University Behavioral Health Care at New Brunswick (Rutgers Health)

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care In New Brunswick, New Jersey provides outpatient services for the treatment of addiction and substance misuse. They offer a range of treatment approaches tailored to the needs of kids, teens, adults and senior citizens. They offer case management and medication management as well as individual, group and family therapy. Additionally, they perform mental health assessments to determine the need for outpatient care.

The clinic is a certified community behavioral health facility. They have advanced-practice nurses, psychologists and licensed psychiatrists on their multidisciplinary staff. Additionally, they employ case managers, licensed counselors and social workers. They use evidence-based therapies and offer a person-centered approach.

They have an intensive outpatient program for substance abuse treatment services along with general outpatient services. SMART recovery, dialectical behavior therapy, integrated dual diagnosis treatment and the Matrix Model are among the evidence-based treatment approaches offered by this program. They offer weekly individual therapy and medication management using Vivitrol and Suboxone for co-occurring disorders and opioid dependence. Their clients engage in three-hour group sessions three times a week.

After being admitted to the ambulatory withdrawal management program, patients may go through four weeks of intensive outpatient treatment. Their acute withdrawal management program offers personalized and structured detoxification in a private, secure and medically monitored environment.

It is possible to have a comfortable withdrawal from mood-altering substances in this less restrictive setting. Clients are linked to the right kinds of care after detox to help them succeed in their ongoing treatment. To ensure accessibility for those in need they take self-pay options, Medicaid, Medicare as well as Horizon and Blue Cross insurance.