We Provide behavioral healthcare solutions to improve lives and strengthen our community. The purpose and mission of Community Counseling of Bristol County, Inc. (CCBC) is to develop and deliver compassionate, responsive, culturally competent, and quality mental health and substance abuse services to meet the prevention, education, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery needs of those in our community. These services are based on the latest evidence-based approaches to respond to the complex needs of children, adolescents, adults, elders and families as part of a locally integrated health-care delivery system linked to regional and statewide delivery systems.
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Services Offered
Adult Behavioral Health - A person suffering a temporary crisis in his or her life may feel that asking for help is a sign of weakness. Prompt, professional treatment can be a source of strength and learning, shortening the severity and duration of difficulties experienced. CCBC offers a range of services designed to help people get back on their feet and resume leading productive lives. Offerings include: Outpatient Mental Health - Sometimes a person needs help managing a short-term difficulty. Our Adult Outpatient Services provide therapeutic care on an individualized basis to those who are experiencing emotional distress or a temporary disruption in their capacity to successfully perform in one or more of life's roles. Treatment is covered under most health insurance plans such as Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Blue Cross. The program maintains contracts with a number of health maintenance organizations and employee assistance plans.
* Individual, group, couples, and family therapy * Integrated mental health and addictions treatment * Short term, focused treatment * Psychiatric evaluation
Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment - Substance abuse and chemical dependency are treatable illnesses. At CCBC, we encourage self-help as an adjunct to treatment. CCBC operates a substance abuse treatment program, licensed by the Department of Public Health, on an outpatient basis. We provide services under contract to most major insurers, including Medicaid, Blue Cross, HMOs and Employee Assistance Programs. In outpatient care, we emphasize group treatment to address the acute treatment and recovery needs of those who are chemically dependent. As part of our outpatient care programs, we provide treatment to individuals and their families.
* Individual, family, and group therapy * Self-help as an adjunct to treatment *Integrated psychiatric evaluation and treatment *Medication management * Forensic program * Psychiatric evaluation
Driver Alcohol Education - Substance abuse and chemical dependency are treatable illnesses. At Community Counseling of Bristol County, we encourage self-help as an adjunct to treatment. CCBC is a BSAS (Bureau of Substance Abuse Services) approved provider for DUI Offender Programs in Massachusetts, for both first and second offense DUI / OUI convictions in Massachusetts. Our driver alcohol education program provides an opportunity for clients to review the impact that substance use has had in their lives. CCBC works with the area courts and law enforcement to help clients and their families to initiate and sustain meaningful change.
Child and Family Services - at CCBC provides children, birth to 19 years, with comprehensive outpatient treatment for emotional, developmental, and behavioral problems. Our responsive and flexible programming is offered both in our offices and in the community. How developmental and family issues are managed is important in a child's overall development and adaptation. When problems occur, children have a great potential for success, especially with early intervention and rapid support for families. Problems not addressed can lead to greater upheaval in the family, school, and community. Appropriate, relevant and sensitive treatment minimizes disruption to the child's social, physical and cognitive development. Therapy may include assistance, guidance, consultation, and possibly medication to help the child and family manage the problem. Involving the teacher and parents can increase the child's chances to overcome difficulties and achieve success in school and elsewhere.
Childrens' Outpatient Services - Outpatient services are available for children, from birth to 19 years, with emotional, developmental, and behavioral problems. CCBC offers responsive and flexible programming, both in our offices and in the community. When problems occur, children have a great potential for success, especially with early intervention and rapid support for families. Problems not addressed can lead to greater upheaval in the family, school, and community.
Child Trauma Treatment Study - IHT is a structured, consistent, strength-based therapeutic relationship between a master's level clinician and the youth and family for the purpose of treating the youth's behavioral health needs, including the family's ability to provide effective support for the youth to promote his/her healthy functioning within the family. Interventions are designed to enhance and improve the family's capacity to improve the youth's functioning in the home and community and may prevent the need for a youth's admission to an inpatient or other treatment setting. The IHT provider develops a treatment plan and, using established psychotherapeutic, trauma informed techniques and intensive family therapy, works with the entire family, or a subset of the family, to implement focused interventions and behavioral techniques. Twenty-four hour urgent phone response is available for enrolled recipients.
Substance Abuse Prevention - There is nothing more disruptive to the family and the community than substance abuse and chemical dependency. Substance abuse often contributes to accidents, decreased productivity at work, marital problems, child abuse, sexual abuse, financial problems and more. Caring and effective intervention for this treatable illness can minimize, reduce, and eventually eliminate the negative impact of substance abuse and begin the long-term recovery process of recovery.
Fees and Payment
We accept various insurance and payment option such as Medicaid, State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, and Cash or self-payment. We are also a nonprofit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Payment: Medicare
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
