Worcester County Health Department WACS Center

Worcester County Health Department WACS Center

Services:
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)
• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Matrix Model
• Relapse prevention
• Trauma-related counseling
• Substance use disorder counseling

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

• State government

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Type of Care

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

Medical Services

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Transitional Services

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Suicide prevention services
• Social skills development
• Case management service

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Pharmacotherapies

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Interim services for clients

External Opioid Medications Source

• In-network prescribing entity
• Other contracted prescribing entity

Recovery Support Services

• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Recovery coach
• Mentoring/peer support

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Education and Counseling Services

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

Testing

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State department of health
• The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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