Client stay is anywhere from 4-6-weeks, varying on individual treatment goals and clinical necessity.
You do receive a certificate of completion upon successful completion of IOP.
We take most forms of Masshealth and most private insurances also, Massachussette residents with no insurance are accepted also with a sliding scale fee.
You are required to attend a minimum of 3 days a week but can choose to vary the days and/or attend all 5 days. Currently due to Covid and being virtual IOP is running only Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Yes, you can be referred to ABH services for individual therapy, while in IOP the appointment time must be following your treatment day.
You can complete IOP with 10 sessions along with engagement in treatment.
IOP begins the day with meditation then we read the rules followed with the 3 readings of the day followed by an open discussion on this. Check in is then facilitated with how your feeling, any use, safe plans and goals and gratitude. IOP breaks for 15 minutes then we resume for educational group which could be anything from coping skills, identifying triggers, relapse prevention, completion of this group we break for 15 minutes then check out, which we journal about our day for our personal use, reflect on day, positive thing learned in day, safe plan for day and rate cravings from 0-10 with same for desire to stay clean.
If you have an appointment during IOP you should not attend group that day, you must be in attendance for the day. Please schedule any appointments after IOP or on days not in attendance if that is not possible inform staff so that they can document in your medical record why you were not in attendance.
