CLINIC HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN AS OF 7/31/2023
Monsignor Wall Social Service Center (MWC) is an outpatient Medication Assisted Treatment and detoxification program that has been in operation since 1971 providing outpatient care to adult men and women who are opiate addicted. As part of its compendium of treatment services, MWC provides specialized services to women who are pregnant, HIV positive individuals and individuals that are involved in the criminal justice system.
MWC provides a medically monitored treatment regimen; individual and group counseling; gender-specific groups for women; testing, counseling and referral (when applicable) for pregnant women; counseling for HIV; education about opioid addiction; education about Methadone; family and couples counseling and 12-step education. Case management and referral services are provided for addiction recovery (when applicable), housing, employment, primary healthcare and mental health problems.
Since 2005, Al has provided Nursing leadership at Straight and Narrow Inc. in their Methadone Clinic, Detox/Residential Hospital and Adult Medical Day care and currently the Out Patient/ MAT Program. He received his degrees in Biochemistry and Nursing Science at Rutgers University and began his career working in the open heart and coronary care units at various NY hospitals and Co-Occurring disease and HIV programs in NJ. He also dedicates his time as a coach/mentor in his town's youth wrestling program.