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About Oklahoma City VA Health Care System – Altus Clinic
Altus VA Clinic is situated along Highway 283 in Altus, Oklahoma. They offer primary care, mental health support and telehealth care. Their mental healthcare includes treatment for substance use or addictive behaviors. They are also equipped to handle dual diagnosed conditions. This is when someone simultaneously struggles with addiction and mental issues.
The Altus City Transit provides bus services around the city that can get you in and out of the clinic. Private vehicles are more common in this area, though, as bus services are limited. They also serve veterans from nearby Lawton.
Targeted Care for Veterans With Substance Use
You can visit this clinic to receive focused care if you’re struggling with substance use issues. When you arrive, you’ll undergo clinical evaluation. The care team will ask you questions about your history with drugs or alcohol. They’ll also conduct physical examinations and testing for underlying medical conditions. This comprehensive clinical evaluation helps them create a custom care plan that guides treatment support.
This targeted care ensures the best recovery outcomes. The clinic delivers therapeutic support in both individual and group formats. During therapy sessions, you’ll be able to investigate the underlying causes of your addiction and build strong coping mechanisms to prevent relapse. Group therapy can especially be helpful as a tool for peer support and community engagement.
You’ll be able to interact and share your struggles with veterans going through the same thing and receive meaningful feedback that can help your journey. It’s also a good place to practice healthy communication, solve problems and manage anger or stress. This essential skill encourages sobriety and prevents relapse. It’s all about learning to handle life’s challenges without turning to substances.
Medication For Opioid Use Disorder
VA clinics are required by federal law to provide comprehensive treatment for opioid use disorder. This typically involves medication assisted recovery. So if you’re dealing with opioid use issues, your targeted care will include medication assisted treatment.
The technique combines counseling and FDA approved med to facilitate “whole person” recovery. That is your psychology, physical and emotional health are completely addressed. The meds curb cravings and eliminate uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. This lets you focus on counseling to deal with the physical and emotional symptoms. This integrated approach helps you avoid relapse and stay in treatment longer to achieve abstinence.
Low-Cost Recovery With Telehealth Support
I think the two things that define this clinic are their affordable healthcare and telehealth support. They keep costs low by accepting Medicaid, Medicare and Tricare. Financial aid is available if eligible. Additionally, you may qualify for transportation aid to and from the clinic if eligible. These benefits further bring down costs and streamline access to care for a broader audience.
Telehealth helps to make things super convenient and comfortable. They offer both home telehealth services and video conferencing. With this, you can attend therapy virtually, receive medical checkups and book appointments. It means you won’t have to worry about transportation which can be especially beneficial to veterans living in a remote setting. Telehealth also saves cost and time.
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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.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
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.
Addiction Treatments
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Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
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Clinical Services
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.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
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.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Fitness therapy blends exercise with psychotherapy for a fun, inspiring, and effective way of treating addiction and other issues. By incorporating movement into counseling sessions, clients become more empowered, motivated, and goal-oriented, all while strengthening their bodies and becoming more flexible. Fitness Therapy is usually used to complement a course of treatment (inpatient or outpatient) to make it even more successful. Increasing the connection between a patient’s mind and body helps both with healing as well as in creating new, healthy habits.
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.
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.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
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 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.
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Kristopher Wade Vlosich
Health Care System Director
Paul Gregory, FACHE
Associate Director
Kerri Craft, MSN, RN
Associate Director, Patient Care Services
Rebecca Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Casey Zwirtz, M.S., R.D.
Assistant Director of Operations
Accreditations
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
Accreditation Number: 8883
Contact Information
1604 N. Main, Highway 283
Altus, OK 73521
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