Outpatient Rehab

What is Outpatient Rehab?

Outpatient rehab is a flexible treatment program that allows you to receive therapy and support while living at home. It lets you attend counseling sessions and participate in group activities while managing your work, school, and family responsibilities. Landmark Recovery’s outpatient program allows you to build a sober life while staying connected to your daily routines.

What is an Intensive Outpatient Program?

An Intensive Outpatient Program is a recommended treatment option for those starting their recovery or needing ongoing support for addiction. It provides structured therapy and counseling, offering more support than regular outpatient rehab. With Landmark Recovery’s IOP, you can manage daily responsibilities while receiving comprehensive treatment to overcome addiction, develop coping skills, and achieve lasting recovery.

How Does IOP Work?

IOP treatment is ideal for individuals who have already stabilized from drug withdrawal symptoms and wish to continue treatment outside a rehab facility. IOP patients can attend multiple weekly support sessions while continuing to live at home and meet work and personal obligations.

Whether you’ve just completed Landmark Recovery’s residential treatment program for substance abuse and addiction or simply seeking an ongoing support program to keep you motivated, our comprehensive, intensive outpatient program will help you. At Landmark, long-term recovery is only possible with dedication and the love and support of friends and family. The world-class IOP programs offered at our treatment centers will enable you to stay on track with your drug abuse and addiction recovery from the comfort of your home.

Program Information

At Landmark Recovery, the intensive outpatient program is designed to offer patients a multi-modal, multidisciplinary program for substance abuse that is more intensive than outpatient therapy. This program is typically recommended for those transitioning from Landmark’s medical detox and residential treatment programs. The schedule and criteria are broken up as follows:

• Sessions are held at least three hours per day for at least four days per week
• Sessions will be determined by need according to individual facility medical director and patient needs but can include:
  • Individual therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Crisis intervention
  • Rehabilitation services
  • Case management services
  • SMART Recovery
  • Trauma-focused psychoeducation
• Session blocks are broken up as follows:
  • 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
  • Morning sessions are specific per location

During their stay in intensive outpatient care, patients receive an individualized treatment plan, a behavioral health professional, and access to psychiatrists, nurses, and drug and alcohol counselors. Patients needing support services can contact staff outside of Landmark facilities, as per our On Call Corporate Policy.

How Long is IOP Treatment?

IOP is designed for patients to attend for eight weeks. Still, patients may be discharged sooner when they no longer meet all elements of medical necessity as defined by the ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) criteria for addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions.

Can I continue to Attend IOP After I Graduate?

Yes. Alumni may continue attending intensive outpatient program sessions once a week at no additional cost.

Will I Receive Individual Counseling?

Yes. Each intensive outpatient program patient can receive individual counseling from a psychiatric consultant in addition to group and family therapy.

Does IOP Work?

It’s difficult to assess the true success rates for different forms of rehab, but a promising study was published online in 2014 by Psychiatric Services. This study was a meta-analysis comprising 12 individual, reputable research reports that examined the efficacy of Intensive Outpatient Programs from 1995 to 2012. The results:

• IOPs emerged as a critical facet of 21st-century addiction treatment for people who need a more intensive level of service than usual outpatient treatment, and they allow participants to avoid or step down successfully from inpatient services.
• Overall, studies have found that 50 to 70% of IOP participants reported abstinence at first follow-up, and most studies found that this outcome was similar for inpatient treatment.
• Compared with inpatient care, IOP services have at least two advantages:
  • Increased treatment duration varies with the severity of the patient’s illness and his or her response.
  • The opportunity to engage and treat consumers while they remain in their home environments, which allows consumers to practice newly-learned behaviors

How Can I Get More Information?

Your total physical and mental health are our only concerns at Landmark Recovery. Often, substance abuse recovery comes down to one thing, the people around you. If a residential treatment center isn’t for you, IOP will allow you to stay on track in familiar settings surrounded by family and loved ones. Call our confidential admissions line at 888-448-0302. We can often arrange for you to begin treatment at our recovery center within a few days.