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Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center

Drug Rehab Center in Worcester, Massachusetts

  • Mental Health

Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center is an accredited inpatient and residential treatment facility located in Worcester, MA that specializes in treating mental health issues and offers a range of treatments, including trauma therapy, with a team of certified inpatient and outpatient treatment providers, private health insurance acceptance, tailored services, and a supportive environment.

About This Worcester, MA Facility

Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center is an inpatient and residential treatment facility located in Worcester, MA, specialized in treating mental health issues. Its team of mental health professionals offers a range of treatments, from experiential therapy and family therapy, to group and individual therapeutic sessions, as well as trauma therapy programs. In addition, their certified team of inpatient and outpatient treatment providers are devoted to helping their clients find sobriety, serenity and stability.

The facility is accredited by CARF and has a 15-bed capacity. It accepts private health insurance, making it more accessible and affordable to those in need. The center also offers a wide range of tailored services, designed to help clients attain their goals and re-establish their lives. In addition, they are committed to offering a safe, compassionate and supportive environment, where individuals and families can recover, heal and grow.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Accreditations

    CARF

    The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Inpatient rehab is intended to treat severe addictions and co-occurring disorders. The length of stay in Massachusetts varies from four weeks to six months according to the individual needs. Inpatient rehab ensures that the patient stays in a substance-free environment at Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center.

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Worcester, MA. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.

    Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.

    Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center‘s Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. Patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group.

    Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.

    Group therapy happens at Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Worcester, MA patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center

    Experiential therapy works on the principle that the perception of individuals determines their behavior. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty in expressing themselves and interact. Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences and encourages the release of suppressed thoughts that were responsible for the negative feelings and drug addiction.

    Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. Gradually the individual will experience calmness and love and change their perception positively. Other than drug addiction, Experiential therapy is useful in various behavioral and eating disorders.

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Community Healthlink - Burncoat Family Center Location and Directions
    Address Information227 Burncoat St
    Worcester, Massachusetts 01606 Phone Number(508) 853-6988 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Worcester, Massachusetts Addiction Information

    Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.

    Every day more than 20 people are abusing drugs or alcohol in Worcester, Massachusetts. 9.7% of people in Worcester abuse drugs. 35.3% of high school students report having drunk alcohol. There were 163 overdose deaths related to drugs in Worcester in 2016. Treatment must be individualized to address the specific needs of the person.

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