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Evaluate your Drug assessments and evaluations to see if you should seek medical help with the Maryland Addiction Recovery Center.
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Drug Assessments and Evaluations in Maryland
Our alcohol and substance abuse evaluations are
completed upon entrance into the program by certified
addiction counselors, and treatment recommendations are
based on the results of the comprehensive bio-psychosocial
evaluation, scores on various standardized substance abuse
screening tests, and the professional counselor’s insights and
observations. Additionally, ASAM criteria are reviewed to
determine the client’s psychosocial status, medical status,
psychiatric status and readiness to assume regular and active
participation in the appropriate level of care. If need be, a
patients primary therapist or counselor are able to work
directly with their lawyer or the court system in appropriate circumstances.
Vocational/Life Skills Training
One of the things that sets Maryland Addiction Recovery Center apart from how other organizations
approach the treatment of chemical dependency and substance abuse is the focus we take towards
real life barriers to recovery. A successful treatment center combating alcoholism and drug addiction is
made up of three core treatment components: medical,
psychotherapeutic and social services. Our
vocational/life skills training and counseling is the
social services portion of treatment, offering patients a
one-on-one, customized approach to real life issues
that may seem like a barrier to recovery. This is not
simply a “jobs training” or “basic learning skills”
overview. We believe that every aspect of a clients
social surrounding should be examined to see if there
are any barriers to their entering into a journey of
recovery. If so, we offer help to break through those barriers. This may include legal or medical issues,
living situations and housing, job issues or unemployment, education or schooling, basic job skills and/or
family complications and family dynamics.
Many treatment centers tell a client that they need to “put recovery first” but spend little time actually
helping clients with life skill issues that may often be used as a reason or excuse that they are unable to
stay clean and sober. Eliminating those excuses we practical solutions is our goal. We understand that
issues such as divorce, child separation, job loss or inability to work, bills, money issues and credit
collections, additional health issues and need for education are real life problems that can often
exacerbate substance abuse and chemical dependency issues. We feel it is important to take time with a
client to find out just what practical, real life issues they are facing everyday, and once identified, to offer
an avenue that helps to alleviate or lessen those issues so that the client actually is then able to “put
recovery first”.