You or those you care about are worth the best, right? That's what you get at Absentee Shawnee Counseling Services:

• Evidenced-based Best Clinical Practices identified by scientific study, conducted by the Federal agency SAMHSA, as acheiving the best outcomes.
• Multifaceted Holistic Approach addressing the many aspects of addiction, in keeping with healthy living, and consistent with our Native heritage.  We serve all adults, Native & Non-native.

Evidenced-Based Best Clinical Practices

What does "Evidence-based Best Clinical Practices" mean?  The Federal government has funded research to identify what works best, what treatments achieve the best outcomes or results.  Those are the practices we use to get you the best results possible.

Our team of doctors, nurses, and therapists are here to meet your treatment needs.

Medication Assisted Treatment

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) uses medication to manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings while the affected client is undergoing treatment for the underlying addiction.  Opiate addiction has much more pronounced physical, as well as psychological, Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms. By stabilizing the client medically the overall treatment experience is enhanced toward better results.

Traditional substance abuse treatment starts with inpatient detox, a costly level of care, that often takes up to a month for a bed.  Addicts are usually very ambivalent, and times when they are willing to get help are frequently short in duration.  In one month, will that person still be ready to make a change? Will you even know where they are? 

So, if you get that person into detox, what happens next?  They go to outpatient treatment usually in a setting that has generated a 6-10% positive outcome.  Traditional substance abuse treatment has not worked well with opiate addicts.  On the other hand, Medication Assisted Treatment has gotten positive outcomes 70-75% of the time.  And often one can skip inpatient detox meaning minimal disruption to family and employment as well as a lower cost.

MAT is a SAMHSA evidence-based best clinical practice Treatment Improvement Protocol 43. National data demonstrates that using this treatment one can expect roughly ten times the probability of a good outcome versus traditional substance abuse methods.  Even if a person has been through treatment several times, MAT might still work for them.

                  Imagine life free from drugs    

The Matrix Program

The Matrix Program is the SAMHSA evdence-based clinical best practice Treatment Improvement Protocol 47. The Matrix outlines an intensive outpatient treatment program for people with substance abuse problems discussing cultural competence and approaches, using 12-step and support groups, cognitive behavioral therapy, and therapeutic communities.  It involves a multifaceted approach to addressing addiction, a multifaceted illness, and it does so in the environment in which the client lives, allowing them to experiment with recovery skills in a real life setting.  This creates legitimate, effective recovery competencies in dealing with life in the various aspects of addiction.

Treatment Philosophy

Addiction is a multifaceted disease that has biological, psyshological, social, and spiritual components.  We take an holistic approach to address addiction in each of these facets.  This approach is reflected in current best clinical practices but it is also consistent with the Medicine Wheel of ancient Native lore:

At Quapaw Counseling Services you can expect the best clinically and traditionally toward a pathway of living life in a healthy and fulfilling fashion.

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