Power Point presentation about the Patricia Pond Hinckley Women's Intensive Residential Program, an in-patient treatment program for female substance abuse patients. The program is part of the CREDO Community Center, located in upstate New York.

2. PATRICIA POND HINCKLEY
Women’s IntensIve ResIdentIal PRogRam
• Founded in 1998.
• Part of the chemical abuse and dependency services offered
by the Credo Community Center for the Treatment of
Additions, Inc.
• Located in Watertown, NY.
• Provides intensive, residential (in-patient) treatment of
substance abuse for women only.
• Outside of New York City, this is one of the only long-term
residential treatment programs for women in the state.
• Clients come from all over the state.

3. Populations Served & Eligibility
• Serving women, 16 years of age or older, including pregnant
women, and women with pre-school age children (<5 years).
• To be eligible, clients must have a history of substance abuse
and previous attempts at recovery.
• Clients come to the program mandated or voluntarily.
Most clients are mandated into treatment by drug court.
• OASAS Part 819.8 form is used to determine initial eligibility
for services.
• Nobody is turned away for lack of insurance.
The program takes insurance, Medicaid, and self-pay.

4. PROGRAMS
• Uses the Minnesota Model of treatment:
ongoing assessment of all aspects of the client,
and multi-modal approach to therapy.
• Individual, Peer, and Group Counseling
• Family, Parenting, and Relationship Work
• About 80% of treatment occurs in Group settings.
• Drug History
• Relapse Prevention
• Step Class
• Spirituality
• General Education, Life Skills, and Vocational Training
• Parenting Classes
• GED Program
• Stress Reduction
• Trauma Group
• Non-trauma Group
• Meditation
• Fitness
• Volunteering
• Resume Writing
• Communication & Empowerment

7. Agency Organization
Program Director
Level III Counselor
(Senior Counselor)
Level II Counselor
Level I Counselor
Entry-Level Counselor
Support Staff
CASAC
Leads group and individual sessions.
Mentors and supervises other levels.
Currently none at this program.
CASAC-T
Leads group and individual sessions.
New CASAC-T, new to the agency.
Doesn’t carry a case load yet.
Drives clients to appointments.
Picks up medications.
Leads some activities (like fitness).
CASAC, in charge of the program.
Leads group and individual sessions.
Mentors and supervises other levels.

8. Funding Sources
• Primarily founded by the New York State Office of
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).
• Additional funding comes from a variety of sources:
• United Way of Wilna/Champion
• State and federal grants
• Fundraisers
• Client fees (insurance, Medicaid, or self-pay)
• Donations also play an important role in Credo’s work.
You can make a donation at
http://credocommunitycenter.com/support-us/

9. Simon
Tabby
Simon and Tabby, who were both
adopted from the Watertown SPCA,
live at the residence and are popular
with staff members and clients.
Cats are good for your health: petting a
cat lowers blood pressure and reduces
stress, according to medical studies.
Agency Cats

10. What I did at Credo
• Observed two new client intakes.
• Observed many Group and Individual sessions.
• Planned a Group session (Team Building).
• Observed and helped write goals for a treatment plan.
• Performed quality control checks of several client records in
preparation for OASAS inspection.
• Helped with client sign-ups for the YMCA Shamrock Run.
• Helped with spelling bee practice in Vocational Education.
• Met a lot of different people and learned more about them.