Strategies for LGBT Clients West Orange NJ

Improving present treatment conditions for LGBT clients requires a comprehensive training approach that includes the six components. Long-term results are more likely with an approach that addresses these components.

Family Connections
(973) 675-3817x369
395 South Center Street
Orange, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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Real House Inc
(973) 746-2400
95 Grove Street
Montclair, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Women, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Allan D Wright Addiction Counselor
(973) 748-4252
12 Park Street
Bloomfield, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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American Counseling Center Inc
(845) 596-1802
14-20 Watsessing Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Johnson and Associates
(973) 677-7053
220 South Harrison Street
East Orange, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients

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Reunity House
(973) 763-2158x313
122 Irvington Avenue
South Orange, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women

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Cope Center Inc
(973) 783-6655
60 South Fullerton
Montclair, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
(973) 676-1000x2587
385 Tremont Avenue and Center Street
East Orange, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
Language Services
Korean, Spanish

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East Orange General Hospital
(973) 266-8526
240 Central Avenue
East Orange, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with HIV/AIDS

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Youth Consultation Service
(973) 854-3652
60 Evergreen Place
East Orange, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
Urdu

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Strategies for LGBT Clients

Strategies

An integrated training and education system addresses both content and process and uses experiential as well as didactic methods. It addresses six components:

• Trainees

• Faculty or trainers

• Program

• Institutional systems

• Professional peers

• Community.

Improving present treatment conditions for LGBT clients requires a comprehensive training approach that includes the six components. Long-term results are more likely with an approach that addresses these components. The process of implementing training and program change begins with a commitment to action by decision makers. The intention of training and continuing education is to increase the sensitivity and competence of the staff and, ultimately, to improve treatment outcomes. The learning objectives are to:

• Raise awareness of culturally specific issues and the sensitivity of all involved persons

• Identify and become fluent in LGBT appropriate and sensitive language

• Implement explicit nondiscrimination policies and procedures

• Develop skills to support LGBT individuals in substance abuse treatment services

• Compile a resource list of local, regional, and national support services.

Training should at least result in LGBT-tolerant treatment. Beyond that, however, training can help practitioners help their clients be more comfortable with themselves and their lives. In gender-specific treatment, services should include attention to LGBT issues. Assuming that the s...

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