...Relapse prevention plan Name: Institution: Relapse prevention plan Client: XXXX Age: XXXXX Family situation The client under discussion has a weak family support system. The reason why the client’s nuclear family has had it rough is because he is an alcohol addict and has AUD (Alcohol Abuse Disorder). The addiction prevents him from attending to his routine household responsibilities. For instance, when he is drunk, his wife never sleeps on their matrimonial bed. Abuse of alcohol negatively impacts in the religious devotion of an individual (Hedblom, 2007). The client is not in perfect terms with his mother because by being an alcoholic, he is finding it difficult to adhere to his religion, which his mother embraces. His mother has the belief that religion can play a great role in getting rid of the alcohol abuse status. Additionally, the client with his siblings interacts rarely, and that is also attributed to his alcoholism. Agreement to stop using alcohol Besides agreeing to make an appointment with the primary care provider, the client also agrees to attend individual counseling sessions for one hour per day twice a week on every Tuesday and Wednesday. The counseling session will entail the discussion and relationship between alcohol denial and spirituality and the relationship will be connected to alcohol abuse. In the discussion, the counselor will also focus on the after effects of alcoholism to health like liver and heart diseases (A.D.A.M et al., 2013). Crime...
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...Screening may be a tool for spotting “red flag,” a way to indicate a more comprehensive assessment is needed (Kaminer 2008). Pg. 99. Psychological problems go together with addiction. Addicted women are most likely to suffer from affective disorders such as depression and anxiety. Another treatment plans the “Relapse Prevention Model” (RP) is the model that I will use with Anna. The Relapse Prevention (RP) model is one of the most well-known models used to prevent or manage relapse. It is an approach based on cognitive-behavioral theory and includes aspects of social learning theory, (Marlatt & Gordon, 1985). Anna’s individual treatment plan for her short-term goals and building skills needs prevention teen pregnancy and of STD’s disease. Once Anna gets released from the juvenile system, the focus will be for her to finish high school. I would have a list of scenarios that could lead to her relapse and have a plan for what Anna should do instead of drinking. Also, I will advise impotence of her taking a sex education class about teen pregnancy and STD’s...
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...Week 8 Knowledge Assessment and Application and Self-Assessment Relapse prevention models, such as Marlatt and Gordon's, are theoretical constructs and valuable tools that can be a powerful addition to everyone's mental health toolbelt. I found Marlatt and Gordon's model incredibly insightful in my journey to reduce soda consumption. The relapse prevention model offers a comprehensive approach that emphasizes self-management, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and long-term maintenance of behavior change (Miller, 2020). My analysis will explore how I have applied this model to my soda-drinking habits, outlining the steps and interventions necessary for effective relapse prevention. Soda Consumption Soda consumption, like many addictive behaviors,...
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...Marlett’s Theory Chandra Davis Grand Canyon University August 3, 2014 Relapse Prevention over the years drawn more attention to the field of addiction. The Marlett’s Theory focuses on specific and global intervention that clients are being equipped with throughout their recovery process in order to prepare them in maintaining their road to sobriety. Reason being is that these individuals will continue to encounter high risk situations and triggers that will test their “will power” during their recovery stage. These individuals must be able to balance their personal lifestyle, while allowing themselves room to for bumps along the way, by being allowed to use the tools and coping strategies that we’re taught in their recovery treatment. Addicts that do not prioritize their sobriety as the number one focus in their life, most often will find themselves in situations of having a slip-up or relapse. Given that addictive behaviors are a learned process, and changing these behaviors is a task that many often find difficult. Addictive behavior is similar to self-gratification; each person gets their own individual sense of fulfillment from those negative behaviors in which they participate. In order to help these individuals reverse these behaviors there must be focus taught in therapy that allows for change. Which is a mixture of the therapist and the client working together on educating, using the tools, and new ways of looking at their addiction and behaviors. ...
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...measureable feedbacks in order to assure a sense of self-efficacy (confidence) belief for the likelihood of success of the long-range goal. Table 1: Shaping (Goals & Subgoals) Date to Accomplish (Subgoals) Frequency of Login Per Day Duration of Login Per Day (minutes) Baseline Data (01/11/10 – 01/31/10) 10 120 02/20/01 8 100 02/28/01 5 80 ***03/15/01*** 3 60 b. Problem Solving With the inevitable coming of midterms, presentations, labs, and school work—the stress has become a problem. I’ve lost focus on both short-range and long-range goals in changing the behavior. I slipped up and made a mistake, and temporarily lapsed to going to back to Facebook for a long duration. Before I could realize, it has become a complete relapse, going back to a full-blown pattern of unwanted behavior, or even worst. I stopped record keeping from 02/23/10 till now. This has made it even worst. I’ve realized that I went on Facebook, much more frequently even more than the baseline, in both frequency and duration of each login. I’ve...
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...Group Attendance Reaction Support groups play a major part of clients continued recovery and the prevention of relapse. In addition, it also helps to be apart of a group of people whom have walked a similar path as yourself. Thus far in the program I have had the opportunity to attend AA meetings, NA meetings and many other support groups. For this assignment I wanted to explore something new. Within the last week of my practicum I was able to sit in on a national support group called the Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). In this paper I will share my reaction to my experience, which will include how the group was structured, what the topic was for the group, how each member provided support, and specific issues the members brought...
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...Males Adolescent Residential Treatment Program – Ages 9 to 17 – Sexually Maladaptive Behavior – Courage Unit Lakeland’s behavioral health clinic in Missouri offers a residential treatment program for boys ages 9 through 17 who have issues with poor sexual boundaries and sexually maladaptive behaviors. This includes individuals who have been involved in a behavior that has affected another child, adolescent or adult. These residents are considered a risk to society due to these behaviors/poor boundaries and in need of treatment and reintegration. Lakeland’s Sexually Maladaptive Residential Treatment program is a 9-12 month program (average length of stay) utilizing a blend of the traditional medical, cognitive, behavioral, and psycho-educational...
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...225). A person who has maladaptive habits is very likely to slip back into them. Treatment is a controlled environment and one that is only temporary. Once a person is out of treatment and back to his own environment all of the things they left behind are still there. External and internal pressures like, “social, increased personal stress and low self-esteem can all be destructive to their sobriety” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 225). A person must have “sufficient coping skills and active family and community support network’s or they can relapse” (Nugent & Jones, pg....
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...FACTORS AFFECTING DRUG RELAPSE AMONG DRUG DEPENDENTS: BASIS FOR IMPROVED REHABILITATION SERVICES A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of Lourdes College Cagayan de Oro City In Partial Requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Social Work Batuampar, Haya Bueno, Ma. Margarita Pates Kris CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction Drug abuse is a rampant social problem. Drug abusers are placed in rehabilitation centers that help the residents recover from abusing drugs. As stated in R.A 9165 Art. II Sec 15 “ A person apprehended or arrested, who is found to be positive for use of any dangerous drug, after a confirmatory test, shall be imposed a penalty of a minimum of six (6) months rehabilitation in a government center”, these residents are then reintegrated into the society after their rehabilitation. But sometimes, these residents turn back to using drugs and undergo relapse. Out of all drug users, 14.72% are readmitted into centers because they undergo relapse. (Dangerous Drug Board, 2012) Marlatt and other studies have shown that people who receive treatment for problematic drug and alcohol use are likely to return or ‘relapse’ to problematic use. In fact Marlatt and Denovan (2005) contend that many will have multiple episodes of abstinence and relapse. According to Marlatt in order for a person to undergo relapse he/she must first experience any high risk situations. The result whether he/she will relapse is able to cope and increase self-efficacy...
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...Causes and treatment of addiction Addiction Overview The current model to explain addiction suggests that addiction begins with the basic pleasure and reward circuits in the brain, which involve the chemical dopamine. These reward centers are designed to activate during pleasurable acts such as eating. Whenever ingesting a substance causes these reward circuits to activate, addiction and dependence is possible. However, addictive behaviors that are considered damaging or destructive have characteristics that distinguish them from normal behavior (see common characteristics of destructive addictions. Examples of common destructive addictions are alcohol intoxication, alcoholism, cocaine abuse, drug dependence and abuse, methamphetamine abuse, narcotic abuse, and substance abuse. People with addictions often cannot quit on their own. Addiction is an illness that requires treatment. Treatment may include counseling, behavioral therapies, self-help groups or medical treatment. People often assume that those with addictions should be able to quit by simply making up their minds to do so. Addiction is thought to be possible for a wide range of chemical substances. Dependence, most often related to physical symptoms, can occur for a subset of the chemicals that cause addiction. For instance, rarely an individual is prescribed a medication by a doctor for a legitimate reason (such as pain after an injury) and this can lead to physical withdrawal symptoms if this medication is stopped...
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...D: Met with client for individual session and discussing his progress in treatment, how he has been managing his stress with work and treatment and whether he has found time to attend AA meetings. Supportive listening was provided when client shared his socioeconomic stressors and assisted client to explore ways to integrate simple, positive activities in his life that can bring inner peace. Client reported “I know I have to comply with treatment. I am stressed out for going to self-help meeting or attending group because I am very busy at work. I am trying my best to find a balance between work and treatment.” Client denied any cravings or difficulties in his recovery. He stated “I am committed to my recovery. I am not contacting or...
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...Comprehensive Health History and Holistic Plan of Care Schizophrenia is a mental illness that is difficult to diagnose. In the prodromal period people exhibit suspicion and withdrawal along with an increase of unusual thoughts. The exact causes of the disease are unknown, but genetics, brain chemistry, and a variety of environmental factors are thought to be contributing factors. Stress, malnutrition, and viruses are environmental factors that may play a part in the development of disease (National Institute of Mental Health, n.d.). The patient is a 40 year old female who has experienced a schizophrenic episode including psychotic symptoms, (see psycho-social history) and was recently released from the psychiatric ward of a hospital in Detroit, Michigan. She is temporarily living with her mother. The patient has no history of mental health illness, and it is unclear how long she has been having psychotic symptoms. The patient’s mother reports that she was informed by the patient’s husband that the delusions have been going on for about six months. She is no longer delusional, and is refusing medication. She currently presents with a slight vitamin B12 deficiency and exhibits negative characteristics of schizophrenia, as well as exhibiting lethargy and anhedonia, which are symptoms of mental illness, and vitamin deficiency. I have used the data assessment tools of a comprehensive health history, a psychiatric nursing interview, and the brief...
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...Co-Morbidity and Homelessness Co-Morbidity and Homelessness Tim Ervin Ivy Tech People who are dually diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse disorders constitute 10%-20% of homeless persons. They are heterogeneous and extremely vulnerable subgroup with complex, poorly understood needs. (Breakey, 1987; Fischer, 1990) Addressing comorbidity in the homeless population makes us look head on at the clinical, service, legal, and housing issues. My goal is to improve our understanding of this problem and what might be done to help resolve this growing problem. To help explain this comorbidity, we need to know that drug addiction is a mental illness. It is a brain disease characterized by compulsive, at times uncontrollable drug craving, seeking and using despite the terrible consequences. Despite devastating consequences behaviors that stem from drug-induced changes in brain structure and function. These changes occur in some of the same brain areas that are disrupted in other mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, or schizophrenia. It is not surprising that population surveys show a high rate of co-occurrence, or comorbidity, between drug addiction and other mental illnesses. As awareness of the problem of duel diagnosis has grown models for integrating mental health and substance abuse treatments have begun to emerge but have not been applied to the homeless population. (Argeriou & McCarty, 1990) Approximately one third of homeless persons suffer...
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...Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases, and Drugs Marah Lacey-Woods PSY/240 05/05/2013 Dr. RAYMOND MC CLENEN Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases, and Drugs Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. Schizophrenia is a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior. About one percent of Americans have this illness. People with the disorder may hear voices other people don't hear. Contrary to some popular belief, schizophrenia isn't split personality or multiple personality. The word "schizophrenia" does mean "split mind," but it refers to a disruption of the usual balance of emotions and thinking. They may believe other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. This can terrify people with the illness and make them withdrawn or extremely agitated. People with schizophrenia may not make sense when they talk. They may sit for hours without moving or talking. Sometimes people with schizophrenia seem perfectly fine until they talk about what they are really thinking. Families and society are affected by schizophrenia too. Many people with schizophrenia have difficulty holding a job or caring for them selves, so they rely on others for help. Treatment helps relieve many symptoms of schizophrenia, but most people who...
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...Introduction: Developed by Prochaska and DiClemente in 1983, the Trans-Theoretical Model is one of many popular theories, which is used to describe the event of changing a behavior. It is said that the Trans-Theoretical Model (TTM) is a theory of behavioral changes which "intentional behavior change is a process occurring in a series of stages, rather than a single event and that motivation is required for the focus, effort and energy needed to move through the stages” (Miller, W.R., Rollnick, S., 2002). What makes the Trans-Theoretical Model so unique, is that it describes how change occurs over time and not immeadiately. According to Prochaska & DiClemente (1983), this theory proposes that a person may progress through five stages of change when trying to modify their behaviors. In the first stage titled pre-contemplation, we have people who have no intentions of taking action, or wanting to change their behavior in the near future. Many peers suggest that the desire to change a behavior is usually measured within the next six months (Prochaska, DiClemente, & Norcross, 1992). Individuals in this stage are unaware or uninformed of the consequences of their behavior (Scholl, 2002), or they may have had a number of failed attempts and are reluctant to try again (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997). Prochaska et al. (1992), says the main component of pre-contemplation, is the person shows resistance to recognize or modify problem behavior. For an individual to move out of this stage...
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