Ascend Clinical Services Pennsylvania Adult and Teen Challenge

Ascend Clinical Services Pennsylvania Adult and Teen Challenge

Services:
Assessment/Pre-treatment
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Complete medical history/physical exam

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Pharmacotherapies

• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Disulfiram
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Clonidine
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes naltrexone
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support
• Self-help groups
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Housing services
• Employment counseling or training

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance

External Opioid Medications Source

• Other contracted prescribing entity
• In-network prescribing entity
• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

Education and Counseling Services

• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Group counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Family counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Individual counseling
• Substance use disorder education

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Treatment Approaches

• Motivational interviewing
• 12-step facilitation
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Brief intervention
• Matrix Model
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Relapse prevention
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Discharge Planning

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Detoxification

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Regular outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Residential detoxification
• Short-term residential
• Outpatient
• Residential/24-hour residential
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

Language Services

• Spanish

Testing

• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• STD testing
• HIV testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
• TB screening

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Social skills development
• Case management service

License/Certification/Accreditation

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

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders