Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place
Drug Rehab Center in Sheridan, Wyoming
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place in Sheridan, Wyoming provides addiction treatment services including aftercare support, detox, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, inpatient, sober-living/half-way, and residential levels of care for alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, and dual diagnosis issues, and is accredited by CARF and SAMHSA while accepting private health insurance.
About This Sheridan, WY Facility
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place is a residential treatment center in Sheridan, Wyoming. It focuses on helping women and mothers with dependent children overcome substance abuse issues. The facility provides a supportive, recovery-oriented environment.
The Gathering Place aligns with Volunteers of America's mission of empowering individuals to reach their full potential. It offers therapeutic activities, recreational opportunities, and community involvement to aid in the recovery process.
Accredited by CARF and SAMHSA, this 34-bed facility provides comprehensive care. Treatment methods include aftercare support, detox, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis services, inpatient and residential programs, and sober living. These evidence-based approaches address alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, and co-occurring mental health disorders.
- Residential setting for women and mothers with children
- Therapeutic activities and community involvement
- Comprehensive treatment for substance abuse and dual diagnosis
The Gathering Place specializes in treating alcoholism, opioid addiction, substance abuse, and dual diagnosis issues. Its programs are tailored to address the unique challenges faced by women and mothers in recovery.
For a woman struggling with addiction and the responsibilities of motherhood, The Gathering Place offers a supportive environment. Its residential program provides a safe space to focus on recovery while maintaining a connection with her children. Therapeutic activities, counseling, and community support empower her to overcome addiction and rebuild her life.
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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
Rehab centers exist in Sheridan, WY to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.
Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.
Opioid addiction involves addiction to legal or illegal opioids. It may happen very quickly with any opioid use. Sometimes within a matter of days. Opioid addiction is a known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction.
Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use even if they want to quit. Stopping using an opioid requires careful medical observation. Sometimes the withdrawal can persist for many weeks, which can put the user at a high risk for relapse.
It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox like those offered at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place in Sheridan, WY, WY, to manage the withdrawal process while learning lasting tools to maintain recovery. In some circumstances medications can be used to manage opioid addiction.
Substance use disorder falls under two categories: Alcohol or Drug Abuse and Drug Dependence. An individual suffering from a substance use disorder and mental health disorders is said to have a co-occurring disorder or a dual disorder. Individuals in Sheridan, WY with substance use disorders and mental health problems are said to suffer from a ‘dual diagnosis’.
The most frequently identified mental health issues found in individuals with substance use disorders include anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detox is the first step of rehab. It involves giving a person time to get the toxins out of their body. During detox, the patient gets ill, and they will often start using again to get rid of these unpleasant feelings. That’s why it’s important to have a medical professional at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place present. A medical professional will make sure patients don’t start using during detox. They will also likely provide medication to ease their symptoms and coach them through on a mental level.
Inpatient rehab programs like what’s offered at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place in Sheridan, WY are ideal for covering all the bases that surround one’s addiction. It’s considered the most comprehensive approach to care for people afflicted with addiction. Patients live in a facility where they have access to therapy and medical care 24/7.
A sober living home functions as a bridge between the real world and an inpatient facility. Residents of an SLH in Sheridan, WY can come and go whenever they want. There are certain rules that residents have to follow, such as curfews and group meeting attendance. The SLH at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place provides freedom and structure to help readjust to life outside of rehab. It gives structure and accountability in life for staying motivated to abstain from substances.
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.
Aftercare support involves the support given to a Sheridan, Wyoming patient after they complete treatment. It helps them adjust to normal life. It may include setting them up in a halfway house and enrolling them in programs like Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place‘s patients may also be provided with career training to help them get back into the job force.
Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place‘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.
Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.
Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.
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 Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Sheridan, WY 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.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). DBT is a treatment of choice for people suffering from self-harming behaviors characterized by cutting and suicidal thoughts or inclinations.
This treatment is developed to help individuals recognize their thought patterns, behaviors, and feelings. It has demonstrated its effectiveness for people that are finding it difficult to control their emotions and urges. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT as it imparts individuals stress-management techniques and enhanced self-esteem so they can sustain their sobriety by reducing the impact of triggers and out-of-control emotions.
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 Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place 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.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) sees a person suffering from substance addiction to have illogical reasoning, counterproductive actions, and does not see things clearly. Due to this, REBT deals with cognition, images, and behavior extensively to rectify the client’s bad habits. REBT pushes an individual to become more reasonable and choose a life without the repercussions of addictions.
Patients at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place in Sheridan, WY learn how to self-soothe by conducting rational self-counseling. REBT provides their patients with the skill sets necessary in handling problems all by themselves, without seeking professional help. The process calls for practice, reiteration, and bolstering the new way of thinking being introduced to the patient.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a treatment that helps people to quit smoking. NRT reduces the withdrawal symptoms by giving nicotine in low doses. It is safe for most adults, teens and pregnant women should not undergo NRT. Research shows that the use of NRT doubles the chances of quitting smoking.
Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at Volunteers of America Northern Rockies - The Gathering Place
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.
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360 College Meadows Dr
Sheridan, WY 82801
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Sheridan, Wyoming Addiction Information
Wyoming has some of the highest rates of alcohol abuse and/or dependency in the nation. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation and treatment are so low that the state ranks 48th in the for admittance to drug and alcohol rehab. Marijuana use remains illegal in Wyoming, both for medical and recreational use, but is the second-largest drug threat in the state.
Sheridan, Wyoming has a population of 31,000 people and is located in the state's northeast region. The county has the second-highest rate of drug overdose deaths between 2013 and 2017. In Sheridan County, 18.6 percent of high school students reported recently drinking alcohol. Most drug treatment centers in Sheridan, WY offer a variety of treatment options, such as individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy.
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