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The Addiction Show with Non 12 Step Minnesota Alternatives

The Addiction Show with Minnesota Alternatives, Founder Paula DeSanto, Minnesota Alternatives Minnesota Alternatives provides adult outpatient Chemical Dependency Treatment and Consultation Services that focus on engagement, skill development, personalized interventions and concepts from neuroscience. The program uses many state of the art interventions including meditation and imagery as well as best practices that include motivational enhancements and cognitive behavioral strategies. The program specializes in serving people who experience both substance use issues and mental health problems and is enrolled with the Department of Human Services as a provider of Co-Occurring Services. However, a mental illness is not required to be eligible for services. People use substances for different reasons and it is important to understand the motives underlying substance use. Understanding these motives can help people develop alternative ways to meet their needs. We help people define their own vision of recovery and provide individualized and practical help so that people can make different choices and improve the quality of their lives. Minnesota Alternatives understands that everyone is an individual and strives to address the unique needs of each person, versus a one-size-fits-all approach. The program recognizes people are at different levels of readiness for change and will work to provide interventions that meet people where they are at. While abstinence may be the goal for the majority of clients, the program uses a harm reduction approach and embraces the full range of harm reducing goals. Small, incremental, positive changes are seen as steps in the right direction. The program does not use a 12-Step model, but it does support and encourage clients who find this approach helpful, and can easily integrate step work into individualized treatment plans. Paula DeSanto MS, LSW, CPRP, CCDP-D Paula has developed programs that serve adults with mental illness and/or chemical dependency for over 20 years. She has worked in a variety of settings that include case management, community support, intensive residential treatment, chemical dependency treatment and Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center. She is currently the president of Minnesota Alternatives, a program providing consultation, training and chemical dependency treatment using harm reduction principles and interventions. She has a master's degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation from Boston University and has provided numerous trainings about an alternative approach to substance abuse treatment and harm/risk reduction. Paula DeSanto MS, LSW, CPRP, CCDP-D 7766 NE Hwy. 65 Spring Lake Park, MN 55432 Tel: 763 • 789 • 4895 Fax: 763 • 789 • 4798 paula@mnalternatives.com