Southcentral Foundation--Dena A Coy: a model program for the treatment of pregnant substance-abusing women.
This article discusses the societal implications of substance abuse by pregnant women and women of child-bearing age and reviews their treatment needs as documented in the literature. It then provides a treatment model for pregnant women, using the Southcentral Foundation-Dena A Coy Residential Treatment Program as a model program. It outlines a number of components that are critical to successful substance abuse treatment of these women; specifically, medical interventions, social service provision, educational/vocational services, psychoeducational programs, psychotherapy, substance abuse interventions, and family preservation and involvement. These components are superimposed on a therapeutic community model that stresses gender and cultural relevance, as well as supportive structure and direction.
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Southcentral Foundation-Dena A Coy, Anchorage, AK, USA.
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D000359:Aftercare; D000413:Alaska; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012947:Social Work; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*