What do we mean by day treatment, partial hospitalization drug treatment?
The easiest way to define what day treatment/partial hospitalization drug treatment is (PHP – partial hospitalization program) would be to compare it to a simple out-patient surgical procedure at a clinic or hospital. Just like with the out-patient procedure, you go into the addiction treatment and recovery facility early in the morning, remain during the day while you attend counseling and therapy sessions, and then you are released to go home in the late afternoon or early evening.
Day treatment/partial hospitalization drug treatment minimizes benefits the client in the following 3 ways:
- it allows you to have uninterrupted support of family members and friends
- it facilitates your learning by teaching you coping skills and how to apply them when you are dealing with the pressures and stresses of your daily life
- it minimizes the disruptions to your everyday life
Once the client starts experiencing what it is like to live substance-free again they quickly discover that day treatment/partial hospitalization drug treatment is incredibly valuable for coping with life’s issues and not resorting to any substances to get them through the day.
How does this program work?
PHP programs allow you to continue with your education or work at your job while you attend certain therapy sessions that focus on life skills and relapse prevention for example. Despite the fact that this is a lower level form of addiction treatment and recovery therapy, day treatment/partial hospitalization drug treatment programs are well-structured forms of substance abuse treatment.
Another key aspect of these addiction treatment and recovery programs is that you will still be subjected to regular drug testing to assure the staff members of the facility that you are remaining abstinent while you are on the outside. A strong tie to these clinical services will ensure that you will stay focused on your goals and a total recovery. Additionally, there are many services provided by this type of program that you would experience in a residential addiction treatment and recovery program.
You can attend day or evening therapy sessions, depending on your daily schedule, which are continuations of the sessions that you attended in an in-patient residential program. However, there is a more personalized, stronger focus on the skills required to enable a total recovery and that the client can live substance-free for the rest of their lives while they are still contributing members of society.