About Family Guidance Center-Behavioral – Cameron
Family Guidance Center – Behavioral is a behavioral health facility that offers drug and alcohol rehab treatment. They are located in Cameron, Missouri. They are an outpatient facility that treats people of all ages for substance use disorder and alcohol use disorder. They also treat people with dual diagnoses who struggle with a mental health condition and substance issues at the same time.
They accept Medicare and Medicaid. They also accept most private insurance. You can also make self payments. Services are offered on a sliding fee scale.
This center takes part in the Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program. This is a series of lectures and counseling services that are offered to people who have been accused or convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The court will normally refer people to this program.
They offer medication assisted treatment (MAT) to people who experience intense side effects from trying to detox from drugs or to people who have certain psychological conditions. The trained medical staff can administer the medication until you have stabilized enough to take medications home and use them yourself.
All clients are treated with group and individual therapy. The therapists use several different methodologies. They may use cognitive behavioral therapy which teaches you to think differently in order to change destructive behaviors. They also use trauma centered therapy for people who started misusing substances as a result of a traumatic experience.
You will participate in peer support groups where you will meet and share your story with other people who struggle with substance use. Group therapy has proven to be one of the most effective ways to combat substance use disorder.