C.) For young children, it is hard for them to separate reality from fantasy(1). Children are also very vulnerable
culturally alert counseling is one that is required in today’s diverse society. There are many people within special populations that will seek counseling in order to cope and treat the affects that drugs, alcohol and other addictive behaviors have had on their lives. These special populations come to counseling with particular cultural backgrounds that the counselor must be aware of in terms of cultural attitudes and specific knowledge of cultures. People that seek therapeutic counseling come from all…
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Addicts Addiction is a disease of the brain, characterized by its inability to abstain consistently ("American Society of Addiction Medicine," 2015). Addiction is often a lifelong struggle and is associated with many issues outside of illegal drugs (Terrazas, Todd, & Harp, 2015) The issues associated with addiction are tremendous and have a lasting and devastating effect on the lives of addicts, creating many levels of loss for the addict who suffers. The types of loss associated with addiction are often…
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Addiction Treatment Clinic Jennifer Benware HSM 230 November 23, 2014 The human service organization I have been appointed the director of is an addiction treatment clinic. My clientele will be drug addicts seeking drug treatment and family members with loved ones who are battling addiction. My organization will provide many services that include one on one counseling, withdrawal treatment, group counseling sessions, life skills programs, and case management. One on one counseling…
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in school, after marrying his wife; he decided to build his career and family in the United States instead of moving back to his country after he completed his education. Growing up, Mr. Bradley wanted to become a lawyer but he chose counseling partially because of his father’s influence. He worked closely with his father during his secondary school education days; it was during this period that his interest in the counseling field started developing. Seeing his father…
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Why I chose to become a mental health counselor Counseling others is a difficult job that requires people to listen, take notes, and respond in ways that are positive and helpful. It is important that trust be built between the counselor and the patient so that the patient will feel comfortable speaking about issues that are private or embarrassing. There are many different types of counselors including drug counselors; marriage counselors, grief counselors, job counselors, diet and exercise counselors…
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| Realization Center, Inc. is a unique, comprehensive, full service outpatient addictions treatment program that offers specialized treatment for men’s, women’s, and adolescent’s substance abuse issues, sexual trauma, family of origin issues, domestic violence, anger and stress management, school or job difficulties, family conflict, parenting difficulties and relationship problems as they all relate to chemical dependence. The Center is dedicated to…
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Sex addition is not a common as other addictions yet there are thousands who suffer From it. Although it is not as common there are meetings for sex addicts that are run similar to the Meetings for alcoholics anonymous. They have the same twelve step program as A. A. and it is what they call a safe place meaning whatever is said in the meeting stays there and goes no further than that group of people in the meeting. The twelve steps are similar except where you change a few words to represent…
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accompany crack addiction. Inpatient treatment has a number of benefits. Individual attention- Inpatient programs will not only work to overcome the addiction, but also access the patient for mental, psychological, and medical issues. It is a targeted way to create a custom program to attend to all of a patient’s needs, not just their drug abuse. The programs seemed to be reviewed periodically and modified to attend to the patients’ needs as they arise (The Greenhouse Addiction Treatment 2012).…
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from class, along with my assumptions and determine the counseling implications for a drug and alcohol recovery program. Issues concerning addictions and substance abuse among American Indians is high but many treatment options are available that can include traditional native practices. The primary reasons American Indians do not receive treatment is simply because they are not ready to work on their sobriety and recovery. Addictions counselors will face unique challenges when providing services…
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Discuss the impact of addiction on the individual mentioned in the story, his family members, and society, and who you think was most impacted. Matt addiction impact him by not being able to enjoy time with his family and provide for his family the way he wanted to. Matt family felt helpless due to not having the needs in order to help him. Matt addiction impact his family because they had to take care of his family as well as their own. Matt addiction had put society at risk when he was drinking…
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