PROGRAMS
Sober Living Housing
Shelter referrals. Transitional housing and Shelter Plus Care facilities are available for qualified program participants and graduates.
Options provides its clients with Sober Living Environments, 180 beds in Oakland and Berkeley. Options is also under contract with the Alameda County Housing Authority and manage 26 Shelter Plus Care beds funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide permanent housing and services for those who are disabled by mental illness and/or HIV/AIDS.
Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Treatment
DAY TREATMENTS: A day treatment recovery program including 12-step study, self-esteem groups, relaxation training, yoga, anger management, life skills, relapse prevention, smoking cessation, individual counseling, acupuncture and a host of other services.
Men’s groups: M-F, 8:30-11:30 am (intakes at 8:00 am, walk-ins accepted)
Women’s groups: M-F, 1:30-4:30 pm (intakes at 1:00 pm, walk-ins accepted)
Program Duration: Options Plus is a twelve-month program*; graduates have the option to participate in the Aftercare Program upon completion.
EVENING OPTIONS: Outpatient program for people who are working or studying and cannot attend during the day.
MWF, 5:30-7:00 pm (intakes at 5:00 pm, walk-ins accepted)
Program Duration: Evening Options is a twelve-month program*; graduates have the option to participate in the Aftercare Program upon completion.
OPTIONS AFTERCARE: Support group and relapse prevention tools.
W, 8:30-10:00 am; 5:30-7:00 pm
Program Duration: Options Aftercare participants attend once a week for an undetermined length of time.
OPTIONS MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC: Therapy and individual case management to support those suffering from both addiction and trauma or a diagnosis of mental illness.
OTHER SERVICES: Addiction Severity Index (ASI)
Money management guidance, mental health care, residential treatment referral, acupuncture, health care screening referral, vocational counseling, educational assessment and literacy training.
* Program duration times shown are based on full attendance. Program absence extends program duration; clients do not graduate until they have attended the requisite number of groups and sessions.
Occupational Mentor Certification Program (OMCP)
Options played a lead role in developing and implementing California’s first in-custody counselor training program. We believe this was the first-ever program of its kind in the nation working to prepare adults in custody to become certified by the state-recognized organization. The 2006 pilot program served as the model for the offender mentor certification program.
In addition to providing in-custody counselor training, options understands the value of assistance and support upon release. To help candidates successfully re-enter the community, options arranged for post release assistance: to pick them up at the gate, provide wrap around support and services, housing, and to connect graduates with internships at substance abuse treatment centers throughout California.