Alcohol Rehab Program & Addiction Counseling - Path To Successful Recovery

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Alcohol Rehab Program Addiction Counseling

• Path To Successful Recovery

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Synopsis

• gtgt How to Choose the Right Rehab for your Needs
• gtgt Alcohol Rehab Selecting The Right Program
• gtgt What to Expect at An Alcohol Rehab Program?
• gtgt What Makes an Addiction Counselor an Effective
  one?
• gtgt Addiction Counseling and Other Important
  Stepping Stones on the Road to Recovery
• gtgt Is Your Addiction Counselor Qualified to Treat
  You?
• gtgt Is Your Addiction Counselor Right for You?

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How to Choose the Right Rehab for your Needs

• Treatment
• The types of therapies offered
• Whether the facility allows medication
• If customized treatment plans are provided
• Family visits and related details
• Progress
• What is considered progress in a patient?
• How is the effectiveness of a treatment measured?
• Are there any records on the previous patients
  and the long-term effects of treatments on them?
• Relapse
• You should know what the facility would do in
  case of a relapse.
• The procedure used in case of a relapse
• Whether a patient is allowed to stay after a
  relapse

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How to Choose the Right Rehab for your Needs

• Quality
• The physicians in charge of providing care to the
  patients specialize in that aspect. Also, check
  if there are is more than one such physician.
• Different types of treatments should be available
  and most of them, if not all, should be
  effective.
• Patients are provided with regular sessions and
  plenty of treatment sessions throughout the
  duration of the rehab.
• The program is operating legally and has been
  licensed.

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Alcohol Rehab Selecting The Right Program

• Following questions should also be considered to
  select the right program
• Which programs are covered by insurance?
• Does the therapist have a license? Is the staff
  well trained?
• Do they offer a sample treatment plan that can
  showcase the therapies and treatments that would
  be given?
• Is medical services offered in the program?
• Would there be an aftercare service after the
  completion of the program?

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What to Expect at An Alcohol Rehab Program?

• Detox
• The first step of the rehab treatment is
  detoxification. This process happens under the
  supervision of a physician. In numerous cases,
  the individual has a serious dependency on
  alcohol and requires careful and gradual
  detoxification. The physician takes measures in
  ensuring that abrupt elimination is avoided as it
  can lead to high levels of stress and even a
  relapse.
• Therapies
• Depending on the situation of the individual,
  different therapies are provided. Typically, one
  has to go through the following three therapies
• Individual Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Pharmacological Therapy

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What to Expect at An Alcohol Rehab Program?

• Monitoring
• Numerous alcohol rehab programs include regular
  toxicology monitoring and screening. This is
  achieved through different tests including tests
  including breath, blood, and urine.
• Rehabilitation
• Many individuals enrolled in rehab programs are
  also full-time employees, but there are some who
  join these programs unemployed and also have few
  skills. Therefore, vocational rehabilitation
  services are also included in the treatment plan.
  This way, individuals can learn useful skills
  that can assist them in finding the right jobs
  once they fully recover.
• Family Meetings
• Addiction to alcohol is known to lead to strained
  relationships with loved ones. This is why rehab
  program also provide family therapy and meetings
  that can help the individuals in strengthening
  their relationships. This enhances family
  unification, which plays a major role in the
  positive recovery of the individual. This
  includes various services like childcare,
  parenting education, and family counseling.

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What Makes an Addiction Counselor an Effective
one?

• Empathy vs. Sympathy
• According to this study on professional
  counselors, a counselor who will effectively
  treat their patients needs to be empathetic.
  Sympathy, on the other hand, is one of the least
  important traits your counselor would need.
• Other Qualities in an Effective Addiction
  Counselor
• Besides showing empathy, your counselor should
  have much more to fall back upon than
  certification and a license. If the treatment is
  to be effective, then your counselor needs to
  have patience. An effective counselor knows that
  the road to recover isnt an easy one. It would
  take their patients much time and considerable
  effort to get addiction off their backs. Their
  goal should be to be there with you throughout
  the process, including the time when you finally
  get there!
• Effective counselors also know the importance of
  trust. A person battling an addiction wont
  easily put their trust in just anyone. The
  cousnelor would have to work with them in order
  to establish trust. Only then would the patient
  even think about opening up to their counselors!

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What Makes an Addiction Counselor an Effective
one?

• Principles of Addiction Counselling
• One of these principles is discussed in detail
  below no single treatment is going to be
  effective for everyone.
• Another principle involves the counselor being
  available to provide treatment to their patients
  regularly. If they cant be there when there
  patients needs them the most, then the process
  might take much longer.
• Lastly, if addiction counseling is to be
  effective, then the counselor should work with
  the patient to understand the degree of
  complexity of the disorder. If they know how far
  they have to go, it could give the patients some
  much needed hope.
• What Worked for One Might Not Work for the Other
• Different kinds of addiction counseling are
  offered at different facilities. Some of them
  have 12-step addiction programs to help the
  patients. Others will focus on family counseling
  sessions believing the support of the loved ones
  can strengthen a patients resolve. An effective
  counselor would know that each patient is going
  to be different.

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Addiction Counseling and Other Important Stepping
Stones on the Road to Recovery

• Deciding to Get Clean Sober
• If you are under the care of a primary care
  physician, then you should consult with them
  before you decide anything. Their dependence on
  drugs, alcohol etc. might make it difficult to
  withdraw from a substance. The doctor might even
  be able to recommend a good addiction counselor
  to you.
• Deciding to Get Clean Sober
• If you are under the care of a primary care
  physician, then you should consult with them
  before you decide anything. Their dependence on
  drugs, alcohol etc. might make it difficult to
  withdraw from a substance. The doctor might even
  be able to recommend a good addiction counselor
  to you.
• From Being Sober to Recovery
• Dont think of recovery as a transformation of
  who you are as a person. You might think you will
  change and become someone greater than who used
  to be. Youd want all the friends and family that
  you have lost along the way to return to you. You
  might evenwant to get better quickly so you can
  go back to working. Such thoughts do not make the
  right combination for healing.

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Is Your Addiction Counselor Qualified to Treat
You?

• Education
• Before they can become a licensed addiction
  counselor, a person must have an Associates,
  Bachelors, or a graduate degree. Since there
  isnt a specific degree path that is needed to
  become an abuse counselor, there would be a
  difference in the subjects and courses that many
  counselors will study. Most of them will have
  studied the subjects of sociology, psychology,
  and others related to mental health and
  wellbeing.
• Certification
• Certification isnt always required though it is
  usually recommended in the case of potential
  addiction counselors. While state law will
  dictate the need for certification, some
  counselors will also look for additional
  certification. If your counselor has, then you
  might be looking at someone with a good set of
  skills and the right level of motivation to help
  their patients.
• Experience
• Dont worry that you would be handed off to a
  green addiction counselor. Even though, each
  counselor will gain more experience the longer
  they practice, novices will receive training.
  They will be allowed to learn and acquire the
  necessary skills before they are deemed ready to
  listen to patients.

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Is Your Addiction Counselor Right for You?

• Start Looking
• Finding the right addiction counselor could be as
  simple as looking up the local professionals in
  your area on the internet. Do some research, find
  out the kind of addictions they have helped
  others with, and then make an appointment.
• Alternatively, you could know someone, such as
  your doctor, a friend, or a loved one, who can
  recommend one to you. If you set value by their
  opinion, why not pay the counselor a visit to see
  if they are the best match for you.
• Check Credentials
• Are they who they say they are?
• Do they have the right degree associated with
  this profession?
• Do they have a license to practice?
• Is the license still valid?
• Check Reviews
• If you want to know whether the addiction
  counselor of your choice can help you or not,
  simply ask! Dont just ask them. You also need to
  ask the other people with problems similar to
  yours whom the counselor may have treated. The
  best way of doing that is by checking reviews
  online.

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