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About South Central Mental Health – Counseling Center
South Central Mental Health’s Counseling Center in Augusta, Texas, has been providing behavioral health care since 1962. Their goal is to offer comprehensive, quality mental and behavioral health that supports the community.
Licensed Clinicians Provide A Safe Treatment Space
Their substance use and addiction services provide a safe place for adolescents and adults who are struggling with an addiction. During your initial appointment, you’ll meet with a licensed clinician who will determine if you have a substance use problem and develop a treatment plan with you that meets your goals and helps you achieve sobriety.
Your treatment may include medication management when the combination of medication and therapy is the most effective intervention. The medical staff provides individualized services to manage your medication, monitor side effects, and make adjustments as needed. Individual therapy is provided to help improve your quality of life and help you achieve your specific goals.
Individual therapy can also address co-occurring mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, or ADHD. Your clinicians are licensed by the state of Kansas and have a minimum of a master’s degree. They are also a training facility where you may work with a clinician under the supervision of a licensed practitioner.
Case Management Supports Treatment Goals
Substance abuse and mental health conditions do not occur in a vacuum. They recognize that your behaviors can be influenced by the social system around you, including your family. Therapeutic interventions are included to help you work through issues that may have developed because of a substance use disorder or mental health condition.
Case management services may be available for children or adults who are struggling with significant behavioral issues and at risk of inpatient hospitalization. Crisis services are also available if you are experiencing a mental health crisis and are unable to cope. This can include a crisis that develops from a family conflict, significant loss, or a substance related crisis.
They work with most insurance providers in the area as well as Medicaid. They will help verify your insurance coverage before beginning treatment. They suggest you call if you are uninsured or underinsured to ask about their sliding scale fees and whether you qualify.
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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.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
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.
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.
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
Outpatient
Intensive Outpatient
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.
The length, intensity, setting, and treatment methods vary for each drug rehab in Kansas. Plans of care can be tailored to meet each person's own unique situation and needs. With the right program, individuals can successfully achieve long-term sobriety.
A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.
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.
Programs
Adult Program
Young Adult Program
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.
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.
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.
Staff
Michael Countryman
CEO
Amanda Tunnell
CFO
Amber Snavely, SHRM CP
Human Resources Director
Emily J. Runyan, MS, LCP, BCN
CCBHC Director
Trever Krehbiel, MD
Medical Director
Iris Pauly, LCP
Clinical Director
Ammie Mboule
Community Support Service Director
Michael McAllister
Community Based Services Director
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2821 Brookside Dr.
Augusta, KS 67010
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