SOCW 6103 Week 4 – Assignment: Process of Change to Motivate Clients to Seek Treatment
Assignment: Process of Change to Motivate Clients to Seek Treatment
Clients may experience several traumatic events before seeking treatment. It may take a near-death experience such as alcohol poisoning or a tragic car accident before someone realizes that they need help. Or perhaps it is a friend or family member who initiates treatment by making a professional aware that one of their loved ones is struggling with an addiction. With the array of treatments available, addiction professionals must be able to assist clients by assessing their needs and guiding them in the right direction.
For this Assignment, review Prochaska and DiClementes Processes of Change.
Submit a 2+ page paper that addresses the following:
Describe the first five steps in Prochaska and DiClemente processes of change model.
Explain how an addiction professional would intervene with the client at each stage.
Describe any challenges an addiction professional would have in each stage.
Week 4: Seeking Treatment
Sitting in the hospital room, Megan was in shock and in disbelief as the doctor told her she had almost died. Megan’s 6-year-old daughter had found her passed out on the floor. Responders at the scene could not initially locate a pulse. Megan had nearly overdosed on Oxycodone, a prescription she had begun using for back pain. Addicted to Oxycodone for years now, Megan knew that she had to get help, not only for her health and well-being but for the sake of her children and family. Megan is concerned. She wants treatment, but she is really scared of relapsing.
When do people with addiction problems seek treatment? In some instances like Megan’s, a traumatic event may trigger the need for treatment. In other cases, family and friends may persuade individuals to seek treatment. It is important that addiction professionals understand how to motivate a client to seek treatment in order to effectively assess the client’s needs and the appropriate level of treatment necessary.
This week, you examine the relationship between traumatic events and how clients seek out treatment. In addition, you explore the levels of addiction treatment.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Apply levels of addiction treatment
Analyze personal interest in levels of addiction treatment
Analyze challenges in addiction treatment
Analyze strategies to overcome challenges in addiction treatment
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2016). Foundations of addictions counseling (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc.
Chapter 5, “Introduction to Assessment” (pp. 89-118)
Chapter 6, “Assessment and Diagnosis of Addictions” (pp. 119-146)
Chapter 8, “Psychotherapeutic Approaches” (pp. 165-191)
Edwards, D. (2018). Levels of treatment for substance abuse.Psych Central. Retrieved from https://psychcentral.com/lib/levels-of-treatment-for-substance-abuse/
Harrell, P. T., Trenz, R. C., Scherer, M., Martins, S. S., & Latimer, W. W. (2013). A latent class approach to treatment readiness corresponds to a transtheoretical (Stages of Change) model.Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,45(3), 249-256.
Kennedy, K., & Gregoire, T. K. (2009). Theories of motivation in addiction treatment: Testing the relationship of the transtheoretical model of change and self-determination theory.Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions,9(2), 163-183.
Walitzer, K. S., Dermen, K. H., Barrick, C., & Shyhalla, K. (2015). Modeling the innovationdecision process: dissemination and adoption of a motivational interviewing preparatory procedure in addiction outpatient clinics.Journal of substance abuse treatment,57, 18-29.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2012b). Experiencing a traumatic event [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.
Accessible player
Singer, J. B. (Producer). (2009, October 10). Prochaska and DiClemente’s Stages of Change Model for social workers [Episode 53].Social Work Podcast[Audio podcast]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.socialworkpodcast.com/2009/10/prochaska-and-diclementes-stages-of.html
Assignment: Process of Change to Motivate Clients to Seek Treatment
Clients may experience several traumatic events before seeking treatment. It may take a near-death experience such as alcohol poisoning or a tragic car accident before someone realizes that they need help. Or perhaps it is a friend or family member who initiates treatment by making a professional aware that one of their loved ones is struggling with an addiction. With the array of treatments available, addiction professionals must be able to assist clients by assessing their needs and guiding them in the right direction.
For this Assignment, review Prochaska and DiClementes Processes of Change.
Submita 2+ page paper that addresses the following:
Describe the first five steps in Prochaska and DiClemente processes of change model.
Explain how an addiction professional would intervene with the client at each stage.
Describe any challenges an addiction professional would have in each stage.
