Drug Abuse And Alcohol Abuse

When most people think of substance abuse and addiction counseling they often only think of the 12 step program or alcoholics anonymous. The truth is that an addiction counselor must have a vast knowledge in the

At the beginning of my training, I was hesitant to work with people struggling with addiction. However, at this point, I am excited to begin working with this population. The raw honesty presented in the group setting along with the anger at the possibility of losing a safe place created a dynamic I wanted to further explore. Research supports that individuals attending group therapy in a 12 step program format succeed if they have the proper support and motivation (Cite). The group dynamic demonstrated that recovery takes time and self-discovery, similar to other situations dealt with in therapy. Subsequently, by using my sense of self and humor with clients struggling with addiction, I can help them in their journey. Furthermore, the client needs to identify accountability at their own pace in the process and not when others dictate. This knowledge and the personalization of addiction will aid me in the future support of my

Summary: A month after the battle “at Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.” Among the assembly was John Adams, a delegate of Massachusetts, who was there to help find a way to declare war against Britain and gain independence from them. While working in Philadelphia, John Adams would write to Abagail Adam, his wife, exchanging “news, ideas, and concerns…”, unlike many important men at the time John Adams listened and valued Abagail’s ideas. On February 18, 1776, John wrote to Abagail about new and speculations that are happening in Philadelphia, as well as sending her a pamphlet titled Common Sense, that was published on January 1776, that started to gain a lot of traction among the people who had

I had the privilege of talk to Diana W. Bear of the Inter-Tribal Substance Abuse/Prevention & Treatment Center. She is a Counselor at the facilities at Miami, Oklahoma. She confided in me why she pursued a career in substance and alcohol prevention as a second career in her life. She also had family member that difficultly with addictions and wanted to know more about addiction. With her desire to learn and overwhelming desire to want to help others to overcome it. She started by enrolling in some online class and finished up with attending Pittsburg State University for part of her college career. She started out as doing her practicum at the same facilities as she later got a job; she has been a counselor with Inter-Tribal Substance Abuse/Prevention & Treatment Center for now ten years.

Currently, I am a counselor in training at East Carolina University within the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies. Upon graduation, I will be pursuing licensure as a Clinical Addiction Specialist and a Professional Counselor. I am working at the Navigate Counseling Clinic, under the supervision of Qunesha Hinton, who also serves as my ECU doctoral student supervisor. My faculty supervisor is Shari Sias, Associate Professor, Substance Abuse and Clinical Counseling Program Director at East Carolina University (office number: 252-744-6304; email: siass@ecu.edu) and facility supervisor is Dr. Leigh Atherton at Navigate Counseling Clinic (office number: 252-744-6300; email: athertonw@ecu.edu) .

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)serves as the nations principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans, and providing essential human services. HHS has enjoyed many highlights since becoming a separate agency, while its roots go back as far as the early days of our nation.

It should be noticed that in the recent few decades, the science developed at an astonishing pace, and the problem of substance abuse cause a huge public concern. Currently, substance abuse has already become a pandemic around the world. It costs individuals substantially, and it of their family as a whole. It is essential for the society to help those people who struggle with drug addiction to get rid of their pain and get back their health and balance life. Therefore, I understand the substance abuse is a tough area, and people who are struggling with addiction really need help. During the course of the interview, I

Working in a Substance Abuse Clinic, my career goals are: to building rapport with my clients through individual sessions, in order to complete an Assessment, Treatment Plan, and later follow up sessions. In addition, it is important to teach them about the benefits of an opioid maintenance treatment. Next, encouraging to maintain sobriety, as well as motivate them to participate in recovery groups. In order to promoting an insertion into society, it is very important to provide information and referrals, to guide them to obtain trainings that fit with their personal skills. Moreover, inserting them into the society as productive individuals, advocating to reduce the crime, and also promoting awareness to avoid young population begins using

Regardless, it was so inspiring when I did hear some good reports, and I noticed how eager those former clients were to share about what was working for them. In fact, at times it was hard to tell who was more excited about their success, me or the former client. It is sobering to know that this is how working in this field is likely to pan out. What I mean by saying this, is that I must get used to the possibility that most of the clients who pass through whatever facility I am at, are more likely not to succeed (succeed per the agency’s follow-up requirements), than to succeed, and I must not take the client’s shortcomings as a personal failure of sorts. For this reason, I now realize that this is one of the reasons that I hate this disease with such passion, and want to work in my community to improve these statistics, and remove the stigma that has been attached to Substance Use Disorders for far too long.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an agency of the United States government that provides human and health services for all Americans. DHHS works closely with other state and local governments while building relationships with other partners within private sectors. HHS does realize the importance of resources and is striving to accomplish its mission that would be effective to the public. The DHHS mission consist of providing effective health services that includes the fostering effective and quality services in public health, medicine and social services. The DHHS provides health care access and helps to eliminate health disparities and continue to search for new and improved health information within technology to help improve patient care. DHHS also conducts health, public health and social science research. The DHHS provides comprehensive response, and strategist on efforts that prevents and manages the impact of infectious diseases.

I belive that the most significant passage in the book To Kill a Mockingbird is when Atticus is explaning why Tom was convicted to Scout and Jem. At this time, the two are trying to figure out why Mr. Robinson was convicted even though there is substantial evidence that proves him otherwise. Luckily, their father is there to clarify that the reason he lost the case was due to racial prejudice. Because Tom was black, the jurry refused to take into consideratition the solid evidence that was presented. This is a pivotal point in the book because, after this, Jem becomes more independent and Scout gets more intrested in becoming a "lady." This also forces Scout to realize that, even in her nice little town, there will always be impurity in

According to UAB's health website, "Substance abuse is used to describe a pattern of substance (drug) use leading to significant problems or distress such as failure to attend work/school, substance use in dangerous situations (driving a car), substance-related legal problems, or continued substance use that interferes with friendships and or family relationships. Substance abuse, as a disorder, refers to the abuse of illegal substances or the abusive use of legal substances. Alcohol is the most common legal drug of abuse."

According to the Diagnostic Statistic Manual 5 (DSM-5) substance use disorder is when the individual has a dependency on alcohol or drug, followed by penetrating craving and antisocial behavior to acquire the substance. The terms substance abuse and substance dependence refer to substance use disorder, which has been separated into three classifications as follows

A career path which I am considering for my future is that of a substance abuse counselor. Substance abuse counselors provide assistance and therapy to clients wishing to stop their use and abuse of alcohol and drugs. I am considering this field because of my personal experience with substance abuse and a desire to help others towards recovery, as well. In order to further understand this occupation, an acquaintance who works in the field and who possesses a similar background agreed to meet with me to discuss her career.

One of the biggest struggles in my life tends to be food. I love eating, but at the same time, I rather not eat. I love trying new foods with exotic flavors and unique recipes, but I fear the reaction that by body will force on me. I have recently been diagnosed with a condition known as dyspepsia. This essentially means my stomach does not enjoy food as much as my mouth does. With each meal, I face the possibility of becoming nauseous after eating. As a result, I tend to avoid large portions, greasy, or overly sweet foods. Although, every now and then, I push my fears of food aside and fully indulge myself in spectacular meals. Poe’s Tavern has been the restaurant in which I break beyond my fears and gorge on food. Located in Wrightsville beach, Poe’s Tavern tends to be one of my favorite places to eat to feel satisfied after a meal, and fascinated as a literary fanatic throughout the entire experience. This restaurant has been created in honor of the author and poet, Edgar Allan Poe. Poe has been credited as the creator of the mystery and horror genera. He tends to be most well known for his poems and short stories, in which Poe’s Tavern glorifies through their restaurant environment as well as food selection. Poe’s Tavern has been a phenomenal restaurant for any literary enthusiast with an interest in a fascinating environment and adventurous taste pallet.