(Serving the Swarthmore area, First Steps is 3.1 miles from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania)
First Steps
1 Medical Center Boulevard
Chester, PA. 19013
610-619-7370
First Steps is dedicated to helping the residents of Swarthmore and the surrounding areas to find full recovery after a period of struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. As such, First Steps administers a wide collection of services in line with their belief of treatments that work - including short term drug and alcohol rehab programs, detox programs, inpatient treatment programs, outpatient substance abuse treatment services, long term drug addiction treatment and others.
First Steps also feels that it is crucial that every individual gets uniquely tailored treatment to ensure their recovery. This is why it is specialized in a wide variety of treatment methods, including dual diagnosis drug rehab, trauma-related counseling, couple/family therapy, substance abuse counseling approach, rational emotive behavioral therapy, individual psychotherapy and others. Additionally, First Steps is specialized in substance abuse education, programs for the hearing impaired, clients with HIV/AIDS, residential beds for client's children, treatment for spanish-speaking clients, domestic violence, as well as other special programs. In general, the treatment methods that this drug and alcohol treatment facility uses strive to achieve true and lasting sobriety for each of its clients.
Lastly, First Steps accepts private health insurance, cash or self-payment, payment assistance, sliding fee scale, county or local government funds, state welfare or child and family services funds and more.
Service Setting:
Hospital Inpatient, Hospital Inpatient Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient Treatment, General Hospital(including VA hospital)
Treatment Approaches:
Cognitive/behavior Therapy, Telemedicine Therapy, Relapse prevention, Substance abuse counseling approach, 12-step facilitation approach
Payment Types Accepted:
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, Aftercare/continuing care, Comprehensive substance abuse assessment, Drug or alcohol urine screening, Discharge Planning, Housing services, Individual counseling offered, Interim services for clients, The Joint Commission, Marital/couples counseling offered, Mental health services, Accepts clients on opioid medication, Substance abuse education, Screening for Hepatitis C, Screening for substance abuse
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