About McAlister Institute East
Located in La Mesa, California is the McAllister Institute East facility. This facility operates under the McAlister Institute, San Diego’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment services. This organization currently offers 24 different treatment and recovery programs to adolescents, adults, and families who call San Diego home. Their La Mesa East facility provides evidence based, supportive, and confidential addiction treatment services to help you work towards a healthy and sober life.
Family Focused Care in Southern California
This organization does a really good job helping support teens and their families through the addiction struggles that have impacted their lives. While their adult services are just as comprehensive, their teen and family programs are targeted, community oriented, and allow you to experience tangible skills development.
For example, there are ways in which families can receive intervention support for their loved ones if they know their loved one is experiencing a crisis and they don’t know how to address it.
There are also programs that allow you to become job ready after you complete treatment because there are vocational and on the job training programs. With these skills, you’ll be able to build up your sense of independence because you’ll have the skills to find gainful employment.
Many past clients have also appreciated the supportive care they’ve found here. There are programs that help offenders or those involved in the legal system reenter society with skills and strategies designed to help them succeed.
Culturally Competent, Community Oriented Care
La Mesa is a reflection of the greater San Diego Community in that there is a diverse group of people who call this place home. You’ll find that the services offered through the McAlister Institute recognize this diversity, providing culturally competent care.
When you feel like you’re receiving treatment from someone who understands your cultural background, you’ll be more receptive to the treatment and programming they have to offer. Most importantly, this approach allows you to build meaningful connections with the care team that will support you.
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Accepted Insurance
Other Forms of Payment
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Treatments
The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.
Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.
Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
Clinical Services
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
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Contact Information
7800 University Avenue
Suite A-1
La Mesa, CA 91941