What is Substance Abuse Counseling
What I Understand
Substance Abuse
Counseling to Be:
What is Substance Abuse Counseling?
When Do I Counsel Someone?
Why Would I Counsel?
Due: June 20, 2014
WHAT: I am just starting to learn about the dynamics of substance abuse counseling. At this point, early on in my learning, I understand it to be a practice of advocacy to assist those persons with various levels of addiction in relation to drugs, alcohol and chemical dependency to a road of recovery. Substance abuse counseling identifies the source of the addiction through assessments and screening tools and offers solutions to the client. A substance abuse counselor’s duty is to offer autonomy by giving advice and resources that will assist in getting clean, not to convince or to persuade them on which route to take in the road to recovery. Substance abuse counseling offers many levels of resources for recovery, in relations to addictions and illnesses that derive from or caused by the addiction, analyzing psycho and mental health, and referring them to appropriate professionals that can assist them with the recovery process and helping them to understand how to get better.
WHEN:
Substance abuse counseling would be appropriate when a client indicates a need to recover from an addition or dependency. The counselor determines what course of action to take through a series of assessments and screening instruments. Counseling would be ideal as well for persons that are court-ordered to attend counseling. At this point, the courts have determined there is an addiction or dependency issue that was derived from activities that took place with the client prior to appointing this treatment. Counseling is needed when a client asks for resources in relation to addiction recovery and other crisis that derive from addiction or dependency, such as family issues, health issues and challenges that affect the client’s quality of life that
were
Substance Abuse
Counseling to Be:
What is Substance Abuse Counseling?
When Do I Counsel Someone?
Why Would I Counsel?
Due: June 20, 2014
WHAT: I am just starting to learn about the dynamics of substance abuse counseling. At this point, early on in my learning, I understand it to be a practice of advocacy to assist those persons with various levels of addiction in relation to drugs, alcohol and chemical dependency to a road of recovery. Substance abuse counseling identifies the source of the addiction through assessments and screening tools and offers solutions to the client. A substance abuse counselor’s duty is to offer autonomy by giving advice and resources that will assist in getting clean, not to convince or to persuade them on which route to take in the road to recovery. Substance abuse counseling offers many levels of resources for recovery, in relations to addictions and illnesses that derive from or caused by the addiction, analyzing psycho and mental health, and referring them to appropriate professionals that can assist them with the recovery process and helping them to understand how to get better.
WHEN:
Substance abuse counseling would be appropriate when a client indicates a need to recover from an addition or dependency. The counselor determines what course of action to take through a series of assessments and screening instruments. Counseling would be ideal as well for persons that are court-ordered to attend counseling. At this point, the courts have determined there is an addiction or dependency issue that was derived from activities that took place with the client prior to appointing this treatment. Counseling is needed when a client asks for resources in relation to addiction recovery and other crisis that derive from addiction or dependency, such as family issues, health issues and challenges that affect the client’s quality of life that
were