Loved it. The information they provide is so helpful when the time comes to leave the program. The counselors are funny and do their job WELL. Highly recommend this place for substance abuse and/or mental health struggles.
About the Facility
Mercy First Step Recovery Center, located in Des Moines, Iowa, provides mental and behavioral health care for adolescents and adults. Treatment services include intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and aftercare support.
Specialized services at Mercy First Step Recovery Center include dedicated programming for young adults, seniors, bilingual persons, and clients with co-occurring addiction and mental illness. Services are available in the following formats:
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Their intensive outpatient program (IOP) is designed for clients who require high-level supervision and support, including those in early recovery, those stepping down from inpatient care, and those at an elevated risk of relapse. Clients receive medical and mental health assessments, personalized care planning, and comprehensive case management. They also engage in intensive individual, group, and family counseling that draws on proven modalities, including CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing. The program promotes clients’ sustained sobriety through robust, recovery-focused life-skills training that addresses topics such as coping, self-care, and relapse prevention.
Aftercare Services
Their aftercare services ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs. These services may include step-down support, 12-Step program facilitation, peer coaching, and referrals for additional medical, mental health, and social service programs.
Accreditation and Payment
Mercy First Step Recovery Center is state licensed and accredited by The Joint Commission. They accept private insurance, military insurance, per-session payment, Medicare, Medicaid, sliding-scale payment schedules, and self-pay. Financial aid is available.
Accreditations
Joint Commission
The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.
Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Treatment
Alcoholism
When an individual cannot control their alcohol use despite negative health, social, or occupational consequences, this is known as alcohol use disorder (AUD). They may experience physical withdrawal symptoms if they stop drinking. To successfully maintain sobriety, professional help is often necessary. Alcohol rehab in Iowa provides the crucial evidence-based therapies, support groups, and family involvement that make it possible to overcome alcohol addiction.
Drug Addiction
Drug rehab in Iowa is available in many formats. A variety of inpatient and outpatient options provide programs that are tailored to individual needs, making recovery possible for everyone.
Dual Diagnosis
In Iowa, dual-diagnosis addiction treatment focuses on providing comprehensive care for individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Types of dual-diagnosis programs include residential drug and alcohol rehab and intensive outpatient options. You can expect the program to include individual and group counseling, evidence-based therapy (like dialectical behavioral therapy), and skills training to enhance your coping skills. By the end of treatment you will have the resources and supportive recovery community to sustain long-term mental health and sobriety.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
In Iowa, dual-diagnosis rehabs specialize in providing comprehensive care for individuals facing both mental health and substance abuse challenges. By integrating mental health and substance abuse treatment with your individual needs, clinicians and medical experts can create personalized and effective treatment plans. These treatments usually incorporate evidence-based therapies, counseling, process groups, skills training, and family therapy. You can typically expect discharge planning and alumni programs which help to support long-term recovery by preventing relapse and providing on-going support post-treatment.
Opioid Addiction
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.
Insurance and Financial
- Medicaid
- Private insurance
- Self-pay options
- Financial aid
- Medicare
- Military insurance
- Daily
- Financing available
- Monthly: $10,000
Programs
Adolescence program
Adult program
Elderly program
Program for men
Program for women
Young adult program
Levels of Care
Outpatient
Outpatient rehab programs are designed to support clients who are exiting inpatient treatment and for those who prefer to remain in their own homes during active recovery. Clients in outpatient care typically integrate treatment into their ordinary daily routine, including work and school schedules. Evening, night, and weekend therapy sessions, recovery training courses, and other outpatient services are widely available to accommodate clients’ needs. Many outpatient rehabs also offer medication assisted treatment (MAT), including medication induction and maintenance.
Intensive Outpatient
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) offer high-level care for clients in early recovery or who are at an increased risk of relapse. Clients may also enroll in an IOP immediately following detox, enabling them to continue to work and to live at home. Clients attend multiple outpatient treatment sessions for a minimum of nine hours per week. Many intensive outpatient rehabs provide a variety of services, including psychotherapy, recovery education, and medication assisted treatment (MAT).
Aftercare Support
Patients who successfully complete treatment are invited to participate in continuing care/recovery services, as needed. Weekly peer support groups and staff-facilitated care is offered to patients at no additional charge. Mercy First Step offers a separate program for patients who have successfully completed treatment but have ongoing difficulties maintaining sobriety or abstinence. Treatment options may include outpatient services or participation in the continuing care/recovery program.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
Experiential Therapy
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
Family Therapy
Family involvement is a key component to a patient’s successful recovery. The family program offers services – including support and educational services – to relatives and significant others involved with patients admitted to Mercy First Step treatment programs.
Group Therapy
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.
Individual Therapy
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Nutrition Therapy
Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Settings and Amenities
- WiFi
- Private rooms
Contact
1750 48th street
Suite 2
Des Moines IA, 50310