Communication is an integral element to alcoholism treatment in New York, but what happens when the client and the therapist are speaking different languages? Alcoholism treatment programs for non-English-speaking individuals, or for individuals who speak English as a second language (ESL), have to bridge cultural and linguistic gaps, and the ability to do so can be what determines the success of a treatment intervention.
The language barrier between a foreign-born client and a local therapist is an example of one the areas of stress that immigrants face. It is on the same level as outright discrimination and racism, as well as adapting to local norms that are "migration stressors," in the words of the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
A foreign-born client experiencing an inability to communicate in their native language will struggle to get a job, go to school, get directions, or ask for help with the inherent difficulty that comes with moving to, and living, in a place where they are not understood. This sense of frustration feeds into the homesickness that many immigrants feel. Trapped by their new surroundings and an inability to express themselves, they fall into a spiral of anxiety, depression, and the temptation to abuse alcohol (or other drugs) to bury their feelings.
Adjusting to a new country brings with it many psychological changes, a process known as "acculturation." Some of these changes are more of a struggle than others, and the language barrier is one of the biggest challenges facing many immigrants, especially those who have mental health concerns, which are not always immediately evident and need complex explanations. Various research has found that the positives and negatives of acculturation have a role to play in how newcomers engage with alcohol; some adopt increased drinking habits to better fit in with coworkers and classmates while others drink more to overcome their fears and frustrations about settling into a new home.
Offering bilingual or multilingual treatment is not just a vital component of one-on-one therapy. Getting the client involved and engaged in group therapy, especially family therapy, is at the heart of the most effective treatment programs. Participation is a key element of these forms of treatment, and conversations can become emotional and animated. Giving clients a safe space to feel empowered to express themselves, and reassured that they will be fully understood, makes the goals of therapy that much easier to achieve.
Clients in rehab facilities must be in a position to communicate not just with their therapist, but with fellow clients and, most importantly, their family members, all under the auspices of a counselor. The members of a family unit are likely to share the same language, so it becomes all the more important for the psychologist moderating the therapy to understand what is being said, and to understand the implications, nuances, and subtexts that often come with family communication. This entails speaking to each member of the family directly, as part of educating the family about how alcoholism develops and what the family can do, both individually and collectively, to help their loved one's recovery.
There are multiple facilities in New York which are ready to take up your case. All you need do is reach out to any one of them and get professional aid so that you can get started on the road to recovery.
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Sliding Fee Scale
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, State Education Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Service Block Grants, Community Mental Health Block Grants, US Department Of Va Funds, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish, Other Languages, French, German
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy
Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance
Spanish
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Medications For Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Regular Outpatient Treatment, General Hospital
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish, Other Languages, Any Chinese Language, Farsi, Hebrew, Hindi
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance
Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Buprenorphine Used In Treatment, Vivitrol, Buprenorphine Maintenance, Medications For Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Therapeutic Foster Care
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance
Spanish, Other Languages, Hindi, Russian
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, Acamprosate, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish, Other Languages, Creole
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Buprenorphine Used In Treatment, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, Halfway House, Acamprosate, Buprenorphine Maintenance, Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone
Inpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Drug Rehab, Long Term Drug Rehab, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Inpatient Drug Rehab, Residential Treatment Center For Children
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, State Education Funds, County Or Local Government Funds
Spanish
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Methadone Maintenance, All Clients In Opioid Treatment Program, Samhsa Certified Opioid Treatment Program, Methadone, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol
Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid
Spanish, Other Languages, Russian
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Mental Health Block Grants
Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Sliding Fee Scale
Spanish
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages, Creole, French
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Community Mental Health Block Grants
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages, Russian
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