Training and Education for Addiction Treatment of LGBT Clients Shelby NC

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.

Tanyi''s Respite and Habilitation
(704) 484-2450
616 East Marion Street
Shelby, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Insights in Recovery
(704) 868-8644
359 West Main Avenue
Gastonia, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Universal Mental Health Services Inc
(828) 245-8886
136 Commercial Drive
Forest City, NC
Hotline
(828) 245-8886
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Dilworth Center for
(704) 372-6969
2240 Park Road
Charlotte, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Dominion Ministries Inc
(919) 416-1830
1530 North Gregson Street
Durham, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients

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Cherokee County Commission on
(864) 487-2721
201 West Montgomery Street
Gaffney, SC
Hotline
(866) 331-4793
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Flynn Fellowship Home of
(704) 865-9395
311 South Marietta Street
Gastonia, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Life Skills Counseling
(919) 212-7000
721 Tucker Street
Raleigh, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Rocky Mount Treatment Center
(252) 972-4357
104 Zebulon Court
Rocky Mount, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Robeson Healthcare Corporation
(919) 989-8114
827 North Brightleaf Boulevard
Smithfield, NC
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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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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