Cape Assist
Cape Assist, located in Wildwood, New Jersey, focuses on substance abuse prevention and treatment. Serving Cape May County since 1982, this private non-profit offers outpatient and intensive outpatient services, using cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing among other therapeutic methods.
Their mission is to prevent substance abuse through education, advocacy, and community collaboration. Cape Assist is licensed by the state substance abuse agency and the state department of health, ensuring high standards in care.
- Provides outpatient and intensive outpatient programs to accommodate varying treatment needs.
- Specializes in treating alcoholism, drug addiction, and dual diagnosis.
- Utilizes evidence-based therapies including cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.
- Offers telemedicine and telehealth therapy for remote counseling services.
Cape Assist treats alcoholism, drug addiction, and co-occurring mental health disorders, benefiting individuals struggling with these issues and their loved ones seeking support in Cape May County.
- 1+ Accreditations
- 4 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 5 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 24 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations
State License
Staff
- Katie FaldettaExecutive Director/CEOLeads the organization with a passion for making positive changes in the community.
- Heather SaulAssociate DirectorOversees operations and ensures the organization's work makes a difference.
- Dan BorawskiDirector of OperationsManages the day-to-day operations and supports the dedicated staff.
- Joe FaldettaDirector of Prevention ServicesLeads the prevention team in their mission to help people and communities.
- Kathryn Gibson, LPC, LCADC, CCTPDirector of Recovery ServicesOversees the counseling and recovery programs, helping people reach their potential.
- Tusa Magalogo-FitisemanuDirector of CommunicationsEnsures effective communication and helps people get the answers and support they need.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Cape Assist patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction is one of New Jersey‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.
Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Cape Assist offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
Dual-Diagnosis Treatment in Wildwood, NJ
A dual-diagnosis describes two medical issues that are happening at the same time. They may or may not be related. Over 50% of people with an addiction in New Jersey have another mental health condition. Screening for both addiction and any untreated mental health issue is essential, and individually managed by Cape Assist.Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) are treatment programs suitable for people who wish to stay at home while undergoing treatment. IOPs like Cape Assist make it possible for individuals to carry on with their responsibilities at work or school, in or near Wildwood, NJ. It’s easy to find an IOP center that offers individualized treatment protocols.
In outpatient programs at Cape Assist, the Wildwood resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.
Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Cape Assist is personalized according to the needs of the patient in New Jersey.
Cape Assist‘s Therapies & Programs
Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Cape Assist. This builds a personal and trusting relationship so you can truly be yourself and express any emotions as you feel them. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.
Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.
However, some facilities, like Cape Assist in Wildwood, New Jersey, offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Cape Assist in Wildwood, NJ and consists of members from different stages of recovery.
The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at Cape Assist whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Cape Assist asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress
Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a method of specific counseling that replaces negative and self-limiting thoughts with positive and productive behaviors. Self-defeating thoughts and habits can limit your possible successes. Some examples of this are procrastination, unhealthy eating and angry outbursts. You may not be aware that some unhealthy behaviors and thoughts are sabotaging your potential accomplishments.
The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at Cape Assist. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.
Some people refer to contingency management, or CM, as motivational incentives. This type of therapy is a reconditioning of the mind and responses of the body. The point of CM is to help the body understand the proper responses to behaviors should be, as well as the effects that come with both problematic and desired behaviors. The more positive choices a person makes, the more incentives they will receive, all managed with sobriety goals by Cape Assist in Wildwood, NJ.
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Location & Contact
3819 New Jersey Ave
Wildwood, NJ 8260
Phone Number
(609) 522-5960
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Location
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3819 New Jersey Ave
Wildwood, NJ 8260 -
(609) 522-5960
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
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Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Wildwood, New Jersey Addiction and Treatment
The state of New Jersey is afflicted by the rising opioid overdose crisis and the increase in the number of residents engaging in illegal substance abuse. 90% of the 2,900 drug overdose deaths in New Jersey involved opioids in 2018. Over 1.1 million New Jersey residents reportedly use drugs in a given year. High prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse caused 14% of all deaths in the state between 2008 and 2017.
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