First Steps

1 Medical Center Boulevard
Chester, PA. 19013
610-619-7370

First Steps is dedicated to assisting the residents of Chester, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas to recovering from the problems and issues that arrive from drug an/or alcohol abuse. As such, First Steps administers a wide assortment of services in line with their philosophy of treatments that work - including Hospital Inpatient, Hospital Inpatient Detoxification and others.

First Steps also believes that it is crucial that every individual client gets uniquely tailored treatment to ensure their recovery. This is why it is specialized in a wide variety of treatment modalities, including Cognitive/behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Telemedicine Therapy and others. Additionally, First Steps is specialized in Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Adult Women, as well as other special programs. In general, the treatment services that this addiction treatment center uses aims to provide positive and lasting change for each individual.

Lastly, First Steps accepts Cash or Self-Payment, Medicaid and more.

Type of Care offered at First Steps in Chester:

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Services Detox Buprenorphine Used In Treatment Naltrexone (oral) Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone) Acamprosate(Campral) Alcohol Detox Benzodiazepines Detoxification Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time Buprenorphine maintenance Cocaine Detox Buprenorphine detoxification Disulfiram(Antabuse) Meth Detox Medications for psychiatric disorders Opioids Detoxification

Service Settings offered by First Steps in Chester, PA.:

Hospital Inpatient Hospital Inpatient Detoxification Hospital Inpatient Treatment General Hospital(including VA hospital)

Types of Treatment Approaches provided by First Steps in Chester, Pennsylvania:

Cognitive/behavior Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy Telemedicine Therapy Anger management Brief intervention approach Motivational interviewing Outreach to persons in the community Rational emotive behavioral therapy Relapse prevention Substance abuse counseling approach Smoking/tobacco cessation counselling Trauma-related counseling 12-step facilitation approach

Payment Types accepted by First Steps in Chester:

Cash or Self-Payment Medicaid Medicare State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid Private Health Insurance Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income and Other Factors)

Special Programs Offered:

Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders Pregnant/Postpartum Women Adult Women Adult Men Persons Who Have Experienced Trauma Aftercare/continuing care Acupuncture Breath analyzer or blood alcohol testing Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities Case management Comprehensive substance abuse assessment Drug or alcohol urine screening Discharge Planning Group counseling offered Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis HIV testing Hospital licensing authority Housing services Individual counseling offered Interim services for clients The Joint Commission Marital/couples counseling offered Mental health services Accepts clients on opioid medication Nicotine replacement therapy Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications Consumer-run (peer-support) services Relapse prevention from naltrxone Substance abuse education Screening for Hepatitis C Self-help groups Screening for mental health disorders Screening for substance abuse Social skills development State substance abuse agency State department of health STD testing State mental health department Screening for tobacco use TB screening

Age Groups Accepted:

Young Adults Adults

Gender Accepted:

Female Male

Language Services:

Services For The Hearing-Impaired

Smoking Policy:

Smoking Not Allowed

Facility Operation:

Private for-profit organization

First Steps - Chester, PA Phone: 610-619-7370