Outpatient treatment gives treatment clients the ability to maintain specific responsibilities and aspects of their life-style while taking part in alcohol and drug rehabilitation services. Outpatient treatment is a moderate level of rehabilitation, and should not be mistaken for the level of rehabilitation offered in an inpatient or residential rehab program which can be much more extensive. Outpatient treatment could be ideal for a person who has a short history of drug or alcohol use as an example, but will almost certainly not be sufficient for someone whose rehabilitation needs exceed that which outpatient treatment is able to provide. Individuals involved in drug and alcohol use often require an extreme change of environment, because most of the things which prompt their substance abuse are purely environmental. By way of example, if someone else is being physically or emotionally abused and this is prompting their drug or alcohol use, it's impossible for any rehab efforts to succeed if they return to such conditions every day. In outpatient treatment, clients can benefit from group and individual counseling, in addition to family counseling services. In outpatient treatment, most programs offer services 5 to 7 days each week on either a part-time or full-time schedule for four weeks or longer in some instances.