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PHP usually asks for far more weekly hours than IOP, and that gap often decides whether a job survives treatment. Faith Recovery Center offers both levels in Beverly Hills.
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PHP usually asks for far more weekly hours than IOP, and that gap often decides whether a job survives treatment. Faith Recovery Center offers both levels in Beverly Hills.
IOP PHP rehab covers two outpatient levels that differ mainly in weekly hours, with PHP taking most of your day and IOP taking a few hours several days a week. Recovery First reports that ASAM recommends about 20 hours a week for PHP and about 9 for IOP (Recovery First). That's a provider's summary of the guidance, so treat the numbers as typical. The gap settles most of what families ask our admissions team, from whether a job survives treatment to how normal evenings at home can feel. Faith Recovery Center in Beverly Hills offers both Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient alongside medical detox and residential care, and clients can move between levels without changing facilities when it's clinically appropriate.
Dr. Jason Giles, M.D., a board-certified physician, oversees our medical protocols, and Dr. Julio Meza, M.D., a licensed psychiatrist, leads dual diagnosis care. We're licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services (license 190130AP) and accredited by The Joint Commission. The outside figures below come from other providers' public pages, and each one is linked so you can check it yourself. At any program, ours included, the clinical team sets exact hours after an assessment.
Both PHP and IOP are outpatient care, so you sleep at home or in a sober living residence and come in for scheduled sessions (Recovery First). That changes the math for a parent with young children or an executive who can't disappear for 60 days. Either program only works if the place you return to each night is stable enough to support recovery, so where the person will sleep is usually the first thing our team asks when a family calls.
PHP, sometimes called day treatment, is the most intensive outpatient level. Most programs run it five days a week with many of the same services as inpatient rehab, according to Lifetime Recovery Center. IOP is the step beneath it. Recovery.com reports that SAMHSA defines standard adult IOP as at least 9 scheduled hours a week, with a 6-hour threshold for adolescents, delivered through individual counseling, group therapy, family sessions, and psychoeducation (Recovery.com). Another provider describes a typical adult IOP as 9 to 15 hours spread across three days (Create Recovery Center). Those figures vary by program, and every program builds its own calendar.
Picture treatment as a ladder with the heaviest support at the top. Medical detox and residential care come first with round-the-clock medical and clinical staff, PHP sits one rung down, then IOP, then standard outpatient care and aftercare. Each rung cuts the hours you spend in treatment and hands back more of your week, which is why clinicians step people down gradually. Discovery Addiction Services calls PHP the middle ground between full-time residential rehab and part-time IOP, and Clear Behavioral Health describes IOP as picking up where PHP leaves off.
Many clients walk the ladder in order, going from residential to PHP to IOP, but that's a common path and not a requirement. Westwind Recovery notes that IOP usually follows PHP or inpatient care, yet it's not uncommon for someone to begin with IOP after an assessment supports it. Someone finishing a 30 to 90 day residential stay may move straight to IOP if the clinical team agrees.
The therapies inside both levels overlap heavily, and the weekly hours are what change. Our approaches at either level include individual and group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, relapse prevention, and life skills education. When it's clinically indicated, medication-assisted treatment is coordinated with the medical and psychiatric team. Support groups such as AA or SMART Recovery can be added depending on what you prefer.
Co-occurring mental health conditions are part of the picture at either level. UCLA Health's dual diagnosis IOP states that treating psychiatric conditions at the same time as substance use improves outcomes and reduces relapse risk. At Faith Recovery Center, psychiatric care is built into treatment plans rather than handled as a separate referral. Dr. Meza specializes in dual diagnosis, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and bipolar disorder alongside substance use disorder.
| Factor | PHP | IOP |
|---|---|---|
| Typical weekly time | About 20 or more hours, per provider summaries of ASAM | About 9 or more hours for adults, per provider summaries of ASAM and SAMHSA |
| Schedule | Most of the day, usually five weekdays | A few hours a day, three to five days a week |
| Work or school | Often reduced, similar to a part-time job | Often possible alongside treatment |
| Best fit | Needs daily structure after detox or residential care | Mild to moderate symptoms with a stable place to live |
| Duration at Faith Recovery Center | Individualized to clinical progress | Often one to three months or longer |
PHP tends to fit if you recently finished detox or residential care, if cravings or mood symptoms still break up your day, or if the people you live with make sobriety harder. Roaring Brook Recovery compares the PHP schedule to a part-time job, which is a fair warning for anyone hoping to keep a full workload. IOP is usually the better match for someone with mild to moderate symptoms who can stay stable outside a clinical setting, as Create Recovery Center describes it, and who needs sessions that fit around a job or caregiving. Before calling, check where you sleep, whether you're physically dependent on a substance, and how often mood or anxiety symptoms disrupt your days.
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If you're still physically dependent on alcohol, benzodiazepines, or opioids, you'll need withdrawal management before either program. Outpatient programs don't provide detox for drug or alcohol withdrawal (Westwind Recovery), and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism warns that stopping suddenly after long, heavy drinking can bring painful or even life-threatening withdrawal. Benzodiazepine withdrawal can also be medically dangerous without supervision. Medical detox at Faith Recovery Center often runs about 5 to 10 days with 24/7 medical support. A licensed clinician makes the level-of-care call after assessing your substance use, mental health, and medical history.
Our Beverly Hills estate treats no more than 8 patients at a time, so the clinicians who know your history can stay involved as your level of care changes. Dr. Giles, who has expertise in addiction medicine, oversees medical protocols from detox assessment through residential care, including MAT-related protocols. Outpatient care here is flexible and often lasts one to three months or longer, depending on clinical need. Scheduling can coordinate personal and medical appointments when the clinical team approves, which helps anyone keeping outside obligations. We've operated in Beverly Hills for more than seven years and are LegitScript certified.
HealthCare.gov lists substance use disorder treatment as an essential health benefit that Marketplace plans must cover, and many private plans cover some level of outpatient care. What you pay depends on your plan, how long you stay, and your clinical needs, so we won't quote a price before verification. We work with Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Optum, UnitedHealthcare, and most major PPO plans, and our team verifies benefits for free and confidentially before you commit to anything.
Length depends on your progress, and the clinical team sets the schedule after they meet you. Outpatient care at Faith Recovery Center often runs one to three months or longer, and your team reviews the schedule as you go.
IOP is often the next step after PHP because it's less stringent and offers more flexibility, according to New England Medical Group, but it's never mandatory. Moving from PHP to IOP lowers treatment intensity in stages, which gives you more time to practice recovery skills while support is still in place.
Many clients keep working during IOP because sessions are scheduled around business hours. Our admissions team can also discuss medical leave documentation and coordination with your employer if you need time away.
Standard outpatient usually means one or two sessions a week with a therapist. IOP adds several more hours and group programming each week for people who still need close support.
Call our admissions team 24/7 at (844) 598-5573 for a confidential assessment and free insurance check, or ask a family member to call on your behalf. Many clients arrive within 24 to 48 hours of their first call.
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