Whats different about EOP?
Most outpatient treatment programs are called “Intensive Outpatient Treatment Programs” (IOP). IOP originated about 25 years ago when the health insurance industry decided they no longer were willing to pay for inpatient treatment. Most IOP programs meet three times per week in the evening for three hours for 8 weeks, or 72 hours. The treatment is conducted in a group counseling setting. Pro-Active Resources tried this approach to treatment for the first few months of its operation twenty plus years ago. While it had some positive features, we noticed that most adults that had worked all day had difficulty remaining focused for three hours in group counseling. Over the years we developed a program we call the Extended Outpatient Program (EOP), which is based partly on research and largely on observation and common sense. The main difference is that our program meets twice a week for 1½ hour sessions for a total of 72 hours, which takes 24 weeks instead of 8 weeks to complete. The reaso
