Ithaca Alpha House IR

  The power source for our shared work of transformation is the partnership we build with each of our clients. That requires all of us at CARS to be a creative, visionary and energetic force which regularly provides the one indispensable commodity offered by CARS to our community:  deep and meaningful engagement and connection as partners in transformation and a rich, seamless care experience. To do this we must live by the values at the heart of our work and maintain strict fidelity to them.  Even beyond mission statements, two essential commitments must guide CARS work:1.        Every person, and their family, matters. 2.        No person seeking our assistance should have to suffer twice, due to our inefficiency, neglect, inattention            or lack of the creativity to answer emphatically “Yes” when access to and engagement of care is desired. As part of this effort I want you to know I consider myself accountable for ensuring the promises above are a reality for you. Therefore, I want you to know that:1.       You will receive considerate and respectful care and treatment ALL the time. 2.       You “own” your confidentiality and it is YOU, and you alone, who set the rules for that important           protection.    This includes, for   example, whether anyone other than you knows you are a CARS client or           have ever walked through our door. 3.      Coming to CARS is totally voluntary. You decide whether coming to CARS continues or stops. If you think we have not delivered on this promise, please contact me - CEO Bill Rusen (607)273-5500 ext. 40 or e-mail me at [email protected] or use the suggestion box in the front lobby (we check it daily) or go to www.reportit.com, click on the orange box in the right hand corner and enter the username carscommunity and password transformation and you can submit an anonymous report. Thank you,Bill Rusen William J. Rusen, LMSW Chief Executive OfficerPlease select the link below to listen to the CEO of Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services Bill Rusen explain how shame and isolation allow addiction to persist, while positive social interactions provide addicted men and women with perspective and insight into their disease.  Bill appears regularly on WHCU 870 AM's Morning Report with host Lee Rayburn to talk about addiction and recovery in our community.   

https://soundcloud.com/whcu-radio/20160808billrusen  

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Residential
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Adult men

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

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