Dorchester Mental Health Center - Summerville
Drug Rehab Center in Summerville, South Carolina
Dorchester Mental Health Center - Summerville is a non-profit mental health and substance abuse center offering outpatient programs, specialized services, medication management, and personalized treatment plans to help individuals, couples, and families achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
About This South Carolina Facility
Dorchester Mental Health Center, nestled in Summerville, South Carolina, plays a pivotal role in the public rehab community by focusing on dual diagnosis and mental health issues. Since 1982, it has been recognized for its comprehensive and high-quality mental health and substance abuse services. With a mission geared towards offering the best treatment for positive outcomes, it stands out for its dedicated approach to servicing children, adolescents, adults, and families in Charleston and Dorchester Counties.
This esteemed facility is not only accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) but is also licensed by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Its longstanding dedication to excellence ensures that every client receives personalized, compassionate care through tailored treatment plans, which include a broad range of services catered to individuals struggling with addiction and mental health concerns.
- Accredited and Recognized - Accredited by CARF and licensed by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, ensuring high-quality standards.
- Wide Range of Services - Offers individual and group therapy, addiction education, life skills coaching, and family therapy among others.
- Comprehensive Aftercare Program - Dedicated to supporting clients post-treatment with a structured aftercare program to aid in their recovery journey.
Dorchester Mental Health Center - Summerville excels in treating a spectrum of addictions alongside mental health issues. With a multidisciplinary team, treatment methods span from medically supervised detox programs to individual and group therapy, and various levels of care that include inpatient support, outpatient services, and aftercare to assist individuals in their journey towards sobriety and well-being.
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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
There are different kinds of Dual Diagnosis:. A person who simultaneously experiences both a mental illness and an addiction disorder. Or, a person who experiences one or more coexisting (simultaneous) mental health conditions in addition to a primary substance use disorder.
The treatment requires a multi-disciplinary approach, it’s crucial for individuals to partner up with a healthcare provider who understands all the recovery components.
Levels of Care Offered at Dorchester Mental Health Center - Summerville
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
The outpatient programs in Summerville, SC are for those addicted drugs or alcohol. The goal of the outpatient rehabilitation program is to make them stop abusing drugs or alcohol, reduce drug use or addictive behaviors, and become entirely sober. It is generally required to attend the outpatient program for 10-12 hours every week.
Patients can be administered on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.
Therapies & Programs
People in addiction recovery can benefit from individual therapy. This type of therapy involves meeting with a therapist one-on-one. This allows for a personal and trusting relationship to be built so that the patient can be truly themselves and express any emotions they feel. Individual therapy leads to greater understanding and peace about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.
Couples therapy for drug addiction is based on the belief that addiction is a family disease. Everyone involved with an addict, not just the addict themselves, is affected by their behavior and the changes the addict goes through. The relationship also changes the addict’s significant other and has likely picked up some codependent behaviors. Codependency is a term used to describe a person obsessed with another person and their needs and feelings while neglecting their own. Addicts are usually people-pleasers, so it is understandable how one can become codependent in relationships with addicts.
Family therapy is a type of group problem-solving that aims to improve communication and relationships between the patient, their family, and sometimes friends. The main goal of family therapy for drug addiction is to create an environment where communication can occur without judgment, hostility, or blame. The therapist is with the family as they learn to communicate with each other differently, especially with the addict when s/he is using.
Group therapy sessions are held in rehab facilities, clinics, churches or community centers that offer drug addiction treatment. People who attend these groups are encouraged to voice their feelings and support other addicts in recovery. This helps group members strengthen their own recovery program while cheering on others who are struggling with sobriety.
Group therapy sessions provide recovering addicts with a chance to cope with everyday situations that many face. Group therapy sessions are held in rehab facilities, clinics, churches or community centers that offer drug addiction treatment.
People who attend these groups are encouraged to voice their feelings and support other addicts in recovery. This helps group members strengthen their own recovery program while cheering on others who are struggling with sobriety.
If you’re looking for addiction treatment, it’s important to find a facility that offers trauma therapy. This type of therapy helps people process and understand the past traumas that have led to their addiction. Trauma therapists will work with clients to help them understand their past and present relationships and show them that they are worthy of love. This therapy is typically done using visualization, discussion, and writing down thoughts and feelings.
Trauma Therapy is a form of therapy that involves working with a patient to help them process and understand the past trauma(s) in their life. This therapy is typically done using techniques such as visualization, discussion, and writing down thoughts and feelings. The main goals of trauma therapy is to help clients express their emotions and talk about what they are feeling.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that helps people understand how they connect their thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. It can give them more control over their actions, effectively stopping self-harm ideations and attempts in some patients. It also helps put those with borderline personality disorder into control for managing mental struggles.
A new study has shown that DBT works for those with self-harm behaviors and addictions by giving them therapy they can relate to and understand.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps addicts identify faulty, negative thinking so that they can work together with the therapist to find healthier ways of thinking. CBT focuses on specific aspects of each person’s thinking, feeling, physiology, and behavior. It aims to identify specific problems in these areas, and create a personalized treatment strategy.
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106 Springview Lane
Summerville, SC 29485
(843) 873-5063
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Summerville, South Carolina Addiction Information
More than 610,000 of South Carolina residents, or a staggering 11.9% of the state population, uses illicit drugs and another 230,000 residents abuse alcohol every year. A majority of the illegal drugs used and abused are opioids. Marijuana use and underage drinking occur amongst the young residents of this state–though at a lower rate compared to the national average.
The drug addiction problem in Summerville, South Carolina, is relatively bad. In 2012, around 9,600 people living in Summerville reported using illicit drugs. Additionally, around 1,100 people in Summerville reported using heroin, which is around 1% of the population. Summerville is a wonderful place to live after getting sober. There are many local and nearby rehab listings to choose from, and the people in this community are supportive and friendly.
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