Powerpoint Greetings Group Analysis

LT Paul and her colleagues developed a poster presentation to deliver at a professional conference to educate fellow BOP officers and Indian Health Service counterparts. This presentation was on the topics of medications utilized in the Federal Bureau of Prisons that pose a higher abuse potential, the issues surrounding their use and the steps for preventing diversion. The presentation was very well received and there was a lasting impact due to the same abuse potential present in the general public that has access to the same medications. When given the opportunity, LT Paul takes the time to inform others about the work she does as a correctional PHS pharmacist.

Problem # 5 Illicit opiate use Goal(s): to be free from illicit drugs. Status: Active Objectives/Progress: Pt. has struggled with continued use of illicit drugs (marijuana, opiates and amphetamines) and his last quarter UDS reflect a pattern of heavy substance use. Pt. was encouraged to work with the medical staff to achieve a stable dosing level. Pt. is regularly taking his medication as prescribed by AMS Doctor and he stated his current prescribed methadone 90 mg is working "well". During the last quarter, Pt. made progress on developing a therapeutic relationship with his new AMS counselor for the upcoming quarter. Also, Counselor focused therapy session on establishing rapport and building trust with him. Pt. is currently in the contemplation stage of change because he more open to receiving information about his negative habits and willing to use educational interventions which he agreed with this assessment. Pt. was reinforced for any statement that reflected acceptance of his chemical dependence and acknowledgment of the negative consequences that opiates has had on his life. During the upcoming quarter, Counselor will assist Pt. to discuss and weigh the pros and cons of continuing his addictive

The four work groups identified in the key points from week 3 are the Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y or Millennials all work in my agency the US Army. Individuals with different values, different ideas, different ways of getting things done and different ways of communicating in the workplace have always existed. Each group has its strengths and weaknesses, similarities and differences, but having this kind of age diversity in the workplace can be challenging for leaders, but also very rewarding. Veterans, tend to respect hierarchy characterized by valuing traditional relationships over time, structure, and loyalty. Baby Boomers tend to value relationships over time, challenge and accept authority, while primarily idealistic

The first program of interest to me was the Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance (SMVF TA) Center. Being a veteran myself, and a former US Army medic, I have seen firsthand the need for services tailored to this niche community. While drug use per capita is undoubtedly lower for active duty personnel, mental disorders such as PTSD and depression are higher. The military life exerts a toll on service members and their families, and coping with some of the issues likely results in drug use for some.

In my opinion, group work is a type of cooperative learning that helps people to accomplish a certain task in a faster and more effective manner. Team working also helps to achieve the tasks that are impossible to finish by one individual. However, if people in a group have a lot of conflicts, group work will not be able to achieve as much as we expected. There are many reasons which lead to dissatisfaction in group work such as individualism as well as conflicts in opinion and time.

Children, starting as early as elementary school, are being educated on substance abuse. As of 2013, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, D.A.R.E., administers a school-based substance abuse, gang, and violence prevention program in 75 percent of the United States school districts. Since 1983, 70,000 police officers have taught the D.A.R.E. program to approximately 114 million elementary through high school students in the United States alone ("Is the D.A.R.E. Program Good for America's Kids K-12?"). This program is aimed at preventing drug use in elementary, middle, and high school students. A needle-exchange program implicitly encourages the exact opposite message, condoning immoral and illicit behavior. Governments should focus on discouraging drug use, providing more productive treatment for recovery, and punishing drug users instead of supplying the materials to continue their addiction. Young children have the potential to take more risks and must receive a clear message on drugs, which should coincide with the no tolerance policy they are being taught in school with implementation of the D.A.R.E. program. A needle-exchange program is more of a hopeful harm reduction campaign that sends the wrong message to young children and society as a whole. If there is to be a positive change in America regarding intravenous drug use, then the government and school programs all need to be on the same page; we

During 1971, two members of Congress: Robert Steele & John Murphy revealed an alarming report stating that 15 percent of U.S. servicemen in the Vietnam war were addicted to Heroin. The armed forces were trying to deal with the drug problem by combining military discipline with amnesty. Anybody discovered possessing or using illicit drugs was subject to court martial and dishonorable discharge from the service. Many of these drug users that voluntarily looked for help might be offered amnesty and brief treatment. The policy apparently barely had an impact. Heroin abuse and its social effects had increased drastically over the following year and a half.

Problem #5 Illicit opiate use Goal(s): To become drug free Status: Active Objectives/Progress: Pt. has not done well in achieving his goal of maintaining abstinence from all illicit substance use over the last quarter as evidenced by his positive UDS. Patient’s last urine screen results indicate that opiates have been used. Pt. reported that he was able to be clean from more than 30 days but he used drugs while walking through his neighborhood. Counselor expressed concern and disappointment about his recent relapse on heroin. During last month session, Pt. recognized the danger of the situation and how he will avoid the acquaintance that offered him drug. Pt. has failed to move to Phase 1 of the AMS of DE TX program due to his four positive UDS since entering the program on 7/6/16.Counselor will meet with Pt. to examine pt.'s motivation to stay clean, how to deal with triggers in order to achieve continued abstinence, to help him recover from his recent relapse and reenter the change process.

Substance abuse is a recurring problem in the military. The USA Today news article; “Ex-soldier Returns to Fight Substance Abuse in Military” talks about Frank L. Greenagel Jr., who opened up a counseling center for substance abuse. He also served in the military and agreed that there are many individuals who are dealing with substance addiction while serving the country. It is clear that these individuals need help before things could potentially become fatal.

When hearing the term “drug addiction,” certain words might flash across one’s mind. Filth. Slum. Junkie. Crime. There is a dirtiness that these words seem muddled in, as if addiction dwells only in disarrayed and desolate cells in which the corrupt reside. One word that surely hasn’t gone through your head is one of alarming importance: Veterans. Veterans, who have served our country with abnegation, who have seen the worst of humanity, and who have sacrificed their livelihood to preserve others, are often entrapped in a world of drug abuse. To me, and many others, it seems tragic that a hero returns home, simply to get drawn into an addiction.It’s an issue that is often dismissed as a problem low-worth people, but this isn’t always the case;

In today’s Air force we face many serious issues with our wingman that need to be addressed. That’s why I consider Substance Abuse and Intervention to be the most valuable lesson concept in this particular lesson. The reason why I consider Substance Abuse and Intervention to be the most valuable is because it has a significant impact on the readiness and mission accomplishment if gone unchecked. Also, Beyond the work center, there could be increased violence with family, financial woes, and suicides. As a supervisor, we need to intervene as quickly as possible to discontinue the substance abuse, so our mission will not fail. Alcohol abuse is huge in the Air force today because it is legal and anybody over 21 can partake in the consumption of

An important part of our learning and growing experience must stem from our ability to analyze and reflect upon the groups that we have been members in. This reflection can define our understanding of the weaknesses both in ourselves and in the others within our group; and it can help to shape the way that we act in future groups. Adjusting ourselves to compensate for our weaknesses, based upon an honest and thorough examination of our actions within a group setting, is one of most important thing for any person to do. It is only through this evaluation that we can improve ourselves and our interactions with others. This paper will examine a group that was required to make an important decision about adding a new member

For the group that I would be analyzing, it would have to be where I work at. I am not sure what to write about, especially not 7 pages’ worth, and for the most part, there isn’t much conflict when it comes to working in a laundry department except for the occasional lost piece of clothing or not enough linen that doesn’t come through laundry so others could use it. Since the instructions are mentioning changing people’s names, I prefer not to even say them at all then. I can understand not using their last names’ but to have us complete change their names just for a paper, I think it would be better just to mention their names at all. The first part I am going to analyze is organizational culture and group characteristics.

Introduce students to the topic of prescription drug abuse by starting slide show linked here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fXMU6cHZtzKqfpzJtjpHS1rnWNBFD6fPy-o2TtLCGFI/edit?usp=sharing

Throughout the course of this class, my group and I had done a lot of research, analyzing, and discussing before the creation of our poster. The day we had learned that we were partners for this project, we all exchanged phone numbers and used a texting group chat as our main way of communication. We much preferred meeting face to face every so often as compared to using Blackboard and when we actually wanted to meet, we often used the library in Gorham. We decided to work mostly independently throughout most of the course, conducting our own research and recording information that we found to be useful eventually. Our group decided not to assign each member a task to do independently, instead, all of our work would be compiled together and