or lack ofawareness of the substance abuse or mental health problem, and requires daily
intensive services
- Has a high probability of relapse requiring near-daily monitoring orsupport to maintain abstinence
- Non-supportive environment but can cope with structure and support
- History of failure to achieve abstinence at a lower level of care
This program includes:
- Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
- Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
- Clinical Assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Socio Assessment
- Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
- Pharmacotherapy
- Non-12-Step group therapy session twice weekly facilitated by a therapistfor 24 sessions
- Screening Laboratory fees
- Individual Therapy with a licensed therapist for 5 hours per week
Professional Executive Program
We recognize that therapy needs vary with the individual. Sensitive issues such as confidentiality, time demands, and program effectiveness are paramount considerations for any individual seeking recovery assistance. ARC-GA has developed a treatment model which addresses these and other concerns of the Executive or Professional who might not otherwise seek treatment. Our medical and counseling staff can meet with you in your home, office, or at our Savannah offices at a time that is convenient to you.
This program includes:
- Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
- Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
- Clinical Assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Socio Assessment
- Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
- Laboratory fees and cost of Naltrexone for 30 days
- Non-12-Step group therapy session twice weekly facilitated by a therapist (available but not required)
- Individual therapy with a licensed therapist
Alcohol Harm Reduction Program
Research suggests there are four times as many problem drinkers as there are alcoholics. The dilemma for 9 out of 10 problem drinkers is that they actively avoid the “traditional” treatment approaches. They do not want to be labeled as an alcoholic, forced to attend 12-step meetings or to accept lifetime abstinence as the only acceptable recovery goal. This program is intended for those individuals whose alcohol consumption has not yet negatively affected their health or quality of life. The client’s intent must be to reduce their alcohol consumption thereby avoiding the total loss of control, health, and quality of life that continued heavy drinking inevitably produces. This program is based on the work of Dr. John David Sinclair. The so-called Sinclair Method is designed to educate those individuals who are only willing to commit to reducing their consumption of alcohol to a socially acceptable level. Of course, abstinence is always our ultimate objective, but it cannot always be the only acceptable option.
Many of our clients find abstinence a more feasible option after participating in our
the program, which includes:
- Screening, Intake, Orientation to our services
- Physical Assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner
- Clinical Assessment including a Bio-Psycho-Socio Assessment
- Pharmacotherapy
- Individualized Treatment Planning with an interdisciplinary staff
- Screening Laboratory fees
- Non-12-Step group therapy session twice weekly facilitated by a therapist
- Individual therapy with a licensed therapist