Highland Outpatient Services

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The Highland House, Inc. maintains that while a person may have not been responsible for a predisposition toward alcohol and other drug abuse; they are responsible for their own behavior and, therefore, are responsible for their own alcohol and other drug abuse and recovery. The treatment staff are catalysts and facilitators in the recovery process. Our belief is that most people with alcohol and other drug abuse problems have the potential to overcome these problems.  

Since people do not exist in isolation and are multi-dimensional.  It is usually necessary to draw on a variety of resources designed to meet a particular individuals needs. This may include available human service agencies, clergy, the medical profession, family, and self-help groups. A comprehensive approach utilizing these resources is encouraged whenever possible in order to better serve the clients complex needs.  

The individual’s behavior whether intoxicated or sober is focused on while in treatment. The field in which he/she exists is examined in terms of supports and inhibitors of health behavior. The alcohol and other drug abuse is viewed as being part of the person’s repertoire of behavioral alternatives and how this particular behavior fits into the individuals system of functioning and values.  

Counseling emphasizes the here and now while keeping in mind how the person got where he or she now is. A treatment approach whether individual, group or family counseling or referral to residential or inpatient treatment is based on that persons present conditions and future needs.

The Highland House, Inc. treatment staff uses cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement therapy and a twelve-step facilitation approach as their models for treatment services.  

Our purpose is to facilitate and challenge the client to look realistically at her/his life and exercise her/his responsibility for altering his behavior in such a way that will meet her/his basic needs in a more functional and positive way. Counseling is only one of several tools; therefore clients are urged to become involved in other therapeutic activities such as AA, NA, and practice of their religious beliefs, family life and other fulfilling relationships. The development of positive peer relationships and support systems are essential to a continuation of the recovery process.

Target Population

The target population for the IOP and OP programs is adults ages thirteen and older from Lawrence County and surrounding counties who have a need for structured treatment and supportive ser-vices to establish a healthy recovery pro-gram while living in their community, working, and/or caring for their children. We will accept adults who are dually diagnosed, provided the primary diagnosis is addiction.

Highland Criminal Justice Program  

The Highland Outpatient Services provides Drug and Alcohol counseling services for the inmates housed in the Lawrence County Jail. 

The Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Inc. has contracted the Highland House, Inc. to assist with the implementation of Drug and Alcohol Treatment program. Inmates wishing to attend treatment services, must register with the jail's counselors.

The goal of this program is to help clients identify their problem area and assist them with setting goals and needed changes.

Highland House staff will facilitate and challenge each client to look realistically at their life and begin to exercise the responsibility for altering their behavior in such a way that will meet their basic needs in a more functional and positive way. Staff will use:  Group Counseling, Support for 12-Step Participation, Spiritually, and Relapse Prevention.

Inmates upon release who desire additional treatment will be referred to the Lawrence County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc. for transition into outpatient treatment.

What is addiction?   

Street drugs      

The Disease Concept 

Denial, minimization, and rationalization

12-Step Support groups for the group members

Networking and community agencies

Enabling and co-dependency, tough love