ACTS - Adult Outpatient
ACTS - Adult Outpatient in Tampa, FL, focuses on substance abuse and mental health treatment services. It offers counseling, medication management, and supportive services aimed at helping adults achieve and maintain sobriety while living independently.
ACTS' mission is to provide comprehensive human services, including prevention, treatment, and supportive services for those facing substance abuse and mental health challenges. They are accredited by CARF and received the "Be More Innovative/Brilliant" Award from WEDU in 2018.
- Offers evidence-based practices like cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.
- Includes both individual and group counseling sessions for comprehensive support.
- Focused on helping individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency and improved health and wellness.
- Accredited by CARF, highlighting their commitment to high-quality care.
This program treats substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders in adults, focusing on promoting recovery and healthy coping strategies.
- 1+ Accreditations
- 2 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 4 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 18 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
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.
Staff
- Asha PereyraChief Executive OfficerLeads ACTS as the top executive, overseeing all operations and strategic decisions.
- Cris RiviereChief Operating OfficerManages day-to-day operations and ensures efficient functioning of ACTS services.
- Beth Ann SandersChief Financial OfficerOversees financial operations and strategy for ACTS.
- Cynthia ParsonsDirector, DNP Program, Associate Professor, Nursing at University of TampaBoard Secretary with expertise in nursing education and leadership.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.
The duration of treatment at ACTS - Adult Outpatient in Tampa can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like ACTS - Adult Outpatient to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. ACTS - Adult Outpatient in Florida knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, ACTS - Adult Outpatient offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Florida patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Tampa, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by ACTS - Adult Outpatient. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
ACTS - Adult Outpatient‘s Therapies & Programs
Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at ACTS - Adult Outpatient may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.
Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at ACTS - Adult Outpatient helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.
The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. ACTS - Adult Outpatient aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.
The recovery technique used by Alcoholics Anonymous is the 12 step program, but it can relate to any form of addiction. The 12 steps that addicts must take on the road to recovery are explained. Measures include acknowledging that you have a problem and agreeing to turn around your life. The curriculum, instructed by ACTS - Adult Outpatient, also requires a belief in a greater power and making amends to others.
Contingency Management (CM), also called motivational incentives, is a type of pure behavioral therapy. It’s based on the idea that behavior is shaped, motivated, or controlled by its outcomes. CM is a clinical application at ACTS - Adult Outpatient of operant conditioning, which helps clients eliminate unwanted behaviors by the use of positive and negative reinforcement.
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Location & Contact
4612 North 56th Street
Tampa, FL 33610
Phone Number
(813) 246-4899
Additional Locations
- ACTS - Adult Addiction Receiving Facility (AARF) in Tampa, FL
- ACTS - Keystone Residential Treatment Program in Tarpon Springs, FL
- ACTS - Juvenile Addiction Receiving Facility (JARF) in Tampa, FL
- Agency for Community Treatment Services - New Horizons in Mulberry, FL
- ACTS - Drew Park and Amethyst Respite Center in Tampa, FL
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Location
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4612 North 56th Street
Tampa, FL 33610 -
(813) 246-4899
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Children (0-12), Teenagers
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ModalityFamily, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Agency for Community Treatment Services (ACTS)
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Tampa, Florida Addiction and Treatment
Florida is one of the nation's epicenters for substance abuse and drug-related overdoses. In 2014, around 410,000 Florida residents were addicted to drugs and alcohol. Over the last 10 years, 12% of all deaths in the state were attributed to substance abuse. Treatment admissions for alcohol reached 24,329 patients in 2016, and 2.5% of Florida high school students admitted to using crack cocaine.
Tampa, located on Florida's west coast along Tampa Bay, offers a variety of outdoor activities, cultural attractions, and sober entertainment options, providing an ideal environment for healthy living during drug rehab. However, from 2020-2024, opioid-related deaths in Hillsborough County increased by 30%, and fentanyl-related deaths doubled during the same period.
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