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About us
The Harbor Light Center:
The center is certified by the District of Columbia Government, Department of Health. The center's program are also Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accredited. Over the years, the Harbor Light Center (HLC) has worked in collaborative and contractual arrangements with serveral other service providers in order to ensure a comprehesive continuum of care for those who are served. The HLC provides residential treatment, outpatient treatment and transitional services for persons with substance use disorder. Its staff develops an individualized treatment plan for each client that is driven by continuous input from the client.
Residential Treatment Services-
Are intended to increase the functioning levels of clients and prepare them to enter outpatient care or other transitional services and ultimately toward a drug/alcohol-free lifestyle and independent living. The key services provided on an individualized basis in accordance with the client's needs include: comprehensive assessment utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and other biopsychosocial asssessment test, individual counseling, group and/or family counseling, educational and vocational advocacy, independent life skills, social detoxification services, along with a continuum of medical care and other essential services. The length of stay can range from 1 month up to 6 months for residential treatment, 2 to 12 months for outpatient and up to 24 months for transitional services.
Upon entering the Harbor Light Center, clients are informed of their rights and all required forms are signed. These forms may vary according to the requirements of the referring agency, but include the following: a) Harbor Light Face Sheet, b) Grievance Process, c) Personal Property Inventory Sheet, d) Residential Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program Information, e) Financial Management Contract, f) Program Participation Commitment, g) Consent to Treatment, h) Notice of Federal Confidentiality Regulations, i) Notice of Client Rights, j) Policy of Medical Care Services, k) Intake Assessment, l) Intake Progress Note, m) Receipt and Acknowledgment of Client Handbook.
An Interdisciplinary Team conducts the in-depth diagnostic assessment and develops a comprehensive treatment plan that includes the full range of services based on the premise that substance use disorder is a complex multidimensional and progressive disease. The Team includes the Clinical Director, Staff Psychologist, Case Manager, Counselor (assigned to the client), and appropriate Medical Service Staff and/or Psychiatrist. some of the assessment tools include the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), the DSM-IV, and others depending on the requrements of the referring agency. The assessment procedures are designed to gather extensive information about the client to assist in making effective decisions and developing sound treatment plans. The assessment includes an evaluation of vocational history, family relationships, educational background, socioeconomic status, current medical status and a history of previous treatment and/or homeless episodes. The client is expected to participate in his/her treatment plan analyzing and progressively monitoring strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences in reference to goals that he/she has set.
The Residential Treatment Program consists of four levels of care as follows:
- Level I, Orentation (up to sixty (60) days duration) the goal of Level I is stabilization.
- Level II, (60-120 days duration) the goal of Level II is to intensify treatment for the purpose of cooperatively achieving an individualized recovery and relapse prevention plan
- Level III (120-180 days duration) the goal of Level III is designed to advance the client through stabilization, Education and Employment rehailitative services.
- Level IV (120-24 months) the goal of Level IV is to assist clients in transitioning from a structured-residential program into the community and to a positive and independent living environment.
The Outpatient Treatment Services consist of two types:
1) Outpatient which is less restrictive and provides for fewer sessions to complete the program
2) Intensive Outpatient which is more structured and provides for more sessions to complete the program.
The following are descriptions of both types:
The Outpatient Treatment program is the least intensive and least restrictive level of care that offers at least one (1) individual counseling session and non-residential group therapy services totaling fewer than nine (9) hours a week, for eight (8) weeks or forty-eight (48) sessions. participants in the program are provided opportunities to address major lifestyle, attitudinal, and behavioral issues and to increase their ability to cope with major life tasks, without abusing alcohol or other psychoactive drugs. The emphasis in both individual and group sessions is on personal growth issues such as vocational rehabilitation, improved family funcitioning and replapse prevention methods. Counselors utilize state of the art practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) while working with clients. Besides regular drug and urine testing, clients are expected to work on specific issues while attending individual and group counseling, education classes, seminars and AA/NA. Sessions are generally divided into two parts, one half devoted to treatment/education issues and the second half devoted to prevention (relapse) education issues.
The Intensive Outpatient Treatment program offers a more therapeutic milieu including at least one (1) individual counseling session per week and twelve (12) hours of non-residential group counseling per week for ten (10) weeks or ninety (90) sessions. Again there is emphasis on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) model which is an approach that is structured, goal-oriented, and focused on the immediate problems faced by clients. The CBT addresses the following key areas:
- fosters the motivation for abstinence
- teaches coping skills
- changes reinforcement contingencies
- fosters management of painful affects
- improves interpersonal functioning and enhances social supports.
In the initial sessions of CBT, the focus is on learning and practicing a variety of coping skills, only some of which are cognitive. Self-help groups (AA/NA), vocational counseling, parenting skills, etc. may also be included in an individual's treatment plan.
The Transitional Services Program:
Is unique in that it is housed within the residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment facility. Clients who have succcessfully completed a residential treatment program and who have met the other basic entrance requirements are eligible for the program. The goal is to provide constructive guidance, discipline, and comfortable housing along with counseling and AA/NA that will lead to a return to a self-reliant productive way of living. Ultimately clients will be provided opportunities to continue their journey of recovery in a structured environment. Clients in the Transitional Services program are expected to either be or become employed within thirty (30) days of entering the center. Clients are expected to adhere to all regulations as set forward in the Transition Handbook. They are expected to be drug and alcohol free and to meet every week with their HLC Addictions Counselor and to participate in group sessions such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and/or other education activities daily, either on site at HLC or at a site that has been pre-approved by HLC staff.
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