Spectrum Health Systems – Outpatient Services 105 Merrick Street – Worcester, Massachusetts

Payment Options

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Self-pay options
• Financial aid

Serving more than 6,000 patients every day, Spectrum Health Systems is a top provider of mental health and drug abuse treatment services in New England. It has many facilities. The facility in Worcester, Massachusetts provides a wide variety of services, including as aftercare groups for second-time offenders, medication-assisted therapy, outpatient counseling, and impaired driving programs. Spectrum Health Systems’ CARF certification is proof positive of their commitment to provide top-notch treatment. 
 
Spectrum Health Systems treats opioid addiction at its Worcester site using methadone and naltrexone. It has been shown that these drugs are safe and efficient in lowering cravings and the likelihood of relapse. In addition to medicine, clients get comprehensive clinical examination, medical monitoring, educational courses, and counseling. The focus on evidence-based therapy guarantees that clients get the best resources possible to assist them on their road to recovery.
 

Same-day services are one of Spectrum Health Systems’ best qualities. With this method, patients may finish the toxicological test, physical examination, and intake procedure on the same day. A client who meets the eligibility requirements for treatment will get their first medicine dosage the same day, which streamlines and supports the procedure. This expedited procedure ensures that people may start their road to recovery as soon as possible, taking around 3–4 hours. 
 
Additionally, Spectrum Health Systems provides a second offender aftercare program that is intended especially for those who have been convicted of DUI more than once. This program, which is mandated by the court, must be completed within a minimum of 12 months. Participants in the program must refrain from drug use and attend weekly and monthly therapy sessions. The restoration of a person’s driver’s license upon successful program completion offers a strong incentive for compliance and involvement. 
 
Apart from its emphasis on drug abuse treatment, Spectrum Health Systems is dedicated to providing therapy to everyone, irrespective of their financial situation. There is a tiered pricing schedule that takes into account family size and income to make sure that no one is unable to get the treatment they need. 
 
Since its founding in 1969, Spectrum Health Systems has developed into one of New England’s leading providers of treatment for drug use disorders. Offering a continuum of CARF-accredited addiction and mental health treatment programs throughout Massachusetts, the organization enables clients to access more advanced therapy as needed or to shift to less intense modalities as their recovery advances. 
 
Inpatient detoxification, clinical stabilization, residential treatment, outpatient counseling, medication for drug use disorders, mobile therapy for opioid use disorders, and peer recovery support are just a few of the many services offered by Spectrum Health Systems. Along with running residential programs for youth and adolescents committed to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the organization also has contracts with county and state correctional authorities to provide specialized programming to those engaged in the criminal system. 
 
The foundation of every program offered by Spectrum Health Systems is education. To include patients in therapy and promote active engagement, the organization uses enhancement methods and motivational interviewing. Client education about drug use disorders, treatment alternatives, overdose prevention, and recovery skills is the main goal of both individual and group sessions. Spectrum use evidence-based curriculum to educate clients on how to control cravings and impulses, recognize internal and environmental triggers, learn coping mechanisms, control anger, build positive relationships with others, be a better parent, and avoid relapses. Another essential element is continuing care planning, which gets clients ready for the following phases of their rehabilitation. 

Treatment Options

The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services
• Discharge Planning
• Self-help groups
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Veterans
• Active duty military
• Members of military families
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Complete medical history/physical exam

Treatment Modalities

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Trauma-related counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Group counseling
• Family counseling
• Intervention Services
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Relapse prevention
• Treatment for other addiction disorder
• Individual psychotherapy

Conditions Treated

• Alcoholism
• Mental health treatment
• Substance use treatment
• Co-occurring Disorders
• Opioid Treatement

Levels Of Care

• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Aftercare
• Detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification

License and Accreditation

• State mental health department
• State department of health
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Suicide prevention services
• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Social skills development