Wilkes Barre VAMC Wiiliamsport Outpatient Clinic

Wilkes Barre VAMC Wiiliamsport Outpatient Clinic

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

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

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Government

Treatment Approaches

• Individual psychotherapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health treatment

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Pharmacotherapies

• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Nicotine replacement

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services

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

• Outpatient

Testing

• STD testing
• TB screening
• Laboratory testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• HIV testing

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Facility Type

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Ancillary Services

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Case management service
• Supported housing
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Suicide prevention services
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Supported employment
• Integrated primary care services
• Family psychoeducation

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Veterans
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Active duty military
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons with eating disorders
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted