Substance Abuse Clinic Goals

Treatment guidelines from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicate that treatment should include age-appropriate group therapy, and teach skills to rebuild social support networks (Trevisan, 2008). Staff need to be experienced in working with the elderly and use a slower pace and age-appropriate content. Respect with an atmosphere of support and change rather than confrontation should be created in the therapeutic setting. Three medications have been approved for treatment of alcohol problems; however, there are few pharmacological treatment studies of alcohol dependence in older adults and no know studies of other drugs of abuse (Trevisan, 2008). These three medications include Disulfiram, Naltrexone, and Acamprosate (Trevisan, 2008).

The need for a substance abuse recovery home in Starke County, Indiana is a need that is unmistakable in the county based on the hefty number of individuals that suffer from substance abuse and dependency in the county which is clearly displayed by the recent number of crimes that are related to or involve illicit and prescription drugs. In attempt to meet this need and create an opportunity for individuals suffering from substance abuse and dependency to receive local substance abuse treatment in a recovery home the proposal will be presented to several stakeholders within the Starke County community. The term stakeholder “refers to those people who are affected, or could be affected, by the service” (Canadian Career Development Foundation, n.d.) that is being proposed. The proposal for the creation of a substance abuse recovery home will be presented to five key stakeholders including Ms. Becky Anspach the director of Community Services of Starke County, Starke County Community Corrections director of operations Mr. Robert Hinojosa, Ms. Dee Lynch the director of the Indiana Department of Child Services of Starke County, Porter Starke Services facilitator of intensive outpatient program treatment (IOP), and Ms. Rhonda Adcock the director of Starke County CASA.

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

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) .

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.

The Global Criteria for the 12 Core Functions of the Substance Abuse Counselor, by John Herman, defines treatment planning as the process by which the counselor and client identify and rank problems, establish immediate and long-term goals, and decide on the treatment resources to be utilized.  Treatment planning begins as soon as initial assessments are completed.

The staff at the facility should be specialized to treat psychiatric, psychological, and medical conditions of the residents. It is important to find the underlying cause and conditions of the substance abuse addiction (Abadinsky, 2014). “A typical day is from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. “and includes morning and evening house meetings, job assignments, groups, seminars, scheduled personal time, recreation, and individual counseling” (Abadinsky, 2014, p.

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) program was established in 1996 by Congress under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) assumed the responsibilities for the RSAT Formula Grant Program in October 2002. The RSAT program was created to help states and units of local governments develop, implement, and improve residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional facilities. The program also helps create and maintain community based aftercare services for parolees and probationers. With 80 percent of all inmates having reported substance abuse problems I feel substance abuse is one of the main components that’s landed these

The Council on Recovery is a Non-Profit Organization which serves the population of people whose lives are affected by addiction, whether it is their addiction or someone else’s. Their mission is “To keep our community healthy, productive and safe by providing services and information to all who may be adversely affected by alcohol, drugs and related issues” (Council on Recovery). To work towards this mission, they offer a wide range of services such as individual and family counseling, case management services, educational and prevention services, community outreach, supportive services as well as screenings for state funded inpatient drug and alcohol treatment facilities. Many of the Council’s employees are based in their main office, but there are also more than 50 clinicians who are based in MHMRA facilities across the city.

Mr. Ramos, was placed on community supervision for seven (7) years straight on November 5, 2014, for the offense of Assault Family/Household Mem W/PREV Convictions. Mr. Ramos was modified to the West Texas Behavioral Health Residential Treatment Center /Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT) on August 6, 2015, for a re-arrest of Public intoxication.

The topic for a DNP scholarly project is to create and implement an educational module for substance use disorders and addiction behaviors. The goal of this project would be to promote knowledge, decrease misunderstandings and misconceptions related to addiction and increase understanding of treatment options for nurse practitioners, other health care providers and the community where opioid addiction rampant. This topic is specifically interesting because there is increased incidence of health care disparities in rural communities especially in the Appalachian area. Professional practice as a DNP that would utilize this type of education would increase credibility to the nursing field and promote access to care in rural communities. With the

According to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, young people have various reasons for using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Children might feel the use of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs will make them feel more cool, grown-up or to fit in the community. More skills to help deal with these issues should include: encouraging children to talk about what alcohol, tobacco and other drugs are and what health complications one might encounter in future, helping children understand that ads selling alcohol, tobacco and other products most of the time portray wrong image. Parents should be more careful not to involve children in any use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by being good role

Drug rehabilitation centers are located all over America to get the help that people need. Rehab centers help addicts adjust to society. Addiction often changes a person's behavior which can affect their life in many ways like relationships with friends, family, even work related environment. In rehab addicts gain their abilities to live a normal life as much as possible. There are many types of drug rehab facilities. Some of them have specialized treatment for certain kind of drug addiction and they even have gender or age specific centers to help make the patients feel comfortable while receiving the help they need. There is also the option for inpatient or outpatient facilities that way you can be in the comfort of your own home during

If you are searching for a substance abuse treatment center, it is very important that you find one that will meet your needs. You should review the facilities or services they have to offer, for example, the treatment programs, professionals, ratings, location, and what they charge for these services. So after doing my research on some treatment centers in my area, I chose Outreach located in Ridgewood Queens. I chose this center because it is close to home and they offer a wide range of services, such as, long-term residential substance abuse treatment to adolescents. I thought I would be interesting to visit and I see what these young ones are going through and how the treatment center is helping them.

October 24th, I visited Bridgeway Recovery Center in Salem. This is a big program that helps people with serious addiction, either substance addiction or gambling addiction. And it is the second of the 100 best nonprofit Oregon business in 2015.