Levels of Care for Our Substance Abuse Treatments in Charlotte, NC & the Surrounding Areas
The Blanchard Institute provides a welcoming and accepting atmosphere where individuals who suffer from substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders receive progressive and holistic treatment. We are not a hospital or an institution, and our aesthetics reflect that. We believe a warm and welcoming environment with a “homey” vibe is exactly what our clients should experience every day.
Our program, cultivated through an evidence-based model, provides the treatment, education, and resources to individuals, families, and their communities that are necessary to re-establish solid foundations to live fulfilling, healthy lives.
We understand that our clients have varying needs, and our individualized treatment plans are carefully created after a thorough assessment of their substance use history and unique life situations. We tailor our treatment to meet our clients exactly where they are, ensuring their journey into sobriety is comfortable, safe, and rooted in a solid foundation along with the tools necessary to confidently embrace early recovery.
To learn more about the levels of care we offer with our substance abuse treatments in Charlotte, NC, give us a call at 704-288-1097.
The Blanchard Institute specializes in:
- Substance & chemical dependency
- Co-occurring mental health disorders
- Recovery management
- Family education and treatment in the recovery process
Levels of Care for Our Substance Abuse Treatments
Level of care is determined at the onset of treatment and is based on the amount of medical and clinical care necessary to help safely clear the body of alcohol and drugs, as well as establish the skills and support necessary to begin the journey into an addiction-free life. Each client will be assessed and a treatment plan will be created that addresses the basic fundamentals of recovery along with choices of holistic modalities to enhance the experience of recovery.
Our Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
- Partial Hospitalization Program
- Intensive Outpatient Program
- Outpatient Recovery Management
Substance Abuse Treatment We Offer
- Individualized substance abuse treatment plans
- Family-focused treatment
The most under-utilized and effective resource for treating addiction and co-occurring mental illness comes from the emotional and social support of the family. When not fully educated and informed, families are often contributing to the problems and difficulties. At the Blanchard Institute, education and guidance for the family is one of our primary goals. There is enough evidence in place that confirms family members living with a chronic substance abuser suffer physical, emotional, and psychological stress. No one is left untouched by this illness. We help families identify, understand, and create a plan to eliminate enabling and dysfunctional behaviors so recovery and healing can begin.
What Our Family Addiction Treatment Program Includes
Participants in the family program will learn more about:
- Shifts in family roles
- Coping skills
- Boundaries
- Codependency
- Parentification
- Co-occurring mental health
- Genetics and the disease model of addiction
Intensive Outpatient Program in Charlotte, NC
This program was created to educate and support individuals toward the primary goal of sustained abstinence from the use of any and all mood-altering substances. Following a thorough assessment by a licensed clinical professional, client attend 8-10 weeks for an average of 30-40 sessions of treatment on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:45am–12pm or 5:45pm–9pm. Family members are encouraged to attend on Thursday evening from 7pm–8:15pm in a family member-only therapeutic setting. Clients and family are required to attend at least 4 family groups on Saturdays from 9am–12pm to further an understanding of family dynamics in early recovery. Clients are directed to create individualized goals as well as adherence to program goals and clinical recommendations. Clients may receive individual sessions, family sessions, and may also be covered by insurance for holistic sessions including EMDR, BioSound, yoga, or acupuncture as needed.
To learn more about our intensive outpatient program in Charlotte, NC and the surrounding areas, give us a call at 704-288-1097.
With our guidance and support, you will be encouraged to:
- Demonstrate an ability to remain abstinent from drug/alcohol
- Explore the family system in recovery
- Develop and utilize a recovery/sober support network
- Develop and utilize a relapse prevention plan
Our Day Treatment – Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in Charlotte, NC
Our Day Treatment (PHP) is from 9 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Our patients have a clinically structured day that is designed to help provide the education, direction, and structure for a better life.
Early recovery requires transition, and making a transition requires as much structure as possible. When individuals stop actively using drugs and alcohol, their day-to-day routine must also change.
A highly structured environment is used to help the individual move away from using substances. Each client is guided through evidence-based treatment modalities by our therapists. Holistic options and specific recovery methods are used based on each individual. Structure and accountability provide the space to learn about recovery and the various methods used to stay away from addictive behavior and the time to transition to a sober, clean, and happy life.
To learn more about our partial hospitalization program in Charlotte, NC, contact our team online today.
Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities
You will be an active participant in creating a plan for your recovery and evaluate and implement new recovery behaviors to reach your treatment goals. As you progress through treatment, you will be asked to set and review goals on a weekly basis. You will be asked to evaluate and/or implement new recovery behaviors to reach the treatment goals we establish together as you move through this process. Your goals will be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely. During treatment, we will discuss ways that you can develop new habits and behaviors to help you sustain a long-term remission from chemical dependence. Other personal goals may include improving your physical and mental health and redefining professional or educational goals. These will be discussed at orientation as well as throughout treatment.
With our guidance and support, you will be encouraged to:
- Demonstrate an ability to remain abstinent from drug/alcohol
- Participate in exploring the family system in recovery
- Develop and utilize a recovery/sober support network
- Develop and utilize a relapse prevention plan
Outpatient Detox Support in Charlotte, NC
The Blanchard Institute can provide treatment through our Partial Hospitalization Program or our Intensive Outpatient Program to clients that require an assisted medical detox in an outpatient setting. The Outpatient Detoxification Client can receive treatment while they are managed and monitored by our Medical Director in his offsite physician practice to achieve a safe and comfortable withdrawal from mood-altering drugs, including alcohol.
For more information on our outpatient detox support in Charlotte, NC, call us at 704-288-1097 today.
VIVITROL Treatment
VIVITROL is indicated for the treatment of alcohol and opioid dependence in patients who are able to abstain from these substances in an outpatient setting. Patients should not be actively using alcohol or opioids at the time of the VIVITROL injection. VIVITROL should be part of a comprehensive management program that includes structured treatment. VIVITROL is a long-acting form of Naltrexone and has been shown to be generally well tolerated and effective for the treatment of alcohol dependence as part of a comprehensive management program. Unlike other medications that need to be taken every day, VIVITROL is taken just once a month. Patients must give consent to receive the VIVITROL injection.
Recovery Management in Charlotte, NC
Recovery Management is a relapse prevention program for individuals stepping down from IOP or for individuals who do not meet the criteria for an IOP treatment program but are looking for some guidance on how to maintain their sobriety. This outpatient group meets twice a week on Monday and Thursday from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Relapse is a process; it’s not an event. In order to understand relapse prevention, you have to understand the stages of relapse. Relapse starts weeks or even months before the event of physical relapse.
In this program you will learn how to use relapse prevention techniques for each stage of relapse:
- Emotional relapse
- Mental relapse
- Physical relapse
Part of relapse prevention is embracing the new way of living that was established in IOP. Our outpatient program requires individuals to develop and utilize a recovery/sober support network and a relapse prevention plan.
To learn more about our recovery management in Charlotte and the surrounding areas, please contact our team online today.
Recovery/Support Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous–Spiritual Philosophy
Hailed as the standard for recovery from nearly any type of addiction, the Alcoholics Anonymous model of 12 steps and 12 traditions is one of the oldest treatment programs around. The most attended programs include Alcoholics Anonymous. Narcotics Anonymous & Al-Anon (for family members). The Basics of a 12-step recovery program is a free treatment program for people suffering from drug or alcohol abuse/addiction and codependency. Members follow a set of recovery steps and traditions to achieve and maintain abstinence. It’s recommended that one use a sponsor to help them through the process and attend meetings to hear experience, strength, and hope from others working towards sobriety.
Celebrate Recovery–Christian Philosophy
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered program with foundations firmly established in Biblical truth. The 12 steps with accompanying scriptures and the eight principles based on the Beatitudes offer participants a clear path of salvation and discipleship bringing hope, freedom, sobriety, healing, and the opportunity to give back one day at a time through our one and only true Higher Power, Jesus Christ. The 12 steps and the eight principles work seamlessly together, tying historical recovery to timeless Biblical teaching.
Refuge Recovery–Buddhist Philosophy
Refuge Recovery is a practice, a process, a set of tools, a treatment, and a path to healing addiction and the suffering caused by addiction. It is a mindfulness-based addiction recovery community that practices and utilizes Buddhist philosophy as the foundation of the recovery process. Drawing inspiration from the core teachings of the Four Noble Truths, emphasis is placed on both knowledge and empathy as a means for overcoming addiction and its causes. Those struggling with any form of addiction greatly benefit when they are able to understand the suffering that addiction has created while developing compassion for the pain they have experienced. We hope to serve you and meet you on the path.
Smart Recovery–Science Philosophy
SMART Recovery (Self-Management And Recovery Training) is not a 12-step group, like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA). SMART Recovery sponsors face-to-face meetings around the world and daily online meetings. SMART Recovery is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Our participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, science-based mutual help groups.