Intensive Outpatient Program

The Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) has developed to complement the existing Residential and Partial Hospitalization programs. La Amistad offers a Mental Health IOP for adults and adolescents and a Substance Use IOP for adults only. The IOP provides a higher level of structure and support than traditional outpatient care, so participants may successfully meet clinical needs at a treatment level that minimizes the disruption of daily routines and responsibilities. The IOP includes group, individual/family therapy, medical and psychiatric care, adheres to the recovery principles of Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous including participation in 12-step meetings, and engages involvement of the patient’s support system that might include family members or a significant other. We offer Virtual IOP for adolescents who live in the state of Florida.

The program is located at 1600 Dodd Road in a comfortable environment. The program is staffed by a licensed clinician, certified addictions professional, registered nurse, and Board Certified Psychiatrist / Addictionologist. Intensive outpatient treatment provides 3 hours of programming/3 times a week and will typically run for 8 weeks.

Services include the following:

• The Disease Concept of Addictions
• Trigger and Relapse Prevention
• CBT/REBT
• Emotional Intelligence
• Coping Skills
• Conflict Resolution
• Self-Esteem
• Healthy Relationships/Boundaries
• Concepts of AA/NA including the 12-Steps
• Medication
• Health Related Topics/Medical/Nutrition/Exercise
• Changing Self-Destructive Behaviors
• Addictive Thinking Book
• Four Steps of Feelings
• Family Support Group (Community support agencies)
• Family Psycho-Educational Groups
• Multi-Family Group
• Admission Criteria

Participants must:

• Exhibit a diagnosed Substance Use Disorder.
• Be determined to require intense level of care.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain sobriety while in treatment.
• Be medically stable with no evidence of acute substance withdrawal or other active
  medical problems.
• Have the psychosocial support to benefit from treatment. This includes adequate
  housing.
• Demonstrate emotional/behavioral regulation without a history of aggressive
  behavior.
• Not have a history of legal charges that demonstrates physical/aggressive/assaultive
  behavior or exploitation of another person.
• Agree to program guidelines including random drug screening and AA/NA attendance.
• Be free of risk of self-harm or suicidal/homicidal behavior.