Richfield Office

CENTRAL UTAH COUNSELING CENTER SUBSTANCE ABUSE GROUP SCHEDULE (revised 08/29/05)			YOU CAN DO IT!
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*WOMEN IN RECOVERY (NEW)* *Starts September 12, 2005* *5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.* *Janet Morgan, LSAC and Janice White, LPC* *Meets in group room* For women only, this group will focus on women’s issues including self-esteem, sexism, family of origin, mothers and mother myths, interpersonal violence, healthy relationships and support systems, sexuality and addiction, body image, sexual identity, sexual abuse, fear of sex while clean and sober, spirituality, prayer and meditation, and creating a vision of successful living.	LIFE SKILLS MANAGEMENT GROUP 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. John Bagley, LCSW and Karen Dastrup, CM *Meets in group room* This ongoing group is designed to help the participant identify how alcohol and other drugs have been used to cope in unhealthy ways with conflict, feelings and other life stresses. We will explore class members’ current life circumstances to illuminate communication, behavior, and thinking patterns that sabotage successful functioning and offer positive and healthy ways to manage life’s challenges. The group will also include a section on budgeting and getting out of debt, as well as successful relationships, avoiding risky sexual behaviors and sexual behavior education, healthy choices and increasing self esteem.	DUAL DIAGNOSIS (Clients who have both a mental illness and substance abuse problem) 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Brandon Christensen, LCSW and Cindy Ritchie, SSW *Meets in group room* Many clients with mental illness “self-medicate” with illegal drugs or prescription drugs. This group will educate about mental illness and how this relates to drug abuse. It will deal with the issues that mentally ill people have in trying to cope with their illness and getting or staying off of drugs. It will also touch on prescription abuse since many mentally ill clients are prescribed drugs and may abuse them.	Choice and Change 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 12-16 weeks-repeating Cindy Ritchie, SSW and Steve MacDonald, LCSW *Meets in the group room* The focus of this group will be to help the participant gain a clearer understanding of the effect and impact that alcohol and other drugs have on body, mind and life. The facts about various drugs and alcohol will be taught.
Drug Court Group 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Janice White, LPC and Janet Morgan, LSAC *Meets in group room* This group is only for clients in Drug Court. This treatment group will provide participants with curriculum that emphasizes the concept that “Drug Court is an opportunity, not a punishment.” Group members will explore the following concepts: getting started, thinking errors, exploring values, warning signs, keeping track, etc.	Relapse Prevention Group 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. John Bagley, LCSW and Karen Dastrup, CM *Meets in Group room* This group is designed to help each participant recognize and pay attention to the warning signs that may signal relapse. Core issues that may lead to relapse will be identified. The participant will learn to accept life’s challenges as a normal part of the recovery process and develop a thorough relapse prevention plan.		EFFECTIVE ANGER MANAGEMENT, CONTROL ISSUES AND VIOLENCE AND HOW THESE RELATE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Steve MacDonald, LCSW and Steve Mickelson, LSAC *Meets in group room* This group will deal with learning effective methods of handling anger; how anger relates to substance use; and how to stop letting the ineffective handling of anger trigger substance use.

Call 435-896-8236 to enroll in treatment groups and/or for individual substance abuse/mental health treatment. Fees for treatment may be covered by private insurance, Medicaid, Drug Court, CAIO or private pay based on a very reasonable sliding fee scale. Participants are asked to be on time. Those arriving more than 15 minutes late will often not be allowed into the group. No smoking is allowed in the building. Between groups, smoking is permitted but needs to be 25 feet from the front door. Please put cigarettes in the can designed for this use in the front and back of the building. Thank you.

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After hours we can be reached for crisis calls at 877-386-0194. Our Richfield office offers Individual, Family and marital counseling to those who have Medicaid. We provide services for Children, Adolescents and Adults. We have licensed therapists providing services in our Richfield office: Janice White, LPC, Holly Kunzler, LPC, Steve MacDonald, LCSW, Brandon Christensen, LCSW, Monte Meacham, LCSW, and John Bagley LCSW (Part time). We also offer Case management services. These services help clients find housing, linking with other services, and help filing for Medicaid and Social Security. We have a Day treatment program for clients who have Chronic Mental Illness that meets three times per week for 4-5 hours per day. We just opened our new Day treatment facility.