SERVICES

Metro Counseling Services, Inc. is approved and certified by the State of Maryland. serving the community since 1984.

    Comprehensive Alcohol And Drug Use Evaluation

            Scheduled by appointment. The evaluation session is a 90 minuite interview

          encompassing bio-psycho-social history. alcohol and or drug use history

          Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) and the Alcohol and other Drug Quiz  (ADQ).

Recommendations, treatment planning and scheduling are determined at this session.

    Twelve-hour (six-week) Alcohol and Drug Education Classes

          Held during the evening (6:00-8:00) pm. You must enroll in order to attend.

          The classes illustrate the effect of alcohol on judgment, driving, ability,

          perception, etc.

 Information will be presented on the physical and medical aspects of alcohol and

          other drugs, the disease model of chemical dependency, the effects of chemical

          dependency on the family and others, and the pharmacology of drugs of abuse

          and prescription medications.

    Twenty-Six Week Alcohol / Drug Abusers Counseling Program

          Held during the evenings. Individual and small group counseling sessions

          directed toward self-discovery, cognitive understanding, developing awareness

          of psychological defense mechanisms and teaching relapse prevention skills.