Training and Education for Addiction Treatment of LGBT Clients Ville Platte LA

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.

Ville Platte
(337) 363-6869
414 West Cotton Street
Ville Platte, LA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Opelousas Addictive Disorders Clinic
(337) 948-0228
514 North Court Street
Opelousas, LA
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, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Rainbow House Detox
(318) 484-6442
Lincoln Drive
Pineville, LA
Services Provided
Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)

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First Step Detox
(337) 261-6647
University Medical Center
Lafayette, LA
Services Provided
Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Slidell/Youth Serv/Bureau of
(985) 643-5746
150 Cleveland Avenue
Slidell, LA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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New Beginnings Addiction Recovery Ctr
(337) 942-1171
1649 Linwood Loop
Opelousas, LA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men

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LaSalle Addictive Disorders Clinic
(318) 992-2268
21787 Highway 8 West
Jena, LA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders

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Delta Recovery Center
(318) 559-3356
400 1st Street
Lake Providence, LA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Saint Mary Addictive Disorders Clinic
(985) 380-2455
512 Roderick Street
Morgan City, LA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Bastrop Addictive Disorders Clinic
(318) 283-0868
320 South Franklin Street
Bastrop, LA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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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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