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ed with mental illness. Men-tal illness and addiction im-pact almost everyone in-cluding our family mem-bers, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. We as a community must talk more and work harder to educate people about mental illness and addiction and de-stigmatize both. NAMI’s “CEOs Against Stigma” cam-paign opens up the chan-nels for conversation. Talk-ing openly with each other about mental illness and addiction is the best way to break down misconceptions and promote recovery and healthy communities. As Berkshire County’s primary community-based behavior-al health provider, the Brien Center works everyday to address the needs of our community, as well as our employees, to facilitate a better understanding about how behavioral health affects everyone, and to make sure those who are affected by mental illness and/or addiction get the support they need! Warm Regards,
Chris
The Brien Center
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From the CEO 1
Strategic Plan
Launch!
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Child & Adolescent
Division Update
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ABH Awards Ceremony 3
“Seeking Safety”
Overview
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In the News 5
Newsflash, Information,
Employment
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CBFS Update 7
DSM 5 / UNICO Dinner 8
Transitional Housing 9
Adult/Acute Update 10
FROM THE CEO:
I am proud
to say that I fully support a statewide campaign “CEOs Against Stigma” launched by
NAMI Massachusetts, the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The mission of the campaign is to end workplace stigma and create healthier, more productive workplaces by chang-ing attitudes within Massachu-setts workplaces by securing the commitment of business leaders. By signing onto the campaign, I will work with NAMI Mass to in-crease “know- how” relating to employee behavioral health. Busi-nesses, like the Brien Center, will take a part in the campaign and utilize the information and re-sources of NAMI Mass—including NAMI’s “In Our Own Voice” pro-gram, widely recognized as one of the most effective anti-stigma programs in America. I stand behind NAMI’s campaign to eliminate the stigma, the shame, and the secrecy associat-
FULL STEAM AHEAD
IN 2016— A NEW
STRATEGIC PLAN!
Did you know that The
Brien Center has been
involved in developing
a new strategic plan
since 2014? We have
been on an incredible
“journey” to map out
our strategic goals for
2015-2020 as our agen-
cy grows. Goal teams,
based on our new stra-
tegic goals, launched in
late 2015 and repre-
sent programs from
across the Brien Cen-
ter. Our goal teams are
focused on the follow-
ing areas : access to
services, staff recruit-
ment/ retention,
public visibility,
quality improvement
and financial plan-
ning.
Thanks so much to the
Brien Center
employees involved in
this exciting initiative!
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The Child and Adolescent Division remains very busy with ongoing programming. In addition to
our work in our Community Service Agency, Outpatient Services, Day Treatment and Outreach
services, Child Behavioral Health services, and our residential Caring Together Services, our
Division has three new grants that are starting or in the process of starting.
Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) is a youth/adolescent substance use intervention funded
through an RFR from BSAS and some supportive funding from Berkshire United Way. A-CRA is an intensive evidence based
program that utilizes the youth’s community to reinforce positive behaviors that will replace substance use. The program
has received national recognition due to its high positive outcomes. Currently referrals are being accepted and staff are
being fully certified in A-CRA. This new exciting evidence based program is a great addition to our Patrick Miller Youth Sub-
stance Abuse prevention and treatment program. Although the program is still getting off the ground, we are already ex-
periencing positive outcomes. The sad news is that the program is clearly needed in our community. The level of sub-
stance use continues to shock many of us. In the past, marijuana and alcohol were by far the most prevalent reason for
referral in the youth population. Referrals for opioid use and addiction are increasing to numbers not seen before.
Youth violence and gang activity is significantly on the rise in our community as well. Youth violence and gang activity di-
rectly relate to increases in opioid addictions and drug dealing. The City of Pittsfield started a youth violence prevention
program through a state grant a number of years ago. Pittsfield Community Connections (PCC) focuses on youth violence
prevention. Prevention in this regard refers to youth who for various reasons represent a high risk to develop violence and
or gang involvement. The goal is to steer the youth away from gangs and acts of violence. Over the summer we were
asked to participate with PCC in applying for a grant called The Safe and Successful Youth Initiative, or SSYI. This grant re-
quires significant involvement from Behavioral Health. The City of Pittsfield who oversees PCC invited us to join in the
grant application. We were recently informed that PCC did receive the SSYI grant and shortly work will begin in starting up
this addition. SSYI differs from the past PCC efforts in that the target population is youth who have already committed
acts of violence. Referrals are made directly from criminal justice after the youth has been arrested. The goal of SSYI is to
prevent continued acts of violence and gang activity. We are very excited about this new opportunity.
A third grant was recently attained for our Community Service Agency (CSA). The CSA is the corner stone of the large CBHI
programming. CSA is based on the values of family and youth voice and choice with the emphasis being on parents di-
recting their child’s and family’s Action Plans. This innovative approach is called Wraparound, placing the parents at the
“head of the table” when it comes to planning. Wraparound usually involves many agencies and programs with the goal of
working together on the same family based goals. Family Partners (parents with lived experience) play an important role
in assisting families through this process and providing advocacy. This excellent program demonstrates great success, but
doesn’t always fit well with Transitional Age Youth (TAY). TAY in normal developmental process should be separating from
family and therefore Action Plans should be directed more by the youth versus the parent. In order to enhance our ser-
vices to TAY we recently received a grant to provide CSA based peer mentors to TAY in our CSA. Peer mentors will provide
a similar advocacy to TAY as Family Partners provide to families. The grant was award as I write this and we are hoping for
a start up after the holidays.
It has been a busy time for the Child & Adolescent Division with some significant improvements in our services and very
interesting grant opportunities enhancing our services.
Child Adolescent Division Updates:
With Jim Mucia, LICSW; Child & Adolescent Division Director
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Colleen Sondrini-
Cooper of The Brien
Center Receives
ABH’s Moe
Armstrong Award
for Peer Leadership
The Association for Behav-
ioral Healthcare (ABH), a
statewide organization repre-
senting over 80 community-
based behavioral healthcare
provider organizations, today
announced its 2015 Recogni-
tion Awards recipients at its
Salute to Excellence event.
Each year, ABH recognizes
individuals and groups that
have made impressive contri-
butions to the field of mental
health and addiction treat-
ment. This year, Colleen Son-
drini-Cooper, the Recovery
Services Coordinator at The
Brien Center, received the
Moe Armstrong Award for
Peer Leadership for her excep-
tional contribution to the de-
velopment and strengthening
of the role of consumers in
addiction treatment services.
"On behalf of ABH, we want
to thank all of today's award
recipients for the important
work that they do," said Vic
DiGravio, President/CEO of
ABH. "The dedication of eve-
ryone in this room to individu-
als and families struggling
with substance use and mental
health disorders is truly mak-
ing a difference in our com-
munities, and we salute you
for your life-changing work."
Colleen is currently both the
Recovery Services Coordina-
tor and Human Rights Coordi-
nator for the Brien Center.
Prior to her current roles, Col-
leen has held several positions
within the Brien Center that
opened opportunities for self-
disclosure and relational sup-
ports. In her attempts to teach
sensitivity to her fellow co-
workers, she began to self-
disclose her own mental
health struggles to teach them
a deeper understanding of
people’s capabilities. Long
before the peer movement was
an accepted force in the men-
tal health field, Colleen pio-
neered it in her own works.
She has pushed boundaries
and with balance has support-
ed staff to understand that
recovery is possible. In Au-
gust of 2014, Colleen guided
five individuals to create the
first peer run home in Berk-
shire County, Freedom House.
Colleen was recognized at a
ceremony at the Westin Hotel
in Waltham. ABH members
are the primary providers of
community-based behavioral
healthcare in Massachusetts.
Member providers and their
47,000 dedicated employees
provide clinically effective
and cost-sensitive care to
81,000 individuals on any
given day in communities
throughout the state.
As an organization with three
decades of experience in not
only the advancement, but
also the preservation and pro-
motion of community-based
mental health and addiction
services, ABH is recognized
as the leading statewide asso-
ciation in this field.
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Colleen Sondrini-Cooper, the Recovery Services
Coordinator at The Brien Center, received the Moe
Armstrong Award for Peer Leadership. Colleen was
introduced by Brien Center CEO
M. Christine Macbeth and gave an amazing
presentation to a crowd of over 200!
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Seeking Safety is an evidence-
based model of structured treat-
ment, developed by Lisa M.
Najavits, designed to help in the
process of recovery from PTSD
and Substance Abuse. The treat-
ment is action-oriented and in-
formational and draws from the
cognitive-behavioral therapy
(CBT) tradition and from the psy-
chodynamic with a strong respect
for twelve-step and other self-
help traditions. Seeking Safety is
the first treatment for PTSD and
substance abuse with published
outcome results (Najavits et al.,
1997, 1998e). Seeking Safety is
an alternative to trauma-
processing models that include
exploration of past trauma. The
most urgent clinical need in the
treatment of PTSD and substance
abuse is to establish safety. Seek-
ing Safety does not require the
client to delve into emotionally
distressing trauma narratives.
The excerpt below is from SEEK-
ING SAFETY: A Treatment Manual
for PTSD and Substance Abuse by
Lisa M. Najavits:
The treatment is based on five
central ideas: (1) safety as the
priority of this first-stage treat-
ment; (2) integrated treatment of
PTSD and substance abuse; (3) a
focus on ideals; (4) four content
areas: cognitive, behavioral, inter-
personal, and case management;
and (5) attention to therapist pro-
cesses. “Safety” is an umbrella term
that signifies various elements:
discontinuing substance use, reduc-
ing suicidality, minimizing exposure
to HIV risk, letting go of dangerous
relationships (such as domestic
abuse and drug-using “friends”),
gaining control over extreme symp-
toms (such as disassociation), and
stopping self-harming behaviors
(such as cutting). Just as violations
of safety are life-destroying, the
means of establishing safety are life
-enhancing. The treatment thus fits
what has been described as first-
stage therapy for each of the disor-
ders. The first stage, safety, is in
and of itself an enormous therapeu-
tic task for some patients.
There are 25 topics, each one inde-
pendent of the other so they can be
used in any order for any length of
time. The topics address cognitive,
behavioral, and interpersonal skills,
with a focus on engaging clients in
community resources. Examples of
Seeking Safety topics include, Hon-
esty, Creating Meaning, Setting
Boundaries in Relationships, Taking
Good Care of Yourself, Compassion,
Coping with Triggers, Healing from
Anger, and Recovery Thinking.
Seeking Safety can be conducted with a
broad range of populations - adoles-
cents and adults; males and females;
military/veterans; survivors of domes-
tic abuse; homeless people; clients
with reading or cognitive
impairments; criminal
justice and racially/ eth-
nically diverse popula-
tions; those who are
seriously and persistent-
ly mentally ill; individuals
with behavioral addic-
tions such as pathologi-
cal gambling; active
substance users; and
clients in all levels of
care (outpatient, residential, inpatient,
community care, and private practice).
Lisa M. Nejavits, PhD, is Professor of
Psychiatry, Boston University School of
Medicine; Lecturer, Harvard Medical
School; clinical psychologist, VA Boston
Healthcare System; and clinical associ-
ate, McLean Hospital.
Linda McGinley, MA, LMHC, facilitates
a Seeking Safety group treatment at
the East Street campus of the Brien
Center in Pittsfield, MA. She can be
reached there directly at 413.
398.1320.
Seeking Safety: An Overview:
With Brien Center Outpatient Clinician Linda McGinley , MA, LMHC
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The “Good News Business Salute” took
place at the Pittsfield Country Club on
January 28, 2016. This quarterly gath-
ering showcases "good news" in the
Berkshires to create a positive environ-
ment for business while promoting
quality jobs and celebrating the spirit
of success. The Keynote Speaker was
new Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer and
Chris Macbeth, CEO of the Brien Cen-
ter, was the guest Emcee. Chris, prior
to introducing the mayor, was able to
discuss the Brien Center’s important
role in Berkshire County and how it
serves 1 in 4 families in Berkshire
County and over 10,000 clients a year.
Mayor Tyer spoke of her vision for
Pittsfield with focus on growing its
economy.
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Dr. Jennifer Michaels, Medical Director of the Brien Center gave a TED TALK about “Training Your Brain to Optimize
Happiness” on November 19,2015. Jennifer Michaels is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical
School. She is a national mentor for the Physician Clinical Support System, an educational program for physicians entering the
field of addiction. Dr. Michaels frequently guests on public radio, WAMC. She is a committed community educator on topics
related to mental health, mindfulness, and addictions.
Featured at the “Good News Business Salute” is (left to right)—
Dr. Jennifer Michaels, Medical Director, M. Christine Macbeth,
CEO, Linda Gaspardi Febles, Brien Center Board member, Lois
Hobbs, Brien Center HR Director, Paul Hickling, Brien Center
Division Director, Meri-Ellen Morgans, Brien Program Director
CBFS
Brien Center Medical Director
Dr. Jennifer Michaels does a
TED TALK— “Training Your Brain to
Optimize Happiness”
Brien Center CEO was the emcee at the Berkshire
Chamber of Commerce “Good News Business Salute”
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grams, and over 25 locations, The Brien Center offers a wide range of career opportunities, from individu-als who are just starting out on their career path to professionals seeking a new challenge. As a leader in the behavioral health field, our agency is proud to deliver 21st century services to those we serve. Our wages and benefits are very competitive and feature the fol-lowing highlights:
Generous Leave Pool (7 weeks
paid time off annually!)
Health and Dental Insurance
(immediate eligibility)
Join the Brien Team and make a difference in the lives of Berkshire County residents!
At The Brien Center, we are always looking for talented individuals who care about their future and are seek-ing a fulfilling career. Our employ-ees are committed to providing high quality, comprehensive mental health and addiction services to the residents of Berkshire County.
With four divisions, dozens of pro-
Short Term and Long Term
Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending, Vision
Insurance and much more..
You can be part of our mission
and team by exploring the career
opportunities available today!
Apply online at
www.briencenter.org
or contact us at
Employment
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Our newsletter provides important updates to the Brien Center team about our programs and activities, giving you a voice to express your interests, appreciation, questions, and a great way to keep connect-ed. We also know that community members benefit from knowing what services we provide and new initiatives we are launching. For suggestions, ideas, questions, recommendations for staff appreciation, or other exciting news you would like to share, please send it by email to [email protected].
For information, referrals or
appointments call:
1-413-499-0412
For our 24-hour
crisis hotline call:
1-800-252-0227
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The Community Services Division
(CBFS) has been quite busy the
past few months! The CBFS/Adult
Day Health teams worked closely to
support people throughout the
holiday season, which can be a very
rewarding and stressful time. It has
been impressive to be part of such
a dedicated and fun team. Here are
a few highlights:
Pittsfield Adult Day Health: We want
to send out a special thanks to the
Taconic High School chorus. In
December, the entire chorus ar-
rived at the Bradford St. site to sing
holiday songs and together they
drank eggnog and shared cookies.
We were really fortunate that the
staff person, Richard Blay-Miezah
jumped into a Santa Claus suit and
handed out gifts to each person as
the scheduled Santa called and
cancelled. Richard, you saved the
day!
North Adult Day Health: We want
to send a big thanks to Dan
Horan and his wife. They have
donated presents to the partici-
pants for over eight years! The
program celebrated with a nice
visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Jim and Staci Bush did a spectac-
ular job handing out gifts, posing
for pictures, and enjoying holiday
cookies with the participants.
Additionally, David Nicholas, his
“open-mic” buddies, and Lita
Williams performed holiday mu-
sic that was enjoyed by all.
Community Based Flexible Sup-
ports: We are always humbled by
the giving among staff when it
comes to the people they serve
and care about. During the holi-
days the staff were seen organiz-
ing holiday meals, anonymously
donating gifts to people they
support that have no family or
holiday plans, and spreading
holiday cheer with their co-
workers.
The Pittsfield CBFS team offered
a way for staff to anonymously
submit member names under the
“Poinsettia Tree” and another staff
person could choose a name and
return it with a gift. Through this
offering, all of the men who reside at
Freedom House received winter
clothing, hats, and gloves.
The Turning Point residential pro-
gram in Williamstown hosted a Holi-
day party in December. There were a
total of 30 community members and
Turning Point residents in attend-
ance. They had a ham and turkey
dinner with all of the fixings as well
as a delightful assortment of pies.
No one went home with an empty
belly! Santa also made an appear-
ance before the day was through.
What a great way to end a great
year!
As a way to spend time together and
celebrate the season, the managers
hosted a holiday party for all staff in
the Community Services Division.
This year, well over 60 staff attend-
ed! Additionally, this was our first
annual “Ugly Sweater” contest and
Tracey Ritcher, CBFS Office Manag-
er, won with the most votes!
A big thank you our staff! We look
forward to all that 2016 will bring!
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Pictures (to the left/
above) show CBFS
Holiday festivities
which were enjoyed
by both Brien Center
clients and staff!
CBFS Update
With Denise Galvagni, Division Director
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DSM 5 / ICD-10 Transition Update With Andrea Horowitz, Addiction Program Supervisor
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In October of this year the mental health community experienced an event that has not oc-
curred in 40 years, the changing of the World Heath Organization’s International Classification of Diseases
Codes. The ICD codes, as they are called, were last changed in 1975 when they transitioned from ICD-8 to ICD-
9. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM, published by the American Psychological Association (APA) has
utilized the ICD codes since it’s first printing in 1952 (DSM 1 and ICD 6).
The transition from ICD 9 to ICD 10 was met with some anxiety and confusion. It was the
Y2K of the mental health world. In addition to numerical changes and the introduction of
letters (those darn F Codes) the APA also updated diagnostic criteria and created spec-
trums for many of the standard disorders. Clinician’s were tasked with understanding the
changes in criteria, re-assessing existing clients and learning the new coding system. In
true Brien Center fashion, the staff at all sites came through and surpassed expectations
in their adaptability and effort.
To help the staff an ICD team was put together to facilitate the transition clinically as well
as with our (favorite) electronic medical record system iCentrix. The ICD team included Andrea Horowitz, Jim
Mucia, Paul Hickling, Kennin Strout, Arline Cooper, and Metta Burpee—thanks for the time and feedback
provided in these groups. Another special thanks to Ann Greenbaum–Mucia, Megan Eldridge Wroldson, Julia
Vitori, Lisa Schmiski, Carol King-Reed and Sam Utz who got together to brainstorm tools that would be help-
ful to clinicians as we made this transition. Through these meetings “cheat sheets” (short cut informational
pages) were created. Once the changes were made to iCentrix outpatient addiction clinician Janet Brennan
made an excellent cheat sheet for those iCentrix forms that were newly
created for DSM 5/ICD-10.
The change initially seemed daunting but with cooperation and hard work
it came together brilliantly. We will be totally prepared for ICD-11 and
DSM 6!
The Brien Center’s Annual UNICO Dinner
Honoring Senator Benjamin B. Downing
Thursday, May 12, 2016
5:30pm
ITAM Lodge
Please save the date!
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This Department of Mental Health-funded program is an integral part of The Brien
Center’s community-based system. The program provides a service to adults with behavioral health needs who require
a temporary group living arrangement and support services as they stabilize and integrate into the community. The
services include assessment, treatment planning, and intensive case management for those stepping down from inpa-
tient care, and serve as respite for emergencies or as a bridge to some permanent arrangements. The program is de-
signed to provide high levels of support during a time of crisis and helps individuals access appropriate long-term sup-
ports and services to sustain them when they return to the community.
For the past 5 months, all nine beds in the Transitional Program have been full. We have two transitional beds at
Pomeroy House and seven at Brenton house. During that time we have helped residents move into programs that pro-
vide additional services such as Wendell House and Keenan House, or helped them move into their own place. The
Transitional Program provides up to 30 days of aftercare support for discharged residents until CBFS is able to take
over services. During that time we help them move in and set up their new residence. We also can administer medica-
tion should that be necessary.
Upon admission, residents review the house rules, sign off on a Substance Abuse Policy, and discuss their goals for the
future. Most times the major goal is housing but other services offered include: Substance abuse groups, mental health
groups, medication administration and monitoring, and active ongoing goal planning coordinated by weekly Team
Meetings. While in the Transitional Program, residents work at putting their life back together after having some type
of setback. Brenton House provides residents with a dedicated phone and computer that they are encouraged to use
to find apartments and employment as well as research any topics they are interested in.
Staff and residents work hard to create a family type atmosphere at Brenton House. Residents share dinner together
and are encouraged to participate in prep and clean-up. The house is an open design and the “office area” is open to
staff and residents except during Team Meetings. This has helped promote better relationships between staff and resi-
dents allowing them the opportunity to come in any time with any questions or just to hang out. Many Brenton House
Alumni have returned to visit and share a coffee. Current residents are then able to see what happens to residents
when they work on their goals and take their recovery seriously.
Staff in the Transitional Program are dedicated to providing a safe, sup-
portive environment for residents. Most of our staff have been working at
Brenton House for more than 5 years with 5 staff logging more than 10
years. We have supported residents who are studying for their GED, attend-
ing college, or are working. The Transitional Program strives to create a
therapeutic environment that supports residents, offering them a safe place
to live and recover, and encouraging them to improve their lives.
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Pictures (top of page and above)
showing Brenton House and the large
living room area for residents)
The Brien Center Transitional Housing Program
Update By Mark Warren, Manager
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Adult & Family Division/ Acute Care Services Division-- Updates:
With Paul Hickling, Division Director
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It was a busy and productive 2015 for the Adult & Family Division and Acute Care Services
Division and 2016 is off to a great start!
Acute Care Services is working closely with the new Pittsfield Police Patrol Unit Command-
er Captain John Mullins to develop and strengthen our Public Safety Program. Becca
Phelps, Crisis Manager and I met with Captain Mullins in January 2016 to discuss our goals
for 2016. Thanks to Richard Collins, Brien Center Crisis Clinician, for agreeing to participate in this program
and we look forward to opportunities to actively participate in training and ride-along patrols to serve individu-
als who may be in distress in the community. Timely intervention using teamwork between the crisis clinician
and the police can help to safely de-escalate individuals in need of help and to work with the individual’s natu-
ral support system to generate a plan that avoids the need for unnecessary trips to the emergency room for
crisis screenings and possible inpatient psychiatric treatment. Focusing on outpatient intervention instead of a
higher level of care helps individuals in the community to stay in their jobs or school and/or not to be separat-
ed from family and friends.
The Adult Division not only includes outpatient behavioral health care services at our outpatient sites in East
Street (Central), American Legion Drive (North), and 60 Cottage Street (South) but also Brien Center services at
Community Health Program (CHP) primary care physician offices in Great Barrington, Lee and Pittsfield. Thanks
to CHP clinicians Joanne Boelke and Lisa Schimski for your efforts to integrate behavioral health care in prima-
ry care settings to serve individuals in need. I wanted to highlight this program as it has expanded in the past
year and is not always well known to other Brien Center staff because it is an off-site program.
In partnership with Berkshire Health Systems new “Neighbor For Care Program”, the Brien Center Addiction
Program added a Structured Outpatient Addiction Program (SOAP; Addiction Day Treatment Program) to
North Adams (located at the former North Adams Regional Hospital on the old critical care unit) which started
services in September 2015. This was a much needed new service in the North Adams area and complements
our existing Day Treatment program in Pittsfield—these intensive services are critical for individuals in early
recovery stepping down from a detox level of care. Program supervisor Carol Gokhale and North County clini-
cians Mary Sugden, Thomas Sanford and Jeremy Sullivan all have provided critical group services for the new
Day Treatment program which operates M-F from 9am-12:30pm—thanks for your hard work everyone! For
questions about the new Addiction Day Treatment Program please call Carol Gokhale at 413-664-5540.
Also, we appreciate Arline Bertone for operating a step-down Enhanced Outpatient Program (EOP) at our 124
American Legion Drive outpatient site to accommodate clients graduating from the Day Treatment program.
Congratulations to Keenan House, the Brien Center’s 24-bed co-educational Recovery Home (halfway house) in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for recently completing the license renewal process. Thanks to the hard work of the
Keenen House staff (including Program Supervisor Deb Shaver-Bates and House Manager Dave Vincent) and
Addiction Program Director Nanciellen Poulin. Keenan House works with individuals in early recovery who
have completed detox treatment and usually a transitional level of care (i.e. CSS or TSS program). The length of
stay can be up to 6-8 months. For questions about Keenan House please call 413-499-2756.