At Wooded Glen Recovery Center, we are committed to helping people regain and maintain their sobriety. For some people, the best path toward that goal is inpatient treatment. For other people, outpatient treatment might be the best option. And in some cases, a combination of inpatient and outpatient treatment provides the best way forward for a person struggling with a substance use disorder.
While inpatient treatment offers a range of benefits—including the opportunity to go through detoxification and rehabilitation in an environment that is safe and free from temptations—it is not always a feasible option. This might be due to a person’s ongoing responsibilities as a parent, partner, employee, or student. Financial considerations and the level of your insurance coverage for treatment may also be barriers to pursuing inpatient treatment. Fortunately, outpatient substance use disorder treatment provides flexibility and cost savings while still offering an effective and evidence-based approach to getting and staying sober.
Meanwhile, outpatient treatment can also serve as an excellent follow-up strategy to inpatient care. Outpatient treatment can reinforce everything a person has learned about recovery during their rehabilitation and provide ongoing support and motivation for staying sober.
Let’s take a look at the details of Wooded Glen Recovery Center’s approach to outpatient treatment.
The Ins and Outs of Outpatient Treatment
Wooded Glen Recovery Center offers two outpatient programs.
The first outpatient option is day treatment for substance use disorders, which is a partial hospitalization program. That means that treatment is delivered in a hospital-like setting, but the participant returns home after each day’s sessions. A day program like Wooded Glen’s generally provides about 20 hours of treatment each week.
This approach is often useful as a next step after residential treatment. It provides a gentle step-down from inpatient care, ensuring that a person receives ongoing and robust treatment for their substance use disorder as they begin to make the transition back to their daily life.
The second option is our intensive outpatient program (IOP). An IOP provides an excellent combination of structure and flexibility for a person who needs treatment for a substance use disorder but also needs to continue attending to the various responsibilities in their life. Each week, a person participating in our IOP may have three to five sessions, each lasting for around three hours.
In either case, a person participating in Wooded Glen’s outpatient treatment program receives evidence-based, personalized care. That care may include any of a number of therapeutic approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy among others. For those who have been prescribed medication as part of their treatment for a substance use disorder or a co-occurring mental health disorder (or both), medication management may also be a part of the IOP experience.
Wooded Glen Can Help You Find the Right Treatment Option for You
We would like to acknowledge that all of this information about different kinds of treatment for substance use disorders can be overwhelming to take in—and it can be difficult to determine whether you would be best served by inpatient treatment or one of our outpatient treatment options. That sense of being overwhelmed can be an obstacle when it comes to convincing yourself to pursue substance use disorder treatment.
We want to make sure an obstacle of that kind never trips you up and prevents you from getting the help you need to reclaim your sobriety and your life. Our staff is always ready to walk you through your options so that you can make the best decision for your situation and needs.
We Are Always Here to Help
When you are struggling with drugs or alcohol, it can seem like you are fighting a losing battle all on your own. You might feel trapped between the devastating effects of ongoing substance use and the terrible withdrawal symptoms you experience when you try to stop using those substances on your own. Understandably, this can lead to a sense of hopelessness that only makes your difficulties worse.
The entire staff at Wooded Glen Recovery Center is here to offer the light of hope in the midst of the darkness of a substance use disorder. We provided personalized, evidence-based treatment that is grounded in expertise, experience, and empathy. Whether you pursue inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, or both, you can count on us to help you reclaim your sobriety and your life—and to continue to offer support as your recovery journey gets underway.
Located in Henryville, Indiana, Wooded Glen Recovery Center has been recognized as one of the nation’s top substance use disorder treatment centers. When you are ready to make a lasting change for the better, we are here to help you reach your sobriety and recovery goals.