Outpatient Program

^{Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder}

Mission Council is a court approved substance use program for those individuals who have a Pretrial Diversion, Deferred Entry of Judgment, Diversion case or need help in stopping their substance abuse problem.

The Pretrial Diversion, DEJ, and Diversion Program provide an alternative to incarceration for those charged with substance abuse or alcohol offenses.

With structure and guidance, we provide recovery for addiction as well as an opportunity to learn new attitudes and behaviors to avoid arrests or relapse.

The first step is to make a genuine effort to stay free of alcohol and drugs. Therefore, participants must attain and protect their sobriety in order to participate.

The program combines education with group process and individual counseling to help the client understand the addiction process and how to arrest it in order to maintain abstinence and to make possible achieving treatment goals.

Group session will emphasize

• Substance abuse and the effects on their lives, their family members and loved ones
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Motivation
• The effects of drugs on the body
• Harm Reduction
• Relapse Prevention
• Goal setting
• Framework for Recovery

The Mission Council outpatient program is offered in both Spanish and English. All groups are 1-hour long. All clients must meet all requirements before completing the outpatient program.

The Mission Council Outpatient Program will consist of

• One Intake 1 ½ Hour
• One Assessment 1 ½ Hour
• One Treatment Plan ( update every 3-Month)
• One Exit Plan
• 26 1 Hour Group Counseling Sessions
• 26 1 Hour Relapse Prevention and Harm Reduction Sessions
• 3 or more Urinalysis
• 6 more Individual Sessions
• 6 Support Group