The local governmental bodies, called Single County Authorities , plan and implement community based services in accordance with the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol's decentralized planning and treatment philosophy. The Bureau of Drug and Alcohol approves these plans and formulates a statewide program. Most SCA's contract with independent providers for treatment, prevention and intervention services while several administer their own direct services. Intervention - Intervention services help clients cope with a specific crisis or situations in their lives for which their customary modes of adaptation are inadequate. Treatment - Treatment services are funded in hospitals, correctional facilities, shelters, residential units, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs.
Treatment often consists of short tern detoxification followed by a longer term rehabilitation.
Most inpatient services are in a non-hospital setting. Training - The Bureau of Drug and Alcohol programs' training system addresses skill building training for substance abuse and other human service personnel, as well as diverse prevention, intervention and treatment approaches through a series of varied training initiatives. This is a Microsoft word document. In order to open this document you will need to have Microsoft Word or Word Viewer installed on your computer. Information on obtaining the free Microsoft Word Viewer can be found by clicking here .