Columbia Community Mental Health-MED-Counseling

Addiction / Dependency Treatment

"Our family of addiction recovery professionals is dedicated to assessing the need for and providing high quality services. We serve individuals and families affected by substance addiction, abuse, and other dependency issues that they may achieve healthier, satisfying, and productive lives. We are motivated by the values of honesty, integrity, commitment, and dedication."

Columbia Community Mental Health's Addictions Department provides services for adolescents, adults and families who are experiencing problems related to alcohol, drugs and gambling. CCMH has five separate clinics in Columbia County. There are site offices in Scappoose, Rainier, Clatskanie, Vernonia and the main facility in St. Helens.

Often seen as an individual issue, chemical dependency and gambling costs all of us through increased health issues, destruction of the family system, injury and hospitalization, lost financial and social benefits.

The CCMH Addictions Department offers high quality assessments and treatment services to the adolescents, adults and families. Assessments are performed for the purpose of intake into the program or can be requested by other agencies for their needs and uses. These comprehensive assessment services are designed to offer information about a person's alcohol and/or drug abuse problems and history. The assessment concludes with a diagnosis, the appropriate level of care and treatment recommendations.

Substance use and dependency services available to adolescents include intensive outpatient and day treatment. Outpatient youth services are available in most of the five clinics. Day treatment for the youth is available in the St. Helens Creekside Center facility with the added option of Proctor Parent homes if the need arises. Families are encouraged to participate in the youth's treatment.

Substance use and dependency services available to the adults include intensive outpatient and residential treatment. Outpatient adult services are offered in all five CCMH clinics in Columbia County. In St. Helens there is a 16-bed co-ed residential facility. Families are encouraged to participate in the client's treatment.

Problem gambling services are available in outpatient and short-term residential respite. The outpatient services are available in Columbia and Clatsop County. The short-term respite care is available in St. Helens.

Individual and family therapy are often provided to support the work being done in groups. Families have an opportunity to help in the recovery process, and to learn to interact more positively as a family.

Our program is designed to work clients eligible for medical cards and self-pay. We also work on a sliding scale. We also work with voluntary or mandated clients.

Our staff is comprised of professionals whose blend of experience and education provides an unusually high opportunity for success in addiction recovery.

Residential Treatment We offer residential treatment through our Pathways facility. A 16-bed facility supporting and helping individuals obtain and maintain sobriety. A skill building approach is used during treatment utilizing highly training clinicians and dedicated support staff. Please click on the above link for more information.

Dual Diagnosis Please click on the above link for more information

Levels of Treatment
At CCMH, we focus on three levels of treatment.

Level I – Outpatient Treatment: Level I treatment provides counseling and education to those who have a substance abuse problem that needs moderate intervention to obtain sobriety. This can include: Individual Counseling Family Counseling, an Alcohol and Drug Education Group, and/or Family Group

Level II – Intensive Outpatient Treatment: Level II treatment provides counseling and education to those who have a substance dependency problem that needs intensified intervention to obtain sobriety. This can also include: Individual Counseling, Family Counseling, Alcohol and Drug Education Group, Coping with Anger Group, Health Awareness Group, Family Group, and/or Relapse Prevention Group

Level II - Day Treatment provides a 12 to 24 hour therapeutic environment where counseling and education are provided for those who have a substance dependency problem that needs intensified monitoring and intervention and have not been able to maintain sobriety in intensive outpatient treatment. This level may include attending school on site and/or living in a Proctor Home.

Level III – Residential Treatment: Residential services provide a 24 hour therapeutic environment where counseling and education are provided for those who have a substance dependency problem that needs intensified monitoring and intervention and have not been able to maintain sobriety in day treatment. There are 5 adolescent residential treatment facilities throughout Oregon that are utilized to provide this level of care.

We contract with individuals, and private/public agencies to offer treatment and progression through these levels.

Outreach
Our outreach efforts includes education about addiction and dependency issues in schools, community agencies, and private/public meetings. We can coordinate with our prevention department for materials and treatment/support resources for small or large groups.

We contract with private and public agencies to offer ongoing treatment, intervention strategies and groups for adolescents and adults. We can address a multitude of issues related to co-occuring diagnoses, mandated treatment populations and special needs groups.

Gambling Please click on the above link for more information

Program Manager, Scott Christie, Ph.D., CADC III 503.397.5211 x120
Outpatient Coordinator/Administrator, Mike Elsasser, B.A., CADC II, 503.397.5211 x117
Residential Administrator, Kevin Parsons, M.S, LPC., CADC III, 503.366.4540

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