Howard Center Chittenden Clinic

Howard Center Chittenden Clinic

Services:
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Recovery Support Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Methadone maintenance
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Methadone
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Disulfiram
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Medication for mental disorders
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Clonidine
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Education and Counseling Services

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

Exclusive Services

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
• Opioid use disorder clients only

Testing

• STD testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• TB screening
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Ancillary Services

• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Case management service
• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance
• Social skills development
• Mental health services

Transitional Services

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Methadone used in Treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Veterans
• Adult men
• Adult women
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Active duty military
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Assessment/Pre-treatment

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

Treatment Approaches

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Relapse prevention
• Brief intervention
• Motivational interviewing
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Trauma-related counseling
• 12-step facilitation
• Anger management
• Substance use disorder counseling

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State Substance use treatment agency
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• Council on Accreditation (COA)
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• State department of health

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Medicare
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

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

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults