Samaritan Village - Jamaica Outpatient Treatment Program

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📍 144-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11435

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<p><strong>ABOUT SAMARITAN DAYTOP VILLAGE — JAMAICA OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM</strong></p> <p>For more than 50 years, Samaritan Daytop Village has been providing health and human services, including substance abuse and homeless services, through 40 facilities in New York City’s five boroughs and beyond, including eight <a href="http://www.rehabs.com/listings/samaritan-village-staten-island-outpatient-treatment-center-2854724623/" target="_blank">separate outpatient centers</a>. The organization is a product of the merger between Daytop Village and Samaritan Village. </p> <p>The Jamaica, N.Y., facility, offers <strong>outpatient treatment for adults and adolescents</strong> struggling with <strong>addiction and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</strong></a>. Some clients are court-ordered to attend. The Jamaica facility is one of nine outpatient treatment programs in the Samaritan Daytop Village metropolitan NY network. Within the state, the center is <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">among 61.0 percent</a> of substance abuse treatment facilities with programs for clients with co-occurring disorders. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Each client completes an initial intake interview to discuss motivation for treatment, determine the best program placement, and develop an <strong>individualized treatment plan</strong>. Samaritan Daytop Village uses evidence-based methods, and the Jamaica Outpatient Treatment Program is built on <strong>individual counseling and group therapy</strong>. </p> <p>Some groups are gender-specific, while others are trauma-focused, and therapy sessions utilize <strong>cognitive behavioral therapy</strong> (CBT), <strong>motivational interviewing</strong> (MI), and approaches that focus on co-occurring disorders. Additional group topics include <strong>anger and stress management</strong> and problem solving skills. The rehab is <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">among 68.8 percent</a> of substance abuse treatment facilities in the state that provide outpatient care.</p> <p>Other outpatient care includes social work services, employment assistance, <strong>parenting workshops</strong>, and health education. Clients also can make use of the facility’s <strong>on-site childcare</strong> and receive <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare services</a>. In the state of NY, Samaritan Village – Jamaica Outpatient Treatment Program is <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/NY17.pdf" target="_blank">among 5.2 percent</a> of substance abuse treatment facilities that offer child care for clients’ children. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Samaritan Daytop Village is a large organization with more than <strong>800 employees</strong>. No specific information is provided about the staff at the center in Jamaica, although four Rehabs.com reviewers offered positive ratings for the staff's aptitude.</p> <blockquote> <p>Staff Experience and Training: 4/5</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>The Jamaica facility is conveniently located off the F and E subway lines and a few blocks from a train station. The center offers evening hours from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and a safe space for children when their parent(s) are engaged in treatment.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Three alumni polled by Rehabs.com at this time of this writing submitted <strong>generally favorable impressions</strong> of the facility. They all awarded between three and five stars for the following additional evaluated metrics: counseling options, likelihood to recommend, staff experience and training, treatment of co-occurring disorders, and worth the cost. Among the facility’s strengths, the reviewers cited “very good counselors” who “were former addicts and could relate to clients” as well as the rehab’s “great support network.” Isolated criticism concerned overcrowded conditions. </p> <p>On a secondary site, Samaritan Village – Jamaica Outpatient Treatment received <strong>highly positive coverage</strong> to date: 4.5 out of five stars based on four reviews on Google. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Of these reviewers, three awarded the facility the top five stars; the other rated it three out of five stars. None of these reviewers left any supporting commentary. </p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date offered positive impressions of the facility. The anonymous family member awarded high ratings for a series of evaluated survey metrics, including perfect five stars for affordability, counseling options, facility cleanliness and upkeep, and staff experience and training, as well as four stars for family participation, holistic offerings, and likelihood to recommend. “They have a high rate is sobriety. You can make it work,” the loved one wrote. </p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>On secondary site Glassdoor, Samaritan Village – Jamaica Outpatient Treatment Program received a top five-star review from a current staff member at this time of this writing.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> The cited “Team work to motivate client reach their goals” as facility strength and did not offer any negatives.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>According to its website, Samaritan Village <strong>accepts Medicaid</strong>, and offers sliding scale payment plans. The three individuals polled by Rehabs.com on the matter gave ratings of two, three and five stars for the facility's cost.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=rSnrW-GLMIWVlwSflpTgAg&q=samaritan+village+outpatient+jamaica+ave&oq=Samaritan+Village+Out&gs_l=psy-ab.1.3.0l4j38.6540.15916..19016...0.0..0.214.2479.0j20j1......0....1..gws-wiz.....0..0i131j0i10.0OyuFhUtfE0#lrd=0x89c260c5bdf9ca53:0xb815fd8314134ded,1,,,&spf=1542138309698" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small></p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/samaritandaytopvillage/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/samaritandaytopvillage/</a></small></p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samaritan-Daytop-Village-Jamaica-Reviews-EI_IE1396713.0.24_IL.25.32_IC1132292.htm" target="_blank">https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samaritan-Daytop-Village-Jamaica-Reviews-EI<em>IE1396713.0.24</em>IL.25.32_IC1132292.htm</a></small></p>

— Sherry Adler · 2018-12-27 11:17:05 PST

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