PAAR Center Porterville Halfway House

PAAR Center Porterville Halfway House

Services:
Treatment Approaches
• Motivational interviewing
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Matrix Model
• 12-step facilitation
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Relapse prevention
• Anger management

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for substance use
• Complete medical history/physical exam

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Testing

• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• TB screening

Gender Accepted

• Male

External Opioid Medications Source

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Ancillary Services

• Social skills development
• Case management service
• Early intervention for HIV

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

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

License/Certification/Accreditation

• State Substance use treatment agency

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults
• Seniors

Type of Care

• Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
• Substance use treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

• Medications for HIV treatment
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Medication for mental disorders
• Naltrexone (oral)

Education and Counseling Services

• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Family counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

Transitional Services

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

Language Services

• Spanish

Recovery Support Services

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