PCA CREDENTIALS
Licensed Services and Accreditations
The Pierce County Alliance is licensed/certified by the State of Washington for substance use disorder treatment, mental health therapy and domestic violence intervention treatment.
All substance use counselor staff are state-certified as treatment professionals and all mental health counselors are licensed therapists.
The agency is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for meeting high standards of operations that support a “person-centered” approach for both clients and staff.
The Pierce County Alliance is a long-time member of “ALL RISE”, (formerly the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and a founding member of the Washington State Association of Drug Court Professionals (WSADCP).
In 2014, the Pierce County Alliance received a “Community Transformation Award” from the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) for its work in “…reducing drug addiction and crime, restoring hope and reuniting families.“
In In 2022, the NADCP awarded PCA’s Executive Director the prestigious Harvey Goldstein Hall of Fame award for her life-time achievements in propagating and implementing drug court programs.
Pierce County Alliance OVERVIEW
The Pierce County Alliance (PCA) has worked intensively to address behavioral issues of the offender population for over 50 years, expanding to drug treatment courts in the early 1990’s. PCA began one of the earliest felony drug court programs in the country, soon to be followed by a family drug court, i.e., the Family Recovery Court.
Over the last decade, PCA has incorporated mental health therapy to address the co-occurring disorders of substance use and mental health issues within the context of an integrated treatment program.
Recent grant awards have allowed the Pierce County Alliance to develop a robust MOUD (medications for opioid use disorder) program that includes on-site medical services and the dispensing of Suboxone, Vivitrol and methadone.
Besides its long-running outpatient treatment program, PCA has undertaken targeted programs to address opioid substance use disorder as well as programs focused on assisting persons in need with recovery navigation and helping those released from jail or other institutions to re-integrate into the community.
Pierce County Alliance’s Youth Services programs focus on helping youth transition to independent adulthood and self-reliance.
PCA also provides drug court treatment services for the Thurston County Therapeutic Superior Court.
The agency continuously works in partnership and collaboration with other local providers and governmental agencies to enhance and broaden its services throughout Pierce County. Besides the Pierce County Superior Court, Pierce County Jail and the Department of Social and Health Services, the Pierce County Alliance works with several local, governmental and non-governmental organizations to support and sustain positive treatment and service outcomes for its clients.