About Monsignor Carr Institute – Outpatient – Buffalo
Monsignor Carr Institute is an outpatient drug and alcohol rehab facility located in Buffalo, New York. They provide treatment for people with substance use disorder and alcohol use disorder. They treat people who have dual diagnoses and suffer from both a mental health condition and addiction issues at the same time.
Right off the bat, they’re part of the Catholic Charities organization. It’s faith-based, and they’ll also address any underlying social needs that you might be facing with food pantries, thrift stores, school programs, and other basic necessities. That way, you’ll have less of a chance of a relapse.
They will give you a full evaluation when you come in. This will determine the best course of treatment for you.
Treatment consists of group and individual counseling. They are a Catholic organization and the counselors may use basic religious principles when they treat you. They may also use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which teaches you to look at your life circumstances differently than you have in the past. When you think of things in a positive way, it is easier to change behavior.
People with dual diagnosis may be treated with dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). This is an offshoot of CBT for people who experience emotions strongly. It offers coping mechanisms for dealing with the feelings that might cause you to misuse substances. You will be treated by a therapist who specializes in substance use disorder.
Specialists also lead the group therapy sessions here. These sessions often begin with the therapist posing a question and letting people go around the room and answer. Members of the group will try to come up with ways of coping with problems that don’ involve drugs.
Substance use often affects a person’s family and loved ones. This is especially true if they have young children. The facility offers family therapy sessions and parenting classes to help deal with these problems.
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