Southwestern Mental Health Center Avera – Worthington

About Southwestern Mental Health Center Avera – Worthington – Worthington

Southwestern Mental Health Center Avera serves clients of every age with residential treatment and general outpatient services. They are a nonprofit behavioral health network in Worthington, Minnesota. Avera also provides its clients with housing support services.

Knowing that you have access to day treatment when you need it can be very comforting. But not all clients can make travel arrangements so easily or consistently. Avera’s Assertive Community Treatment can help bridge the gap and ensure such clients get the help they need.

Assertive Community Treatment meets with clients in their homes to help them meet daily living needs. Adults with severe symptoms can often struggle to meet their own needs, worsening their own situation and symptoms. This goes beyond managing mental health symptoms to include housing and employment support, mitigating hospital stays, medication support, management of finances, legal support and daily support activities.

Southwestern Mental Health accepts all forms of health insurance, including medical assistance and Medicare.

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).

Medically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

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.

Partial Hospitalization Program

A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a short-term form of intensive rehab, usually for those with acute symptoms that are hard to manage but don’t require 24-hour care. PHPs have structured programming (i.e. individual and/or group therapy), and usually meet 3-5 days a week for around 6 hours (i.e. 9am-3m). Some PHPs are residential (patients sleep on site) and some are not, so patients sleep at home. PHPs can last from 1-6 months, and some offer transportation and meals.

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.

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

Luke Comeau

Executive Director

Steve Holtz

Director of Human Resources

Dennis Gyberg

CFO

Sara Adkins, MSW, LISW, LICSW, LCSW

Director of Operations

Shantel Pausley, LMHC, LPCC

Clinical Director

Carrie Adams

Director of Training and Development

Accreditations

Southwestern Mental Health Center Avera – Worthington

About Southwestern Mental Health Center Avera – Worthington – Worthington

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