OneWorld offers counseling in English and Spanish, and counseling in other languages is available using interpreter services. Social Assistance Workers are available to help patients access resources, address urgent financial issues and work through housing problems, violence, sexual assault and other issues with the goal of promoting self-efficacy in all areas of life that impact health and well-being.
OneWorld Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
OneWorld is proud to offer Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for people who are struggling with substance use disorders. MAT combines behavioral health therapy and medications like Buprenorphine/Suboxone and others to treat substance use disorders. We provide a holistic, individually tailored program designed to address each patient’s individual needs.
Who can receive treatment?
We primarily use MAT to treat people who are addicted to opioids like heroin and prescription pain relievers, but we can also use it to treat people who have alcohol use disorders and smoking addictions.
What does the medication do?
The prescribed medications act to block the euphoric effects of alcohol and opioids, relieve cravings and normalize body functions without the negative effects that accompany the abused drug. We prescribe FDA-approved medications (Buprenorphine/Suboxone and others) based on each patient’s individual needs.
Why is behavioral health part of MAT?
Research shows that combining medication and behavioral health services can successfully treat substance use disorders and help sustain recovery. Different patients may need different types of behavioral health services.
What is the ultimate goal of MAT?
We want each patient using MAT to make a full recovery and to live an empowered, self-directed life.
To make an appointment to discuss MAT, please call (402) 734-4110.
Important:
Before using MAT, tell your provider if you are currently taking anxiety medications including derivatives of Benzodiazepine, such as Xanax or valium. Combining these medications with the medications used in MAT can be fatal.
For more information about MAT, visit www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment.
Michael Pellecchia, LiMHp, LMSW
Associate Director
Michael Pellecchia, LICSW, attended Temple University, and he holds a Bachelor and a Master of Social Work. Prior to starting his position at OneWorld in November 2018, he held leadership positions at many clinics and organizations in Philadelphia, Wyoming, California, and Minnesota (Minneapolis and rural areas). Throughout Pellecchia’s 30 years of experience in the fields of social work and behavioral health, he has worked with a wide range of populations, including veterans, people within the LGBTQIA+ community and people in correctional facilities. He has helped patients across the country with everything from HIV/AIDS diagnoses and inpatient/outpatient addiction treatments to mental illnesses, trauma and traumatic brain injuries. He is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
When he’s not working, Pellecchia enjoys spending time with his husband, his two dogs and his friends. His favorite pastimes include eating out, attending theatre productions and symphony concerts, watching movies and being physically active. He is also working on increasing his Spanish proficiency.
Join our Team!
Help those in our community who need you most! OneWorld is always looking for bilingual English/Spanish LIMHPs, LMHPs, LICSWs, PLMHPs or LSCSWs to provide high-quality, patient-centered care addressing the mental, physical, social, emotional and relational needs of underserved individuals and families in a cross-cultural primary care setting.
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OneWorld Livestock Exchange Building
4920 S. 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68107
(402) 619-5314
OneWorld Bellevue
2207 Georgia Avenue
Bellevue, NE 68005
(402) 502-8855
OneWorld Northwest
4229 N. 90th Street
Omaha, NE 68134
(402) 401-6000
OneWorld Plattsmouth
(Also known as Cass Family Medicine)
122 S. 6th Street
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
(402) 296-2345
OneWorld Teen & Young Adult Health Centers
South Omaha clinic:
Call (402) 502-8880
or text (402) 913-8630
West Omaha clinic:
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OneWorld Teen and Young Adult Health Center South
4310 S. 24th Street
Omaha, NE 68107
OneWorld West
4101 S. 120th Street
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 505-3907
