Substance Abuse Services

TASC's cognitive-behavioral, cognitive-restructuring, and reality-based substance abuse treatment approaches place a strong emphasis on the establishment of personal involvement with the client and holding the client responsible for his/her behavior. Group (motivational enhancement, standard and intensive outpatient and relapse prevention), individual and family modalities are available.

Standard Outpatient Group Counseling
Standard outpatient, substance abuse group counseling consisting of a psychoeducational component and a process-focused component. The psychoeducational topic areas include, but are not limited to:
  • Introduction to Group Therapy
  • Self-Assessment
  • The Addiction Process
  • Motivation - Commitment to Change and
    Potential Barriers to Change
  • Relationships
  • Communication Skills
  • Self-Esteem
  • Peer Pressure
  • Stress Management
  • Family Dynamics
  • Co-Dependency
  • The Bio-Psycho-Social Model of Addictions
  • Pharmacology and Psycho-Physiological Effects
  • Denial
  • Values, Beliefs, Feelings
  • Anger Management
  • Assertiveness
  • Goal Setting
  • The Developmental Model of Recovery
  • The Substance Abuse Behavior Chain
  • Relapse Prevention
Process-oriented components are utilized as a way to personalize the topic areas for each individual client.