rehabMcAlister Institute for Treatment and Education
El Cajon, CA
Addiction treatment
McAlister Institute for Treatment and Education
STRC/San Ysidro High School
McAlister Institute for Treatment and Education provides addiction treatment in El Cajon, CA, with outpatient services. People seeking care can access intensive outpatient treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and individual counseling. Payment options include Medicaid.
1400 North Johnson Avenue, Suite 101, El Cajon, CA, 92020
Services & treatment options
Treatment
Type of Care
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Care setting
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Outpatient
- Regular outpatient treatment
External Opioid Medications Source
- No formal relationship with prescribing entity
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- No formal relationship with prescribing entity
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Treatment Approaches
- Anger management
- Brief intervention
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Matrix Model
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Trauma-related counseling
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
- Screening for tobacco use
Testing
- Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
Who we help
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Adolescents
Age Groups Accepted
- Children/Adolescents
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Payment & insurance
Payment and insurance
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
- Medicaid
Support services
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Recovery Support Services
- Assistance with obtaining social services
- Employment counseling or training
- Housing services
- Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services
- Family counseling
- Group counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Individual counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Substance use disorder education
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Language Services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Spanish
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Integrated primary care services
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Suicide prevention services
- Transportation assistance
About the center
Facility operation
- Private non-profit organization
License/Certification/Accreditation
- State Substance use treatment agency
- State department of health
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted