The Shoulder Drug and Alcohol Recovery

Provider Description

Hours: 8am-4pm Monday-Friday

The Shoulder is a Christian, nonprofit, treatment center meeting the
needs of those suffering from substance abuse problems. The
Shoulder offers outpatient services for both men and women, and
residential services for men. We now have offices in both Spanish Fort
and Foley, Alabama.
The following substance abuse treatment services are available:
MEN AND WOMEN
1.        Assessments for Substance Abuse
2.        Outpatient substance abuse treatment
3.        Individual treatment
4.        Outpatient codependency group for family and friends affected by
 someone else's addiction. (No assessment needed)
MEN ONLY
1.    Residential substance abuse treatment
           Clients live onsite, work during the day, and receive treatment in the evenings- Daphne office
Referrals are also available for Department of Transportation evaluations, Suboxone treatment, and mental health counseling.

The Shoulder requires an assessment prior to admission into any of our treatment services.

    Those who are local to Baldwin County and Mobile may schedule an assessment at one of
The Shoulder's two offices. An assessment requires a non-refundable fee of $50.
    Those who are not local to the Mobile area should contact the mental health department in their
county, and schedule a substance abuse assessment. Ask the facility to send the
completed assessment to The Shoulder by FAX to determine whether we are the right
placement for treatment. FAX number: 251-626-2388.
For more information, or to schedule an assessment, please call:
 Spanish Fort office: 251-626-2199     OR      Foley Office: 251-943-7950
    ONLY potential clients who are incarcerated, or who live in a county in which there is no mental
    health facility available, may download the following screening material. If neither of these
    exceptions apply, the paperwork will not be accepted for potential admission.
Other requirements for potential clients include:
Outpatient and Residential programs
    A minimum age of 18
    A driver's license or valid picture identification card
    A social security card
Residential program only
    A work-ready physical from a doctor
    A current (within the last 6 months) TB test
    Proof of registration and automobile insurance if clients intend to operate a vehicle while in the residential program.  A counselor must approve a client’s privilege to operate a vehicle.
    A residential client must obtain full-time (40 hour per week) employment. If a client does not have a job, he has 10 business days after admission to obtain gainful employment.

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