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For
over 30 years Southwest Counseling Service (SCS) has been
providing professional mental health and substance abuse treatment
in Sweetwater County. SCS is committed to continuous improvement,
while providing the most professional and effective treatment
services.
With
the recent addition of the new Recovery Services facility,
SCS now has five different treatment facilities with different
service functions. SCS offers treatment specific to each client's
therapeutic needs. These services include: the treatment of
mental illness, substance abuse recovery services, child,
adolescent and family services, therapeutic foster care services,
psychosocial treatment services, psychiatric services, and
twenty-four hour crisis intervention.
Outpatient
Mental Health Services
Southwest
Counseling Service offers treatment specific to each client's
therapeutic needs, whether they are individual, group, family,
or couples counseling.
This
continuum of service is aimed not only at treating mental
illnesses, but preventing them as well.
SCS
provides 24-hour crisis intervention through our on-call services.
You can call us at 352-6677 or 872-3205 to reach the on-call
clinician 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
We
also provide psychiatric services to those who will benefit
from medication. We have three psychiatrists and a nurse practitioner
who conduct assessments, prescribe and monitor medications,
and participate in comprehensive case planning to provide
clients with the most thorough and effective treatment.
Recovery
Services
Southwest
Counseling's recovery services programs are designed to assist
individuals and their families successfully reach the road
to recovery.
Treatment
is designed to provide support, education, skills, knowledge
and tools to combat addiction. These services include substance
abuse assessments, individual, couple and family treatment,
as well as residential, intensive outpatient, continuing care,
and a Basic Alcohol and Traffic Safety (DUI) class.
We
also provide an ongoing prevention program to educate youth
and the community in general about the dangers of drugs, alcohol
and tobacco. Through our prevention and public awareness programs
we have available, to those interested, educational videos,
books and pamphlets.
Psychosocial
Services
SCS
provides a comprehensive Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program
that is aimed at improving the lives of individuals who have
a psychiatric disability.
Our
agency offers job coaching, day treatment, 24-hour residential
supervision, semi-independent living arrangements, and psychiatric
services.
SCS
also offers a means of socializing with others in the community
through our Community Center. This homelike environment allows
individuals to work on social interaction as well as participate
in recreational activities.
All
individuals receive treatment based on a network of agencies
and resources to give them the greatest opportunity to achieve
an independent and fulfilling life.
Child,
Adolescent and Family Services
Southeast
Counseling offers a full range of treatment for children and
adolescents. Our adolescent program addresses the needs of
teens who have a diagnosed mental, behavioral or emotional
disorder, a substance abuse disorder or both. Our agency's
Therapeutic Foster Care program is affiliated with Girls and
Boys Town Model in all children and adolescent treatment programs.
We
share this treatment model with parents through our Common
Sense Parenting class. These free classes give a hands-on,
practical approach to parenting.
Also
offered is Parent to Parent, a class that teaches parents
how to raise drug-free kids.
For
additional information
Visit
the SCS Web Site
SCS
Annual Report in .pdf format
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