Bette Center

Provider Description

he Bette Center is a 35-bed, long-term, residential intensive treatment program for men or women with addiction or substance abuse issues.  The Center is located in Albany, New York and serves a diverse clientele who vary by age, race, gender, and cultural backgrounds.
The Bette Center utilizes an underlying ‘Stages of Change’ model that enables clients to take the steps necessary to live successful, substance-free lives.
Stages of Change
Stage I  Pre-Contemplative
? When clients become acclimated to the treatment environment yet may still be reluctant to acknowledge personal problems and the need to change their behaviors
Stage II  Contemplation
? When clients begin to recognize the negative impact substance abuse has on their lives, and start asking why they made the life choices they did
Stage III  Preparation
? When clients have decided to change and begin to plan their steps toward recovery
Stage IV  Action
? When clients begin trying new behaviors that enable them to live substance-free lives
Stage V  Maintenance
? When clients fully accept and adopt these behaviors on a long-term basis
At the same time, however, the Bette Center recognizes the individual needs of clients and tailors our services to their personal immediate and long-term goals and objectives.
At the Bette Center the length of stay depends on the needs and progress of the client and varies greatly.
Goals of Treatment
At Hope House, our core philosophy can be understood in terms of our basic goals of treatment:
    To engage clients in actively thinking about how their drug use impacted their lives
    To identify, feel, and express emotions without using substances
    To identify relapse triggers
    To rebuild family relationships
    To develop problem solving and decision making skills
    To obtain educational and vocational skills in order to become self-supporting
    To manage co-occurring disorders such as anxiety and depression
    To improve self-esteem
    To establish a healthy heart network
Professional Treatment Services
At the Bette Center we care for the individual and help him/her to establish healthy relationships with family, friends and peers.  We emphasize vocations so graduates have the necessary skills to obtain employment upon completing the program. Our goal is to help clients become substance free and independent.
Our services include:
    Comprehensive assessment and education
    Individual therapy
    Group therapy
    Family programming
    Seminars
    Life skills training
    High school equivalence exam (GED)
    Educational vocational training
    Discharge planning
Specialized services include, but are not limited to:
    Trauma-informed care
    Grief and loss counseling
    "Criminal Thinking" workshops
    "Seeking Safety" groups
    Suboxone maintenance
While the Bette Center is not specifically designed to serve individuals with co-occurring substance abuse disorder and mental illness, our staff has extensive knowledge and experience in working with individuals who face these dual challenges.

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