Our Outpatient Treatment service provides counselling, treatment, support and education for people who are looking for help regarding substance use issues.
The following services are available.
- Screening and assessment of alcohol and drug problems
- Individual counselling and support to families
- Pre-treatment counselling and preparation for Inpatient Treatment
- Aftercare support following an Inpatient Treatment program
- Self-help groups, and other support services
- Recovery Support Group
- Outreach counselling for Whitehorse agencies
- A Counsellor available to Whitehorse medical clinics
- Outreach counselling at Yukon College
- Drop-in times for clients without appointments
- Addiction/ Mental Health counselling/treatment for clients with concurrent disorders
- Telehealth (Watson Lake) – Outreach counselling via video conferencing. Telehealth is designed to link addiction counsellors in Whitehorse with clients in Watson Lake via video conferencing. This is complemented by periodic community visits by counsellors to meet with clients face-to-face and liaise with community professionals.