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<p><strong>ABOUT AUGUSTA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES</strong></p> <p>Located outside the small town of Fishersville in rural Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Psychological Associates is one of the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/VA16.pdf" target="_blank">202 (82.2 percent)</a> treatment facilities in the state to provide <strong>outpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment</strong>. Services are for adults, as well as <strong><a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/is-my-child-just-experimenting/" target="_blank">children and adolescents</a></strong> (a feature of only <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/VA16.pdf" target="_blank">59 Virginia facilities</a>), and seniors (programming offered by just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/VA16.pdf" target="_blank">20 facilities in the state</a>). The facility has been providing services in the area since 1983.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The facility takes a <strong>harm-reduction approach</strong> to substance abuse treatment while also providing counseling to address any emotional or mental-health disorders underlying the addiction.</p> <p>In addition to substance abuse, Augusta Psychological Associates treats a <strong>variety of conditions</strong> including anxiety, <strong>mood disorders</strong>, grief and loss, and problems managing stress and other intense emotions. The facility is also one of the only <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/is-my-child-just-experimenting/" target="_blank">88 (38.4 percent) in Virginia that works with clients dealing with <strong>domestic violence</a></strong>. Psychological and neuropsychological testing, which includes personality and cognitive assessments, are available, and counseling is also offered for <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/the-pain-of-addiction-in-the-family-how-counseling-can-help/" target="_blank">families</a> and couples.</p> <p>These services are similarly offered to adolescents, <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUHsaePercents2016/NSDUHsaePercents2016.pdf" target="_blank">3.65 percent of whom (ages 12 to 17) needed but did not receive treatment</a> at a specialty facility for substance use in the past year.</p> <p>Children ages two and up receive specialized treatment that can address autism spectrum disorder, behavioral and conduct issues, ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety, childhood maltreatment, and transition issues.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The treatment team includes <strong>M.D.s,</strong> licensed clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, <strong>a licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner</strong>, and a licensed clinical psychologist. Additionally, in Virginia, <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_3059/ShortReport-3059.pdf" target="_blank">97.3 percent of substance abuse treatment centers has continuing education requirements for staff</a>.</p> <p>The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date on the level of staff support they received gave the facility’s staff gave four out of five stars in this category, and the single loved one polled on the staff’s level of training and experience gave it five stars.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>Although no information is available regarding the facility structure and its related offerings, the single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date awarded cleanliness four stars, and the single loved one polled to date awarded cleanliness five out of five stars. </p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date gave positive feedback. “I WENT FOR DEPRESSION, ANGER, ANXIETY. I GOT THE HELP I THOUGHT I NEEDED. I AM MUCH BETTER,” the anonymous reviewer wrote, giving the facility four stars overall and five stars for its extracurricular activities.</p> <p>At the time of this writing on Google, where the facility has a <strong>3.3-star average</strong> from seven users, feedback was somewhat mixed.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Praise and criticism were both given to the customer service and the client intake procedures. However, in a representative positive review, S.I. wrote, "I have been receiving mental health care there for several years now and can attest that the quality of treatment offered at APA is as good as it gets."</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date gave very positive feedback, giving the facility five stars in all 15 of the evaluated treatment metrics, including its treatment effectiveness, its holistic offerings, its family participation, its counseling options, its admissions and discharge procedures, and its treatment for co-occurring disorders. “They do great job... Drs are kind and explains everything to you,” the anonymous reviewer wrote.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Though Rehabs.com has yet to receive feedback from facility employees, the single staff review on Indeed at the time of this writing was highly positive.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> “Crazy fun place to work. Yeah, crazy but professional… Office manager was top of the line,” the anonymous former employee wrote, in a four-star review that gave no further indication of how staff morale might impact clients’ treatment outcomes.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Augusta Psychological Associates' <a href="http://www.augustapsychological.com/uploads/1/4/7/7/14772148/patient_information_sheet.pdf" target="_blank">patient information sheet</a> indicates that the center accepts insurance and will bill insurance companies on the client's behalf. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center’s affordability gave it five out of five stars.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Augusta+Psychological+Associates+fishersville+va&oq=Augusta+Psychological+Associates+fishersville+va&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2j69i60.3814j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x89b3605558150ea7:0x1b6ba1b726e3edf2,1," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Augusta-Psychological-Associates/reviews" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Augusta-Psychological-Associates/reviews</a></small></p>
— Samantha Harper · 2018-04-03 13:35:46 PDT
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