Hershel Woody Williams VAMC Outpatient Treatment Program

Hershel Woody Williams VAMC Outpatient Treatment Program

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Members of military families
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Adult men
• Adult women
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Veterans
• Active duty military

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Detoxification
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Government

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Buprenorphine maintenance

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Treatment Approaches

• Trauma-related counseling
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Brief intervention
• Anger management
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Motivational interviewing
• Matrix Model
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

Education and Counseling Services

• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Substance use disorder education
• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Family counseling
• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Long-term residential
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Residential/24-hour residential

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Exclusive Services

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• The Joint Commission
• Hospital licensing authority

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Complete medical history/physical exam

Ancillary Services

• Acupuncture
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Early intervention for HIV
• Suicide prevention services
• Transportation assistance
• Integrated primary care services

Medical Services

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Testing

• HIV testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• TB screening
• STD testing

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Disulfiram
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Clonidine
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Lofexidine
• Medication for mental disorders

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Housing services

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted