Training and Education for Addiction Treatment of LGBT Clients Huntington IN

A holistic approach to treatment is most likely to enable LGBT individuals to effect real change in their lives. Therefore, a multifaceted approach is suggested to improve the present situation, wherein treatment professionals and society have incomplete and inadequate information that often leads to a misunderstanding of LGBT issues and even a denial that LGBT individuals have special needs.

New Options
(260) 355-0717
35 West Market Street
Huntington, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Otis R Bowen Ctr for Human Servs Inc
(260) 356-2875
2860 North Park Avenue
Huntington, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Otis R Bowen Ctr for Human Servs Inc
(260) 248-8176
119 West Market Street
Columbia City, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
Spanish

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Addiction Recovery Centers Inc
(574) 533-6154
232 West Van Buren Street
Columbia City, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Four County Counseling Center
(574) 946-4233
118 North Sally Drive
Winamac, IN
Hotline
(800) 552-3106
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Evergreen Meadows Inc
(805) 681-7242
35 West Market Street
Huntington, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Counseling Services and Consulting LLC
(260) 432-9916
4660 West Jefferson Boulevard
Fort Wayne, IN
Hotline
(260) 438-1828
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

Data Provided by:
Otis R Bowen Ctr for Human Servs Inc
(260) 563-8446
255 North Miami Street
Wabash, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Park Center Inc
(260) 824-1071x3520
1115 South Main Street
Bluffton, IN
Hotline
(866) 481-2700
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Centerstone of Indiana
(765) 342-6616
1175 Southview Drive
Martinsville, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Training and Education for Addiction Treatment of LGBT Clients

Training and Education

As lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals become more accepted and visible, they are seeking culturally sensitive, if not culturally specific, substance abuse treatment services. To help develop LGBT-sensitive care, providers can find competent care standards in the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Technical Assistance Publication #21, Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (1998b), and in the 1999 CSAT publication, Cultural Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment (1999b).

Training and education programs seek to improve understanding of the complex issues with which LGBT individuals struggle. To support the diverse LGBT population, educators, administrators, substance abuse treatment professionals, nurses, clinical supervisors, students, other professionals, and local communities all should be considered in the educational process.

A holistic approach to treatment is most likely to enable LGBT individuals to effect real change in their lives. Therefore, a multifaceted approach is suggested to improve the present situation, wherein treatment professionals and society have incomplete and inadequate information that often leads to a misunderstanding of LGBT issues and even a denial that LGBT individuals have special needs.

Substance abuse treatment professional training programs, faculties, institutions, administrators, health care “gatekeepers,” and co...

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