HSE Alcohol and Substance Misuse Counselling Service
Address:
Mental Health Day Centre The Rock
Ballymote
Sligo
Phone number:
(071) 9183002
Email:
martin.jones@hse.ie
Website:
http://www.hse.ie
Service type
Statutory
Is the service a branch of or related to a larger organisation?
Yes
HSE
Is the service residential or non residential (or both)?
Non-residential, outpatient or day service
How is the service funded?
HSE
Drug and Alcohol Task Force to which this service is linked:
North Western RDATF
Specialist Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programmes:
Community Employment Drug Rehab Project (CEDRP)
Places offered on a dedicated CEDRP:
Who We Help
Substances Catered For
Alcohol
All other drugs (not including alcohol)
Target Service Users
Main target groups:
18 and over
Women
Men
Tailored services are provided to engage the following groups:
People with mental health problems
Family Members (family members, partners, carers, friends, concerned others)
Accessibility
Is the premises wheelchair accessible?
Yes
Is support provided for people for whom English is not their first language?
Yes
Type of language support provided:
Interpreting service
Childcare
Are creche or childcare facilities provided?
No
Access
Referrals
Referrals accepted:
General practitioner
Can clients be referred by this service to other services that provide specialist drug and alcohol treatment programmes?
Yes
Catchment Area
Does the service have a catchment area?
Appointments
Do clients have to make an appointment?
Clients must make an appointment
Can clients drop in to use the services?
No
Is there an outreach/inreach service?
No
Fees
What fees are there for this service?
No fees apply
Funding
Medical Cards
How much of the costs do medical cards fund?
Some of the costs
Health Insurance
Is the service covered by any health insurance companies?
No
Is there any other funding available to people who want to access the service?
N/A
Is there a sliding scale for costs based on ability to pay?
N/A
Does the service request payment from a service user’s social welfare entitlements?
No
Service Delivery
Assessment and Interventions
Assessments offered to service users:
Screening
Initial assessment
Comprehensive assessment
Interventions are provided for:
Alcohol misuse
Drug misuse
Types of intervention techniques used:
Brief Intervention
Motivational Enhancement Therapy
Self monitoring
Community Reinforcement
Self change manual (bibliotherapy)
Behaviour contracting
Behavioural self control training
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Contingency Management
Case Management
Support from Staff
Types of training received by staff members to support families of drug users:
CRAFT
Staff available to support service users:
Key workers are assigned to service users
Case managers are assigned to service users
Care Planning:
Care plans are carried out with service users
Interagency care plans are carried out with service users
Quality Standards
Details of quality standards that the service is engaging with:
QuADS
Data Reports
Is data submitted to the National Drug Treatment Reporting System?
Yes
Clinical Lead
Is there a clinical lead for the service?
Yes
In what disciplines?
Medicine
Clinical Governance
Is there clinical governance for the service?
Yes
In what disciplines?
Nursing
