Shakopee VA Clinic

About Shakopee VA Clinic – Shakopee

Shakopee VA Clinic is part of the VA Minneapolis Healthcare System. It’s located along the Minnesota River in a thriving city known for its blend of history, entertainment, and natural beauty. Shakopee, Minnesota, has popular attractions like Canterbury Park which features horse racing, and Valley Fair amusement park. These sites offer lots of opportunities for sober recreation and make the city a great place to begin your recovery journey.

The health facility provides online assistance to view lab results, refill and track your prescriptions, or download your medical records. Alongside primary care, they also offer complimentary and integrative approaches to improve your mental health as you work through treatment for mental health conditions and substance use disorders.

They offer behavioral health treatment for common conditions like addiction, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). These conditions can be co-occurring with a substance use disorder. The center offers same day help for which you might qualify even without enrolling in VA Healthcare.

They offer confidential outpatient services to address a variety of disorders and have a 24/7 U.S. wide Veterans Crisis Line to connect you with ongoing counseling and referral services. They also offer telehealth services to get remote care by phone or video link including mental health care and primary care questions. Their mental health specialist helps address initial substance use disorder questions but they refer to other locations for more intensive treatment.

Shakopee provides a beautiful beautiful backdrop to start your mental health and substance use disorder treatment. There’s a mix of family friendly entertainment and rich cultural heritage that offers something for nearly everyone who visits. Veterans have access to care as needed and their admission specialists will help determine if you qualify for treatment as a U.S. veteran or active duty personnel.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Treatments

Dual Diagnosis Mental Health

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Military Program

Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Staff

Patrick J. Kelly, FACHE

Director

Michael T. Armstrong, MD

Chief of Staff

Teresa Tungseth, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Associate Director for Patient Care Services & Nurse Executive

Sue Ricker, LICSW, FACHE

Acting Associate Director

Amy Archer, MSW, LICSW

Associate Director/Chief Experience Officer

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