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Shu Cheng, Executive Director |
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www.aau-slc.org
The Asian Association of Utah advocates equality for Utah´s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in areas of immigration, education, and all other socioeconomic concerns of the community. The Association provides direct services to assist this population with integration while retaining cultural identity. Services are funded from public and private sources and are provided by bilingual staff. |
Asian Pacific Islander Life Empowerment
This outpatient counseling program´s primary focus is providing substance abuse treatment per the ASAM I Treatment guidelines. The population includes immigrants, refugees, political asylees as well as the general population. There are four social work clinicians, all at the masters level who use a variety of techniques to intervene with the substance abuser and their families. Services include individual, family, and group counseling with a cognitive/behavioral approach using Prochaska and Di Clemente´s curriculum from Living in Balance. The treatment team includes bi-lingual and bi-cultural staff plus contracts are maintained with translators in 12 different languages. |
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801 467-6060 |
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Fax: |
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801 486-3007 |
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Address: |
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1588 South Major Street
SLC, UT 84115 |
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Contact: |
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Lanelle McCollum, DSW, LCSW, Clinical Director |
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Hours: |
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8:30 am - 7 pm |
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Fees: |
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Sliding fee scale, Medicaid accepted |
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Target Population: |
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Adolescents and adults of primarily Asian or Pacific Islander descent |
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