Partial Hospitalization Program

Partial hospitalization program in Washington or elsewhere can be the first step in addiction treatment for some people, or it could be a step down from inpatient treatment when they’re ready.

A partial hospitalization program or PHP is also often called a day treatment program. There’s a high level of care, with the primary difference between a PHP and inpatient treatment being that you can return home in the evenings. Otherwise, a similar sense of structure and intensity is shared between a PHP and a residential program. While it can vary depending on the center and your treatment plan, when you participate in a PHP, you might spend 4-6 hours a day at the treatment center, at least five days a week.

The next available level of care after a PHP is usually an intensive outpatient program or IOP. The recommendation from the American Society of Addiction Medicine is that a PHP has at least 20 hours of programming a week, while an IOP might provide as little as nine hours of treatment programming on a weekly basis.

A PHP can also include the provision of medical care and psychiatric services.

Whether it’s a Washington PHP drug and alcohol rehab center or one in another location, services that may be part of treatment include:

-Evaluation for co-occurring mental health disorders

-Medication management

-Group therapy

-Individual one-on-one therapy

-Medical services

-Drug screening

-Relapse prevention

-Help with employment and educational opportunities.

A PHP could be a good fit for someone with a healthy, stable living environment or staying in a sober living facility. PHPs can be ideal for someone who’s already completed residential treatment but is at high risk for relapse or is struggling to stay committed to their treatment.

While we tend to talk about a continuum of caretaking, a step-down approach, there can also be a step-up to a higher level of care. For example, if someone’s treatment team felt they weren’t progressing as they should in a lower level of care, like an intensive outpatient program, they might suggest moving up to a PHP.

As is true with most other types of addiction treatment, behavioral therapy is at the core of a PHP. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, is especially prevalent in addiction treatment because it helps you identify harmful or destructive thought patterns that influence your behavior and then change them. You might also participate in contingency management or motivational interviewing approaches to therapy during a PHP.

If you’d like to learn more about the partial hospitalization drug rehab in Washington, available at Sequoia Detox Center, contact us today. We offer a full continuum of care in addition to our PHP drug rehab in Spokane, including inpatient treatment.