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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…
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SOCW 6070 wk 7 responses: Responding to 2 peers posts separately please put peer name at the beginning case study also provided Respond to at least two colleagues in at least one of the following ways: Expand upon your analysis of the skills the administrator demonstrated. Describe a strategy your colleague might use…
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Assignment: Journal: Supervising Others Take a minute and think about the supervisors you have had in the workplace. What were characteristics of effective supervisors? As you reflect on these experiences, consider how supervision affected your ability to complete the tasks associated with your job. Also, think about how leadership styles can influence the relationship between…
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SOCW 6070 Wk 9 discussion 2 PEER responses Peer names then response separately to each peer provided Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts and cite everything with references Respond to at least two colleagues in at least one of the following ways: Expand upon an idea in your colleague’s post. Suggest an additional strategy…
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SOCW 6070 wk 6 responses: Responding to 2 peers posts separately Respond to at least two colleagues posts separately in one of the following ways the 2 peers are provided Expand upon your colleague’s response to the Bradley case and case study is provided Critique your colleague’s strategy for addressing the ethical dilemma…