Both professional care and self-help approaches are utilized with specific attention placed on abstinence, family participation, and relapse prevention. Our treatment staff includes physicians, certified substance abuse counselors, certified substance abuse nurses, nursing assistants, nurse practitioners, and recreation therapists which allows us to provide the most flexible and complete care possible. UI Behavioral health offers a wide array of chemical dependency services including outpatient programs, partial hospitalization, and inpatient treatment. Outpatient Services Our outpatient programs seek to help patients begin making choices necessary for recovery by providing education and treatment. Services include comprehensive evaluation, group and individual therapy, pharmacotherapy, recreation therapy, and family therapy.
Therapy focuses on substance abuse problems, relapse issues, and coping skills.
Patients learn about the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspect of addictive disorders. Meetings are held at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and out in the community. Partial Hospitalization Services are available to help patients who need intensive treatment but do not require the security or intensity of inpatient care. Patients participate in structured therapy programs during the day and evening and spend nights at home. This cost-effective strategy helps transition individuals back into community life.