VA Oakland Behavioral Health Clinic San Francisco VA Healthcare System

VA Oakland Behavioral Health Clinic San Francisco VA Healthcare System

Services:
Assessment/Pre-treatment
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for mental disorders
• Interim services for clients
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive substance use assessment

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

• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

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

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Methadone maintenance
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program

Transitional Services

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

Recovery Support Services

• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Self-help groups
• Employment counseling or training
• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Methadone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Pharmacotherapies

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Type of Care

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

Education and Counseling Services

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Members of military families
• Young adults
• Veterans
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Seniors or older adults

Ancillary Services

• Social skills development
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Integrated primary care services

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

License/Certification/Accreditation

• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• The Joint Commission

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Testing

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance

Medical Services

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