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Gender Responsive Treatment

Dara Lovett Director of Social Services

Freedom in Recovery

Mission & History

To empower women and their families to maintain recovery through comprehensive treatment programs that support healthy communities. Libertae, Inc. formed in 1973 in response to an expansive need for addiction treatment facilities that cared for women. While the population of ‘recovering female alcoholics’ in Bucks County, Pennsylvania was increasing, there were no facilities geared toward serving these women. They found themselves rejected by families and friends, without employment prospects or action steps to heal.

In 1973, The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) launched the first program designed specifically to treat women struggling with drug addiction. This laid the foundation for the development of gender- responsive treatment. Libertae, Inc. was granted its charter and used an old farmhouse

• n the grounds of the Livengrin Foundation as its first location.

Libertae opened with its first ten residents. In 1983, a building was purchased which became the Liberty House. The Family House was added 14 years later. Today, Libertae has an intimate 3-acre campus with three

• buildings. It is one of only a handful of facilities in Pennsylvania

that helps both single women and mothers with children recover from addiction using gender-responsive treatment.

Priorities

Priority populations - Libertae has a long history of successfully making treatment more responsive, accessible and relevant to

• women. In order to impact the mortality rate due to drug abuse,

increase the number of admissions to treatment for opiate addicted persons, and ensure good outcomes for women and children, preference for admission is given to:

• Pregnant Women
• Injection Drug Users
• Women with Children
• Overdose Survivors
• Veterans

Case Management

The Social Services Department provides comprehensive case management counseling.

Through a collaborative process of assessment, planning, and advocacy, services are identified and provided to assist each individual in achieving their treatment goals and objectives.

There are 6 focus areas where our case managers strive to foster competence, confidence and a sense of empowerment.

• Education
• Housing
• Legal
• Health
• Finance
• Employment

Health

• Every attempt is made to schedule and attend routine medical

appointments within the first 30 days of admission.

• Prenatal care
• Dental
• Vision
• MAT (specifically methadone maintenance)
• Specialists appointments as referred
• Pediatric care

Legal

The goal is to address all unresolved and ongoing legal issues.

• We arrange collaborative case consults with probation/parole
• fficers and Children & Youth workers.
• Provide Court accompaniment
• Address outstanding warrants
• Drug court collaboration
• Assistance with child custody matters, filing PFA’s, etc…

Employment

Case managers consistently seek to develop relationships with area business owners for the purpose of hiring residents.

• Job readiness group – weekly
• Creative resume development
• Mock interviews
• Temporary job placement
• Volunteer opportunities

Education

Residents are encouraged to explore educational opportunities that will provide them with skills to secure sustainable employment.

• Distance Learning Project
• Bucks County Community College
• Area technical schools
• Vita Education Services

Finance

Financial planning is an ongoing part of everyone’s treatment plan, as

• ur residents’ income typically changes often during their treatment

stay.

• Monthly Budgeting
• Credit counseling/ credit repair
• Opening Bank Accounts
• Wells Fargo (Second chance program)

Safe and affordable housing continues to be scarce. Our housing specialist searches daily for housing opportunities throughout the

• state. The case management team works diligently with outside

supports to ensure that upon discharge the residents have a safe place to reside.

The Family Center

• DPW licensed
• Keystone Stars
• Parenting

Prevention Programming

Focuses on strengthening the family bond to reduce risk factors associated with future drug use, neglect, and rebelliousness. Groups aim to foster the development of safe, healthy, fulfilled and addiction-free families with healthy family living skills.

• Children’s Group therapy
• Family Ties Group
• Family Activity
• Nutrition
• ATOD-free activities

Core Services:

• Group & Individual

Counseling

• Case Management
• Family Services
• Social Services
• Psychological Services
• Addiction Education
• Psychiatric Services
• Liaison with criminal justice,

child welfare

• Aftercare - relapse

prevention

• Relationship group
• Support groups for

community/parents.

• Engage families in treatment
• TREM
• MRT
• ACT therapy

Libertae also employs Certified Recovery Specialists in its social services department, who connect clients to recovery management services.

Coming soon…

We have recently completed construction of our new outpatient

• building. Outpatient services will build on Libertae’s practice of

assessing client’s treatment needs and matching services to the

• individual. Libertae is recognized for addressing the most

important issues that women in treatment and recovery face.

Thank You.

Visit our new website at libertae.net

Freedom in Recovery

5245 Bensalem Blvd, Bensalem, PA 19020 (215) 639-8681 libertae.net