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Alaska VA Healthcare System is a substance use treatment center located in Anchorage, AK.
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855-416-9832- Type of Care Offered
- Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
- Detoxification
- Recovery Treatment Approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy. Involves recognizing unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting, and then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones. The therapy can be conducted with individuals, families, or groups, and clients are generally expected to be active participants in their own therapy.
- Dialectical behavior therapy. A cognitive behavioral treatment approach with two key characteristics: a behavioral, problem-solving focus blended with acceptance-based strategies, and an emphasis on dialectical processes.
- Substance use counseling approach. This short-term treatment involves encouraging individuals to openly discuss their personal experiences which leads to greater self-awareness and an enhanced ability to work through relationship issues.
- Trauma-related counseling. Patients actively participate in therapy sessions to learn how to modify or replace negative thought patterns. The sessions can include one-on-one therapy, groups, and family involvment.
- Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.
- Relapse prevention. Relapse prevention utilizes several CBT modalities that help individuals maintain abstinence by changing the maladaptive behaviors that play a role in their addiction.
- Anger management. Seeks to help patients develop strategies to better manage the anger cycle and improve conflict resolution. Also seeks to reduce emotional and physiological responses to anger.
- Matrix Model. Provides support and guidance by trained therapists to help patients remain in treatment and develop the skills to cease drug use.
- Brief intervention. Substance abusers who are not yet dependent will benefit from a short-term intervention that consists of one to five sessions.
- Motivational interviewing. A treatment approach that seeks to help a person become motivated to change the behaviors that prevent them from making healthier choices in life. Patients also learn to manage the anger or hostility that interferes with their ability to make changes.
- Service Settings (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient etc.)
- Residential
- Outpatient treatment services without an overnight stay at a treatment facility or hospital.
- Short-term residential that is similar to ASAM Level III.5, clinically managed high-intensity residential treatment, typically 30 days or less.
- Long-term residential that is similar to ASAM Levels III.3 and III.1, clinically managed medium- or low- intensity residential treatment, typically more than 30 days.
- Residential detoxification that is similar to ASAM Level III.2-D, clinically managed residential detoxification or social detoxification.
- Outpatient detoxification that is similar to ASAM Levels I-D and II-D, ambulatory detoxification.
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment.
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization that is similar to ASAM Level II.5, 20 or more hours per week.
- Intensive outpatient treatment that is similar to ASAM Level II.1, 9 or more hours per week.
- Regular outpatient treatment that is similar to ASAM Level I, outpatient treatment, non-intensive.
- License/Certification/Accreditation
- JCAHO Accredited. The Joint Commission is an independent not-for-profit organization which certifies and accredits healthcare organizations and programs throughout the United States.
- Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Facility operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including general hospitals, and/or residential treatment programs, and/orﾠpsychiatric outﾭpatient clinics.
- Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Veterans.
- Detoxification
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Opioid Detoxification
- Assessment and Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Counseling Services and Education
- Individual counseling offered
- Group counseling offered
- Family counseling offered
- Marital and couples counseling offered
- Employment counseling or training
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance abuse education
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Type of Opioid Treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance
- Buprenorphine detoxification
- Relapse prevention from naltrexone
- Buprenorphine used in Treatment
- Naltrexone used in treatment
- Prescribes/administers buprenorphine
- Prescribes/administers naltrexone
- Pharmacotherapies
- Naltrexone (oral)
- Extended-release, injectable Naltrexone (Vivitrolﾮ)
- Medications for psychiatric disorders
- Disulfiram (Antabuseﾮ)
- Buprenorphine with naloxone (Suboxoneﾮ)
- Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Ancillary Services
- Early Intervention of HIV which assures that there is early detection and treatment of HIV which prevents an onset of full-blown AIDS and other infections.
- Housing Services offered to assist individuals in finding and maintaining appropriate and affordable housing arrangements.
- Mental Health Services which provides an assessment, diagnosis, treatment or counseling to assist an individual or group in alleviating mental or emotional illness.
- Consumer-run (peer-support) Services are run by mental health consumers and provide support services, such as social clubs, peer-support groups, and other peer-organized or consumer-run activities.
- Self-help groups
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
- Case Management provides a case manager for clients and families to monitor their needs and become their advocate and assistant for any services needed.
- Payment, Insurance, and Funding Accepted
- Medicaid is accepted. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.
- Medicare is accepted. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.
- This facility accepts a state-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid.
- Private health insurance is accepted.
- Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- Payment Assistance Available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details).
- Screening and Testing
- Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
- HIV testing
- Screening for Hepatitis B
- Screening for Hepatitis C
- Screening for mental health disorders
- Screening for substance use
- STD testing
- TB screening
- Tobacco and Screening Services
- Screening for tobacco use
- Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling
- Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
- Nicotine replacement therapy
- Exclusive Services
- Serves Veterans only
- Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking permitted in designated area.
- Age Groups Accepted
- This facility accepts all young adults through programs which are tailored to co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.
- This facility accepts all adults for treatment.
- Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
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