What Makes A Proper Course Of Treatment?

Helping the client overcome their fears about counseling is the first step in facilitating a healthy relationship. Setting the expectations of the (CRI) is essential so that the client has a clear understanding of the process. It is also the responsibility of the skilled professional to provide feedback and maintain open lines of communication to avoid any confusion the client may exhibit. Skilled professionals must exhibit passion, present a warm-hearted friendly and affectionate manner and be empathetic to the clients’ needs. The objective in administering the (CRI) is to support the clients’ situation by exploring the reasons that have caused the client to feel the way they do. Exploring the lives of the client through actively communicating with those seeking treatment will provide the necessary information in which can be applied to providing alternative measures of treatment to individuals. Utilizing the proper interventions is crucial in order to provide the proper treatment plan. Intervention is the focus in any helping relationship and is usually determined based on the skilled professionals focusing on something that exists in the life of the client. “Focusing on what may be present or something that the client has not paid full attention to or something that the client is not yet aware of yet are all essential

Ms. Client is a twenty-two-year-old, Caucasian female was referred for a psychological evaluation by Dr. B., Clinical Psychiatrist and her therapist for her excessive use of cocaine, Xanax and other substances. Dr. B. stated Ms. Client has been experiencing loss of interest, feeling like a failure and frequently crying. Additionally, she complains that her struggle with substance abuse has impacted her social, emotional and behavioral functioning. Ms. Client was admitted to the facility following a relapse. This is her sixth substance abuse treatment program. The purpose of the current evaluation is to (1) assess present level of functioning, (2) determine diagnostic impressions, (3) to identify relevant treatment and service needs.

The client does not have appear to have much insight into her condition on her own but has heard the opinions of her parents and agrees with them. She says she would like to try and receive help dealing with her disorder if her parents believe she needs help, however, Molly, herself, does not believe she needs help.

The assessment and providing a diagnosis for a client is an active and involved segment in client treatment. Prior to designing a treatment plan for a client, a practitioner must assess and diagnose the client. Practitioners are not limited to standardized assessments alone in making their assessment of a client. The subsequent discussion is regarding the case study of Evelyn C., which will also include discussion on her diagnosis, assessments, and any data that would be necessary for collection in her treatment.

Using a symptom checklist the client is currently experiencing sad moods (3 times weekly), bouts with(several times throughout the day daily), difficulty sitting still (9-10 times daily), difficulty staying focused (9-10 times daily) bad dreams (nightly), blames self for trauma (nightly), negative feelings about self (3-4 times weekly) and physically fight others (once a week). The client denies any current suicidal or homicidal thoughts.

Likewise, the intake/clinical interview was focused toward the client’s imminent level of safety, psychological stability, and the client level of readiness regarding future assessment and treatment (Briere and Scoot, 2013). More so, this clinician followed the hierarchy of assessment in assessing this client (“is there risk of imminent death, is the client in a state of

It is my hope that throughout the development of this research paper I will be able to furnish an assessment tool that identifies the risks of the clients, in conjunction with finding the best evidence based interventions that would help to facilitate change. After careful consideration, I have chosen to look at the 2nd case study with Terrance who is a 21 year old male who resides at home with his grandmother. He is currently coming in to be seen because his grandmother has been noticing his drinking recently and doing drugs. Terrance reports that his grandmother seems kind of depressed because he has gone to using substances as a way to deal with his stress and that he has tried to stop using substances and even sought help but it

In the treatment, I would provide structured sessions that are short in durations and with activities she chooses. During the sessions, I would reinforce the processes that are dysfunctional and attempt to create changes through an interpersonal approach. “Interventions should be concrete and tangible, and activities should be short term, simple and success enhancing” (MacRae, 2013, p. 238). Once the client has made changes to her processes then group treatments will be attempted to help reinforce the new beliefs, attributions, and appraisals she has with others that may have a similar diagnosis. In order to get her to come to these groups, I would reemphasize all the positive appraisals, attributions, and beliefs about herself during each session and also that others will also have the same thoughts about her. Another strategy is to have her engage in group treatment for shorter time span than gradually increase the time exposure based on her willingness. Exposure therapy enables an individual to weaken fears and avoidant behaviors (Cara & MacRae, 2013). The group can give her a sense of support and increase her ability to

The examination of the client in a holistic point of view can best be used with the biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective. Examining the client through the biological perspective, no indication was made if the client was in good or bad physical health or had any genetic illnesses. It is a certainty that the client was assigned a female gender due to no suggestion being made to change this opinion. Psychologically, the client shows great strength and awareness of her past and current suicidal ideations. Cathy’s ability to sustain from cocaine for over 15 years shows great strength. Additionally, the client is aware of symptoms consistent with benzodiazepine during her past withdrawals. The client’s absence of hallucinations, intrusive thoughts,

Client was invited to introduce herself to the other members of the group, and she did so with genuine enthusiasm. She had just been released the day prior from BCP, after completing her mandatory 5-day sentence and adamantly declared that she will not be doing anything that would jeopardize her freedom again. Also, she explained how her mother, father, and daughter are supportive of her recovery, including that her mom would make her leave if she “slipped.” She was fast and thorough with the assignment in which she elaborated on her three top relapse signs which included working too much, thinking about the past, and avoiding talking about her problems in recovery for which she had solutions for: “slow myself down”, “call somebody to talk to” (in recovery), and talk to people at AA meetings respectively. Client was warned about over excursion and seemingly was open to the feedback

Client’s name is Tonya Stahl, she is a 23-year-old single female who is currently unemployed, recently moved back in with her parents; client states that she graduated high school and was most recently working as a cashier at a gas station for the past five years. She was discharged from Shepherd Hill psychiatric unit today after a five-night stay following a suicide attempt; Shepherd Hill referred Tonya to our office. The client stated that she has always felt “down” and even thought of hurting herself, but this was her first suicide attempt. The client claim that she does not use illicit drugs, but often does drink; client brought proof of a negative drug screen from Shepherd Hill.

As recommended by the supervisors, I worked towards looking at their charts and understanding their history. It was helpful to gather information through the comprehensive assessment, the individualized plan, and the clinician’s progress notes. One of the new clients has been diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and panic disorder. It was disheartening to read her history and I prepared myself for exploring my challenges working with her. The first stage of the session went well, however in the exploration stage, the client mentioned that, “Nothing is working as I have tried

Cassie* was a client I worked alongside for eight weeks during my time as a student in a community mental health service. The community mental health service is government funded and provides services to adults with chronic mental illness. Cassie’s primary diagnosis at the time was Schizophrenia with a secondary diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder. Her case manager reported she has been engaged with mental health services for two years and was reported to be stable with good insight into her illness at the time of my engagement. My initial role as an Occupational Therapist and case manager was to collaborate with Cassie to set short and long term recovery goals, and work toward these though coaching, educating and advocating.

In this study, the authors set out to examine patients’ perspectives, experiences and opinions on the major forms of MAT: methadone and buprenorphine. This study was actually the qualitative portion of a larger study conducted on MAT treatment options that was called the Treatment Options Study (TOP). This particular study specifically targeted the qualitative data gathered from TOP through semi-structured interviews. The study itself focused on clients’ previous experiences with MAT, either methadone or buprenorphine. It also explored three fundamental questions regarding MAT: “client comparisons between methadone and buprenorphine, interactions with clinicians about treatment options, choices participants made about [MAT],” (Yarborough et al., 2016, p. 113). The overall outcomes of the study showed that increased access to treatment options, such as MAT, promotes the chances of client participation in substance abuse treatment. More relevant to this study

Attentiveness will be the key characteristic of this approach. While the nurses are working to create a favorable environment for patients, their workload should not be exceeding their capabilities to prevent burnouts and the subsequent decrease in care quality. The part-timers should be able to fill in for the full-time nurses two times a week and be prepared to take over in critical situations. In other words, the part-timers should be thoroughly familiar with the patients’ profiles, the illness treatment strategies implemented in this unit, and have the same access to the necessary facilities and equipment. The danger of treatment fragmentation when a patient is observed by another nurse after initially being assigned a different one is