Available Services & Referrals     Objectives

TREATMENT

Services are provided by Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors (LCDC's). Individual treatment planning and counseling are the basis of a holistic approach to recovery that includes family residential adjustment, job readiness training and placement assistance, individual and group therapy, and a strong emphasis on AA/NA participation. G.E.D. classes are held on-site and are required for those who have educational deficiencies.

The Freeman Center is professionally licensed by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA), certified as a Level I facility by Texas Rehabilitation Commission, and accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs. All facilities are barrier-free, and have easy handicapped access. There are handicapped accessible units for both men and women.

The licenses and capacities from TCADA are as follows: Residential and intensive (levels II & III) inpatient - 105 beds (78 male and 27 female); detoxification (level I) - 10 beds; intensive (level III) outpatient - 20 slots; outpatient (level IV) - 260 slots; and women & children (Level II, five beds).

Adolescent Services for McLennan County residents ages 13 through 17 were initiated in 2002. Out patient services are provided in cooperation with the Juvenile Probation Department at 1200 Clifton St. and at 1515 Columbus Ave. Adolescent Residential Treatment Services will be offered in early 2003.

. Referrals are welcomed from private treatment centers, public and state hospitals, ministers and other persons concerned about loved ones who are suffering from chemical abuse. Self referrals are perhaps the most successful clients, in that there is an early and earnest willingness to grow in the recovery process.

Available Services & Referrals 

    A wide range of social and rehabilitative services is available for clients of The Freeman Center.  Many opportunities for growth are available on-site, as well as through referral to other qualified community service providers.  Please review the following opportunities.

 1.          Individual and group counseling with assigned Program Counselors .

 2.          Individual treatment planning and progress assessments are shared with each client.

 3.          The Freeman Center offers a continuum of  levels of  care including detoxification, residential and outpatient services.

 4.          Texas Rehabilitation Commission Counselors are available for consultation on vocational training and job placement.. TRC may provide assistance with work uniforms, tools, and items needed for competitive employment.. Clients must document 30 days of sobriety through UA results before a referral will be accepted. (Address 717 Franklin, telephone 254.756.5401)

 5.          Referrals to Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services (MH/MR) as needed for psychiatric treatment, medication consultations, specialized counseling, long-term or intensive therapy.  (Address 110 S 12th, telephone 254.752.2000)

 6.          Transportation is provided to referral agencies by The Freeman Center for early employment, and for other specific needs.

 7.          Medical services available are Family Practice Clinic (sliding scale method of billing) and emergency services at Providence Health Center or Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center.

Family Practice, Hillcrest Hospital 3000 Herring, 254.202.2000

Providence Hospital 6901 Medical Pkwy, 254.751.4000

 8.          Clinical staffings of clients are conducted weekly in conjunction  with sponsoring, supportive agencies such as Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Rehabilitation Commission, VA Medical Center, Mental Health/Mental Retardation, and/or other interested sponsors.   Clients participate in staffings to review their social and treatment histories, and to collaborate on development of their individualized treatment plans.

 9.          The United States Department of Agriculture Food stamp program is available and encouraged for each eligible client. (Address 2010 LaSalle, telephone 752.4839)

10.         The Texas Workforce Commission is located four blocks from The Freeman Center.  Unemployed clients may register and apply for assistance with their job search and other services. .  (Address 925 Columbus, telephone 254.754.5424)

11.         On-site Adult Education, Literacy, and GED classes are provided at The Freeman Center.  Referrals for financial aid for college and vocational training will be made upon completion of The Freeman Center Program.

12.         The Discharge Planning process offers an  excellent referral network to  social service agencies and institutions of higher learning in Waco and McLennan County.  Positive opportunities are provided for clients so that they may become responsible and productive members of society after completing their course of treatment.    Aftercare Groups are offered at the Freeman Center to provide continued peer support and relapse prevention following discharge.

Objectives

1.         To work toward maintenance of a wholesome living environment which supports the ideals of sobriety and social adjustment;

2.        To accept that we are responsible for our actions and behaviors, and to respect the dignity of human life in self and others;

3.        To support the ideals of AA and NA and the necessity of working the twelve step program of recovery;

4.        To promote development of  personal character traits which allow clients to enjoy productive, responsible and drug-free lives;

5.        To foster, through an appreciation and acceptance of spiritual concepts the tools needed to achieve a permanent change to sober living;

6.        To help the client develop daily living skills to deal more constructively with problems in living;

7.        To provide a therapeutic milieum where peer socialization will help resolve interpersonal problems and develop sober relationships with peers and authority;

8.        To provide accessible and appropriate treatment for persons suffering from alcohol or drug problems within a complete continuum of levels of care;

9.        To engage clients in an effective therapeutic alliance which results in  completion of their individually developed plans of care;

10.      To obtain financial support from all available sources to fund rehabilitation;

11.      To optimize the use of our facilities to provide gender specific programming;

12.      To recruit well-trained, motivated staff members, and offer opportunities for professional growth and development; and

13.      To promote public awareness and primary  prevention of addictive diseases

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