Gaudenzia Inc West Chester House

Gaudenzia Inc West Chester House

Services:
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
• Private non-profit organization

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Residential/24-hour residential
• Long-term residential
• Short-term residential

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Brief intervention
• Anger management
• Trauma-related counseling
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• 12-step facilitation
• Matrix Model
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Substance use disorder counseling

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adult men
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Adult women
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Clonidine
• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Integrated primary care services
• Mental health services
• Case management service
• Transportation assistance
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Social skills development

External Opioid Medications Source

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity

Education and Counseling Services

• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Family counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Testing

• STD testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• HIV testing
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• TB screening
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Recovery coach

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• State Substance use treatment agency

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for mental disorders
• Complete medical history/physical exam

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Aftercare/continuing care