About Jewish Family Services – Madeleine Borg – New Springville
Jewish Family Services – Madeleine Borg is a mental health facility in Staten Island, New York. They provide outpatient addiction treatment services for adults including individual and group counseling.
In substance abuse counseling, therapists may use treatment approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing. CBT helps teach clients healthy coping skills for managing stress. Clients also learn how their thoughts influence their choice to use substances and ways to challenge those thoughts. Motivational interviewing can guide patients to be less ambivalent about substance use disorder. It can help them become more motivated to change their behavior.
Additional helpful services that might be available at Madeleine Borg include relapse prevention and skills training. Relapse prevention focuses on helping patients identify what may cause them to relapse. Examples of situations that can cause relapse include social pressures and cravings. Clients work with their counselors to come up with strategies to use when they face their triggers. There may also be programs available to help patients with employment, housing, education, and getting access to care management.
