Maryland Counseling Centers
	When you need help for the DWI client

Maryland Counseling Centers, Inc., provides programs designed to meet all of your requirements.

More than 14 years ago, we introduced the first state-approved private outpatient rehabilitation centers in Frederick and Rockville. Many attorneys, judges, and clients recognized the program as a turning point in the quest for innovtive services for the DWI client. Since that time, we have introduced a variety of specialized programs to meet all the needs of the legal community.

Today, Maryland Counseling Centers is recognized as the leader in chemical dependency treatment. We understand that a DWI arrest is an early warning indicator of potential problems with alcohol and that this condition can be helped. Both attorneys and the courts will need a preliminary diagnosis to determine the severity of the defendant's problem. Whether your client is a social drinker in need of education or a problem drinker who requires professional treatment, our experienced staff is ready to place the individual immediately in a suitable program.

Today, Maryland Counseling Centers offers:

Six-week Education This program is for the first-time offender who is evaluated as a social drinker. It provides factual knowledge about alcohol and behavior that is vital in making important choices regarding the decision to drink. his program is approved by the state Motor Vehicle Administration.

Six-month Instructional Treatment Program This program is designed for the problem drinker who needs to learn about he disease of alcoholism and associated risk factors. Through the use of training and behavioral techniques, clients are helped to make constructive changes toward a life of abstinence.

Advanced Psychotherapy Group This program is for the client who has come to recognize the problems that alcohol has created in living and who is seeking an increased awareness of the problem and to maintain abstinence and sobriety.

Comprehensive Treatment Program This program is designed to replace costly residential treatment. It incorporates features of the more basic programs. It requires the client to attend up to five sessions each week. Abstinence is regularly monitored. This program permits the client to maintain employment and to remain with the family. It is suitable and recommended for the multiple offender who is unable to stop drinking and for whom residential care is either unavailable or unaffordable.

Auxiliary Services Individual Treatment, Family Counseling, Relapse Prevention, Women's Care, Supportive Mental Health Treatment.

Not only do we maintain consistent quality in our treatment, but these services are offered at rates that are affordable to a broad spectrum of clients. Our services are eligible for reimbursement by most private medical insurance plans.

Maryland Counseling Centers requires its treatment staff to possess recognized professional credentials. It includes physicians, clinical psychologists, and certified alcohol and drug counselors. Our therapists come to the program only after demonstrating many years of clinical experience and achievement. While some programs rely on staff with only personal experience with addiction, we feel that by hiring licensed professionals, we can provide care consistent with recognized clinical standards. In the long run, this is to the client's benefit.

Our staff conducts a continuous review of the clinical literature on addiction in order to provide state of the art treatment, and each counselor is required to maintain ongoing professional education. In addition, our treatment programs are certified by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Administrative Offices of the Courts. We are happy to provide written evaluations, progress reports, and suggested treatment strategies to assist in the provision of legal services. Our court testimony is designed to help judges better understand a client's clinical history and prognosis at sentencing.

We believe this provides you with a superb set of services for your client. For an initial consultation, please call us in Frederick at (301) 662-0855 or 1-800-622-0688. Or in Rockville, at (301) 424-6955 or 1-800-622-4544.