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Discussion: Prevention Program As an addiction professional, you may contribute to social change in a variety of ways. For example, you may educate clients and families, engage in local community and political agendas to help those in need, and connect with other professionals in the field across the city, state, or nation. In addition, you…
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Discussion 2: Clinical Supervision Clinical supervision is not only needed in the early stages of a career, but is often beneficial if used throughout a career. It is important to understand that clinical supervision is a healthy aspect of clinical work and not an indication of lack of knowledge. No matter how good an addiction…
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Week 9: Addiction and Society You alone can do it, but you cannot do it alone. —O. Hobart Mowrer, behavior therapy psychologist Stan is a desperate twenty-three year-old sitting in his room alone, depressed, and contemplating suicide. He feels hopeless because his substance addiction is taking control of his life. He does not…
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Discussion 2: External Consequences of Addiction Not all consequences of addiction are internal. In many cases, the consequences of addiction are external and highly visible. External consequences are those that are tangible, noticeable, behavioral in nature, and usually unable to be hidden by choice. There is no single experience that causes people to seek…
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Week 7: Internal and External Consequences of Addiction Addiction is a chronic, predictable, progressive, and fatal illness. If left untreated, it will result in premature death. —American Medical Association, 2012 John has been suffering from cocaine addiction for eight months and has lost all self-respect. He feels helpless and overwhelmed. Five months ago…
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Week 5: Relapse Prevention Relapses often occur for many reasons, and it is essential for addiction counselors to work with their client in creating an effective relapse prevention plan (Myers & Salt, 2013). Some causes of relapse are co-occurring disorders. It is important to provide clients with the steps they must go through to maintain…
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Assignment: Process of Change to Motivate Clients to Seek Treatment Clients may experience several traumatic events before seeking treatment. It may take a near-death experience such as alcohol poisoning or a tragic car accident before someone realizes that they need help. Or perhaps it is a friend or family member who initiates treatment by making…
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Week 1: Introduction to Addiction José is a fifty-two year-old Latino male who has worked for a lumber company for the past 20 years. Recently, José’s employer asked him to take a random drug test, and it came back positive for drugs. To keep his job, José must be evaluated by an outpatient professional, specializing…
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Week 2: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Addictions Your client, Simon, who is a surgeon, confides in you about his cocaine addiction. You are certain that Simon is abusing drugs at the same time he is performing surgical procedures on patients. What should you do? Should you take steps to protect Simon’s patients, or…
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Earlier in the course, you were asked to informally evaluate your leadership skills and qualities. In this Final Project, you use formal assessment tools to identify your areas of strength and areas in which you need further development. You may use the results of this self-assessment to develop a plan to gain the skills and…