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Resources for Families Chemical Dependency in Youth

Resources for Families Chemical Dependency in Youth. Assessment : What’s going on? Is my student using ? Is it serious? Treatment : Direct help for the child and family. ( I nformation is on the one-sheet handout). Assessment/Evaluation.

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Resources for Families Chemical Dependency in Youth

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  1. Resources for Families Chemical Dependency in Youth • Assessment: What’s going on? Is my student using? Is it serious? • Treatment: Direct help for the child and family (Information is on the one-sheet handout)

  2. Assessment/Evaluation • Surveys and paperwork filled out by student and family (history and self-reporting) • Skilled questions asked by a trained counselor. • Drug screens through UAs (Urinalysis) • Ends with treatment recommendations

  3. Treatment • Assessment determines treatment recommendations—treatment depends on needs. • Outpatient versus residential • Treatment is combination of: Individual, Family, and Group • Drug/Alcohol Education • Phases of Treatment: Intensive at start, phases, tapers to relapse prevention. • Random UAs as a tool.

  4. Insurance and CostsKids with OHP (Medicaid): • LifeWorks NW Drug and Alcohol Treatment • De Paul Treatment Center (outpatient, Portland)

  5. Insurance and CostsKaiser Permanente • Outpatient assessment and treatment available at the following locations: • Sunset Medical Office • Beaverton Medical Office • Tualatin Medical Office • Specialized Adolescent Treatment: • Interstate Medical Office West

  6. Insurance and Costs Private Insurance (like Regence Blue Cross, Providence, ODS, Pacificare…) • Western Psychological (Beaverton), LifeWorks, Youth Contact, DePaul (Portland) all take limited commercial insurance. Families pay co-pays or a percentage of total fee • Check coverage with your insurance company and with the agency directly

  7. Insurance and Costs Uninsured • Youth Contact—sliding fee scale (low: 10/session and standard: 90/session) • LifeWorks—sliding fee scale (low: 5/group, 15/individ, 35/intake and standard: 50/group, 115/individ & intake) • LifeWorks has a grant for Latino kids under 18 who live in Washington County and are uninsured. Chemical Dependency services are free! • CFAR-Center for Family and Adolescent Research. Free to anyone who fits their studies. • DePaul Treatment Centers—sliding fee

  8. It seems complicated!School resources available to help guide parents: • Youth Contact therapists in Middle and High Schools • Care Coordinators in all schools Talk to your child’s school counselor!

  9. Other programs • AA for Young People • Up In Smoke—Education for youth & parents about marijuana • Support for families: • Al-Anonhelps families of alcoholics share their experiences. • Alateenis directed at teenagers who are affected by another person’s drinking.

  10. Phone Numbers • LifeWorks NorthWest 503-645-9010 • Youth Contact 447 SE Baseline Hillsboro, OR 97123 503-640-4222 • Western Psychological & Counseling 9670 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy Beaverton, OR 97005 503-626-9494 • Kaiser Permanente 503-249-3434 • De Paul Treatment Centers 503.535.1151 • CFAR: 503-243-1065 • Up in Smoke-Hillsboro 503-491-9748 • AA: 503-223-8569 • AL-ANON, ALATEEN: 503.292.1333

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