SOCW Week 4 – Discussion: Treatment Approaches
Discussion: Treatment Approaches
Although addiction may begin with voluntary use, regular exposure to an addictive substance or behavior may become unmanageable. An individual with an addiction cannot simply stop their addictive behavior through desire. Due to the differences in addiction and addictive behavior, assessing the right treatment level of care is significant for treatment. As such, there are different levels of addiction treatment, and each level of care focuses on a part of the healing and recovery process.
The levels of addiction treatment are:
1. Outpatient Addiction Service
2. Intensive outpatient care
3. Partial hospitalization
4. Inpatient stabilization and detoxification
5. Residential
6. After care, including halfway houses and three-quarter houses
Ideally a client would be able to benefit from all of these levels of care, as they are all part of the healing and recovery process (Capuzzi & Stauffer, 2016). However, the reality of resources, life issues, and availability may prevent every client with addiction problems from receiving all of these services. Assessing the appropriate level of care for your client is significant to a successful recovery.
For this Discussion, choose one of the scenarios provided and examine the levels of addiction treatment.
Scenario 1
Anthony is a sixteen year-old African American male who smokes marijuana no more than three times weekly and mostly on the weekends. His parents were unaware of his drug use until a recent weekend when he was pulled over for a broken taillight and was cited for possession of a controlled substance with a few grams of marijuana. Anthony has never had any encounters with the law, and his mother and father are very upset and have grounded him from spending time with his friends. They bring him to you for treatment and are concerned about his potential for addiction as they learn more about his history of marijuana use. Anthony reports he started smoking once in a while at 14 years old. Anthony denies using any other drugs, but acknowledges that occasionally he has a few beers with his friends, also on the weekends.
Post a brief description of the Anthony scenario and explain which level of treatment is most appropriate for the client and why.
Include the criteria for that level of treatment.
Finally, based on your review of the levels of treatment, explain which level you are most interested in working in (Outpatient Services) and why. Support your response using the resources and the current literature.
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
Discussion: Treatment Approaches
Although addiction may begin with voluntary use, regular exposure to an addictive substance or behavior may become unmanageable. An individual with an addiction cannot simply stop their addictive behavior through desire. Due to the differences in addiction and addictive behavior, assessing the right treatment level of care is significant for treatment. As such, there are different levels of addiction treatment, and each level of care focuses on a part of the healing and recovery process.
The levels of addiction treatment are:
1. Outpatient Addiction Service
2. Intensive outpatient care
3. Partial hospitalization
4. Inpatient stabilization and detoxification
5. Residential
6. After care, including halfway houses and three-quarter houses
Ideally a client would be able to benefit from all of these levels of care, as they are all part of the healing and recovery process (Capuzzi & Stauffer, 2016). However, the reality of resources, life issues, and availability may prevent every client with addiction problems from receiving all of these services. Assessing the appropriate level of care for your client is significant to a successful recovery.
For this Discussion, choose one of the scenarios provided and examine the levels of addiction treatment.
Scenario 1
Anthony is a sixteen year-old African American male who smokes marijuana no more than three times weekly and mostly on the weekends. His parents were unaware of his drug use until a recent weekend when he was pulled over for a broken taillight and was cited for possession of a controlled substance with a few grams of marijuana. Anthony has never had any encounters with the law, and his mother and father are very upset and have grounded him from spending time with his friends. They bring him to you for treatment and are concerned about his potential for addiction as they learn more about his history of marijuana use. Anthony reports he started smoking once in a while at 14 years old. Anthony denies using any other drugs, but acknowledges that occasionally he has a few beers with his friends, also on the weekends.
Posta brief description of the Anthony scenario and explain which level of treatment is most appropriate for the client and why.
Include the criteria for that level of treatment.
Finally, based on your review of the levels of treatment, explain which level you are most interested in working in (Outpatient Services) and why. Support your response using the resources and the current literature.
