Services & Staff

INNOVATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

When getting high is bringing you down, try something INNOVATIVE!

Innovative Health Systems, established in 1985, is a free-standing outpatient chemical dependency program offering confidential treatment to individuals and families with substance-related problems. It offers an introductory level of care for those new to treatment and after-care following detoxification or residential rehabilitation. Innovative Health Systems offers an arrray of services: Initial Assessment & Evaluation Individual Counseling Group Counseling Marital/Family Counseling Adolescent After-School & Evening Programs Plus a Parent-Only Component Addictions Education Alcohol/Drug Testing Interventions On-site Self-Help Groups DWI Evaluations and Treatment Track Spanish/Portuguese Individual and Group Counseling SAP Evaluation and Monitoring Services NEW! Buprenorphine Therapy for Opioid Addiction
Innovative Health Systems offers several program alternatives: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) - Day Treatment - 4 hrs./day - 3-5 days/wk Non-Intensive and Intensive Clinic Track - Day & Evening Groups - (90 min.), 2-5 days/wk, as needed Adolescent Program - Mon. & Wed. 3:30-5:30, Parent Group on Tuesdays Individual Counseling by appointment Latino Track (Spanish & Portuguese) - 2 evening groups/wk Individual Counseling by appointment
IHS is under the direction of Ross Fishman, Ph.D., a certified psychologist and a 37-year veteran in the chemical dependency field. Dr. Fishman, author of Alcohol and Alcoholism (Chelsea House Publications, 1986), is on the affiliate medical staff of Rye (Psychiatric) Hospital Center and a board member of the Westchester Group Psychotherapy Society.	Dr. Fishman is a former director of education and training at the Alcoholism Council of Greater New York, former director of evaluation at the NYC Bureau of Alcoholism Sevices and has served on the faculties of Queens College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College and New York Medical College.
As a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), Dr. Fishman is qualified to perform DOT evaluations.