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Intensive Outpatient Group Program (IOP) level II.1 is a program designed for people who are ready to return to employment, school, or do not require a advanced level of care. IOP also allows outpatient treatment at a more affordable price to the individuals and managed health care, therefore allowing an individual a possibility to seek the treatment they may need. These features, plus the three main components of IOP psychoeducational, process, and family group meetings make IOP a critical group in addiction treatment. IOP allows increased frequency of contact by the counselor than individual sessions. The group sessions last approximately eight weeks with clients meeting for group 3 times per week for 3 hours. The goals of these sessions are to achieve abstinence, to support behavioral changes, to initiate participation in community-based support groups, to assist the client in developing constructive relationships, and improve problem solving abilities and coping strategies. These goals within IOP groups help the client to adjust to the new lifestyle in sober living. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) developed Patient Placement Criteria for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder. (Hoffman et al. 1991) This criterion is used widely when defining if a client is appropriate for IOP Level II.1. This level of care requires at least nine hours of contact on a weekly biases. Research shows that the criteria described in ASAM PPC are reliable and have predictive validity (Gastfriend 1999). Admissions to Level II.1 requires a diagnosis of substance-related disorder based on the DSM-IV; an identification of at least on criterion in the ASAM PPC-2R dimensions 4,5,or 6; and meeting the requirements of dimensions 2 and ... ... middle of paper ... ...urnal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 1999;16:195–219. [PubMed] Mee-Lee, D.; Shulman, G.D.; Callahan, J.F.; Fishman, M.; Gastfriend, D.; Hartman, R.; and Hunsicker, R.J., eds. Patient Placement Criteria for the Treatment of Substance-Related Disorders: Second Edition-Revised (PPC-2R). Chevy Chase, MD: American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2001. SAMHSA, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies (2000).Summary of findings from the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Rockville, MD.http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2009). Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-36,HHS.PublicationNo.SMA09-4434).Rockville,MD,p.25., http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k8nsduh/2k8Results.pdf

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