About Benton County Health Services – Corvallis
Benton County Health Services in Corvallis, Oregon, provides treatment for substance use disorders that includes individual and group counseling services. Oregon’s Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board has granted advanced training and certifications to its staff members. They provide group therapy, drug screens and assessments of alcohol and drug use to establish the appropriate level of treatment.
They offer peer delivered services or recovery mentors, individual case management, care coordination and referrals to mental health treatment and other resources. They also provide individual substance abuse counseling, medication assisted treatment (MAT) services and a focus on parent and child reunification. They offer support with residential detox admission, relapse prevention strategies and other related services.
The facility also provides comprehensive treatment and support services through their evidence based practice assertive community treatment. This program seeks to offer community based intensive and highly integrated services delivered by a multidisciplinary team of experts. Their services are designed for those with serious mental illnesses that limit their ability to live in the community along with a dual diagnosis of a substance use disorder. These are people who would not usually visit a clinic for conventional care.
In order to optimize independence and community integration these services are intended to be delivered in the most integrated settings feasible. Their team provides therapy in public spaces such as sidewalks, shelters and homes.
Their peer specialist program aims to support enrolled clients and community members in achieving their overall health improvement objectives. Office and community based options are available through the program.
To increase engagement and participation in services, peers work as members of the care team to deliver client centered services within the behavioral health program. This allows clients to talk to a non clinical individual about their mental health and substance use concerns in a safe environment. Clients can be referred to treatment by families, the legal system, social services, independent treatment organizations and doctors. Patients can also refer themselves for services.
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