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About the Facility
Saint Alphonsus Behavioral Health Services provides mental health treatment to adults and adolescents in Boise, ID. With a commitment to compassionate care and evidence based practices, Saint Alphonsus specializes in addressing a wide range of behavioral health conditions.
Saint Alphonsus specializes in addressing a wide range of behavioral health conditions through their levels of care and services, including:
Inpatient psychiatric treatment is provided to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. The average length of the program is 5-7 days, and is available to adults and children as young as 12 years old. With a focus on stabilization, the program offers around the clock monitoring, comprehensive assessment, medication management, individual and group therapy, and a structured environment to promote recovery and well being.
The outpatient mental health services for individuals provide regular therapy and support while continuing to live in their communities. These services may include individual counseling, group therapy, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and access to specialized programs and resources.
Saint Alphonsus recognizes the unique mental health needs of older adults. Their geriatric behavioral health program offers specialized inpatient care for individuals aged 65 and older who may be facing conditions such as depression, anxiety, or cognitive decline. The program provides comprehensive evaluation, therapy, and support tailored to meet the specific needs of this population.
Treatment
Dual Diagnosis
In Idaho, specialized dual-diagnosis addiction treatment programs prioritize comprehensive care for individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions. Care levels include outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization programs. Therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavioral therapy, experiential therapy, and family therapy address substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders while promoting mental health and well-being. Other recovery supports include 12-Step meetings, skills training, and educational groups, and an aftercare plan to enhance your chances of long-term recovery.
Mental Health
Mental health services play a central role in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction treatment. A typical inpatient stay is 28-30 days and requires that you live at the facility during treatment. Rehabs provide mental health therapies and treatments that include services like personalized behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and experiential therapy. Holistic services often include meditation, yoga, saunas, and coping skills training.
Insurance and Financial
- Medicaid
- Private insurance
- Self-pay options
- Medicare
- Military insurance
Programs
- Adolescence program
- Adult program
- Children program
- Elderly program
- Hearing impaired program
- HIV/AIDS program
- LGBTQ program
- Young adult program
Levels of Care
Inpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
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.
Eating Disorder Treatment
Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and dysfunctional eating patterns. Many psychologists and other mental health professionals consider eating disorders to be food addictions, meaning food is being used in an addictive way (similar to drug or alcohol addiction). Certain substance abuse treatment programs will have treatment for eating disorders as one of the services offered. An eating disorder may also present as a co-occuring disorder or dual diagnosis alongside drug and alcohol addiction.
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
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.
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.
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.
Contact
131 North Allumbaugh street
Boise ID, 83704