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About Wood County Educational Service Center
The Wood County Educational Service Center’s (WCESC) Prevention Education Program in Bowling Green, Ohio uses an evidence-based initiative to empower youth, families and communities across nine school districts. This program fosters resilience and healthy decision making for nearly 17,000 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. Funded by grants like the Drug Free Communities Grant, WCESC collaborates with local agencies and uses biennial youth surveys to tailor interventions.
An Array of Programs
The program offers a range of classroom and community interventions. Beginning Alcohol Basic Education Studies (B.A.B.E.S.) uses puppets to teach kindergarten to second grade students life skills and nonjudgmental facts about alcohol and drugs.
Class Action engages teens in hypothetical civil cases. Teens will explore the consequences of underage drinking like DUI or fetal alcohol syndrome. Insight supports sixth through 12th grade students in trouble with substances. They guide the adolescents to reflect on use and consequences through interactive groups.
The New Cool media campaign promotes alcohol-free activities. I do like that their while Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs program combines fishing outings with substance use prevention. Their Facebook and Instagram social media accounts have additional videos and tutorials for kids and their parents.
Addressing Challenges With Impactful Programs
Parents can attend a multi week evening course that equips them to manage adolescent behavioral issues, reduce conflict and address substance use. They can also network with the Wood County Prevention Coalition and learn about co-occurring disorders like gambling.
Reviewers praise the program’s impact, though some note resource constraints. WCESC’s Prevention Education Program builds a stronger and healthier Wood County community by addressing substance use, mental health and social challenges.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
Recreational therapy (aka therapeutic recreation) uses creative and fun activities to help with addiction recovery. Recreational therapists lead patients in entertaining and engaging activities like sports or games; art (drawing, painting, sculpture); drama, music, and dance; and/or community outings (field trips) to improve patients' physical, social, and emotional well-being.
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1867 North Research Drive
Bowling Green, OH 43402
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