The Intensive Residential program consists of 28 beds and involves 14 to 30 days of intensive residential treatment within a therapeutic community. Clients are accepted in the program regardless of their ability to pay.

Goals

1. To provide clients with the basic education of substance abuse, the disease concept, recovery, and twelve step programs.
2. To assist clients in establishing a recovery program along with a commitment to ongoing recovery.
3. To encourage the development of healthy social relationships.
4. To assist clients in identifying high-risk situations and relapse triggers for the development of relapse prevention.

Services

These include continuing recovery counseling sessions, psycho education, family support, education and intervention, and are provided to clients as follows:

• Individual sessions - minimally twice weekly
• Therapy groups - once daily
• Other groups/meetings - three times per day
• Gender groups - twice per week
• Psycho educational groups - twice per week

Services are delivered within a Multilevel Service Delivery Model consisting of the following Specialty Tracts:

• A comprehensive Treatment Tract for the Latino client which is offered in Spanish, taking into account cultural and ethnic elements of the Puerto Rican tradition and other Latino heritages.
• A comprehensive Treatment Tract for Women.
• A comprehensive Treatment Tract for the English-speaking Caucasian and African-American males.

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Admission Criteria

The client must be 18 years old or older and must be a resident of the Capitol/North Central Region (DMHAS Region IV). Each must substantiate a diagnosis of alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependence according to the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria and/or there is psychosocial evidence of one or more of the following conditions:

1. Significant interpersonal and/or family problems related to the client's use of alcohol/drugs.
2. Significant vocational (school or job related) problems related to the client's use of alcohol/drugs.
3. Significant legal problems (arrest, criminal cases: family, DWI, etc.) related to the client's use of alcohol/drugs.
4. Significant personality changes in the client as seen in the exercise of judgment, the expression of emotions, apparent level of self-esteem, ability to maintain intimate relationships, etc., related to the client's use of alcohol/drugs.

The Intensive Residential Program will give preference to treatment admission in the following order:

1. Pregnant injecting drug users.
2. Pregnant substance abusers.
3. Injecting drug abusers.
4. Substance abusers with HIV/AIDS or any other life-threatening disease.
5. All others meeting the eligibility criteria, including court referrals and clients with co-occurring disorders.

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Any individual may refer him or herself to the Intensive Residential Program. Family members, friends, employer and other service providers may also refer. In the case of professional referrals, we request that the client's permission be obtained to release all relevant treatment and background information to the Intensive Residential Program. Initial evaluation is done by the Assistant Program Director or his/her designee. An appropriate plan for treatment and rehabilitation is developed. The client's active participation in assessment and planning process is fundamental. Initial and ongoing medical and psychiatric assessments are conducted for all clients. Our linkages and specific collaboration with community providers assist to insure these needs are met, especially for those unable to pay for services. Referrals are accepted 7 days a week and intake staff is available 24 hours a day.

Non-Rejection Policy

No client who meets the Connecticut Client Placement Criteria (CCPC) for the 3.7 level of care will be rejected. In the event of having no bed available, the client will be assisted in finding placement in a similar level of care facility, either by a direct referral or via the assistance of the ACCESS Line. If the client declines these offerings, he/she will be placed on our Waiting List. Either case, as well as any individual who cannot be placed, will be reported to DMHAS following DMHAS-established protocols.

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Exclusionary Criteria

The following are psychosocial contraindications for admission to the Intensive Residential program. Where any one of these conditions is present, the request for admission may be declined:

1. Serious psychiatric disorder including psychosis, character disorder and severe clinical depression which would endanger the client and/or other clients in the program.
2. Serious suicide and/or homicidal threat directed toward self or others.
3. If a significant other or family member is already in treatment or if the client is a relative of a current ADRC employee.
4. Total refusal from client to participate actively in the treatment program events or refusal to abide by program rules and regulations.

 

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Founded in 1973, Alcohol and Drug Recovery Centers, Inc. (ADRC) is a private non-profit corporation located in Hartford, Connecticut, providing high quality substance abuse treatment and recovery-supportive services. We operate a number of facilities, offering a wide range of services to help our clients achieve and maintain a life free of the destructive effects of chemical dependency.