When a professional is referred or seeks treatment for a substance use disorder, behavioral addiction or disruptive behaviors, the professional is often feeling anger, shame or fear of losing everything that is important to him/her. At the same time he/she feels the loss of what started as an oasis from a complicated and stressed life. This is often how the professional enters the intake process with Santé Center for Healing.

More often than not when a professional comes to treatment their governing board is already involved or about to get involved and treatment is usually mandatory. Their employer or partners are more likely to be made aware of their circumstances and they will almost assuredly have a lengthy monitoring period post treatment.

Specialized Programming for Professionals

The Santé Impaired Professionals Program starts the path to recovery with a thorough evaluation that may include both physical and psychological tests. The results of this evaluation process become the foundation for the individual treatment plans. Most professionals will require treatment for ninety days, in order to return to work with a solid recovery. The treatment plans outline specific recommendations regarding the treatment needed, and will include the following components designed specifically for the impaired professional:

• Professional’s group
• Professional Recovery Meetings
• Provide formal documentation for Return to Work requirements
• Highly trained, specialized staff with many years of experience treating impaired professionals
• Work closely with state peer assistance programs and/or licensure boards if necessary
• Intensive family therapy