Per documentation she has not been taking medications, answering the phone when called, not eating, and bathing. Mrs. Jones has a history of non compliance. Mrs. Jones reports denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. She reports
Abstract Observation in the case of Bryon has been occurring over the last 26 months. Observation has occurred in the context of Bryon and a licensed counselor. Bryon appears to be physically, emotionally, and mentally in less than favorable health, and reports poor decision making skills, low self-image, as well as prior and current addiction to drugs, alcohol, and sex. He has failed to thrive in many of the areas that most adults find success and reports that although he feels he battles with obsessive compulsive disorder, he also finds himself suffering from hoarding symptoms.
Recently, the patient reports he quit his job a couple of weeks ago; therefore, he has no source of income. Pt reports he has been arrested about fourteen years ago for possession of drugs. Currently, pt reports he does not have any legal matters. The pt barrier to treatment is substance abuse. John’s strengths include: verbal and use of health care system.
The information of this assessment came from the client and his parents. The youth is first interviewed alone and given two assessment OYAS and MASYI-2. Next, just the parents are in the room for their interview and then they all came back in together, this process takes about 45 min.- an hour to complete. We use information from the assessments and prior history from our database to assess risk areas. Since the PDR is done in the intake process and new issues may arise there is an update to the PDR as well as case notes that anyone working the case has access to.
Addtioanlly, the therapeutic use of a client’s family genogram
In James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues, Baldwin writes about an unnamed narrator and his younger brother during the Harlem Renaissance. The narrator is essentially stable in life, whereas his younger brother, who is a very talented yet troubled jazz musician, sells and abuses heroin and goes to prison early in the story. Due to the younger brother, Sonny, heroin addiction the two brothers are not as close as one thinks. The theme in this story got me wondering how heroin addiction affects families. I have decided to research this topic to answer how heroin affects children born to heroin-addicted mothers, how heroin affects the families of addicts, how it affects the addicts relationship with their families, and the acts of intervention and sobering which are just a few of the most intriguing questions to me.
Co-occurring disorders are common with most client cases that are presenting with a substance use disorder. Rosa is presenting with a history of several suicide attempts, alcohol use disorder, Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The client’s most severe symptoms are anger, fear, and shame. It is these symptoms that are complicating her life, causing distress, and self harming behaviors. Additionally, her treatment history is limited since she does not finish her therapy sessions.
Many families are torn apart due to the judgment they must face from others. One example of this in modern society comes from personal experience. Thankfully, unlike Mayella, I did not face any abuse, however my family’s dynamic changed drastically once my Uncle’s struggle with addiction began to get out of hand. My mother was never home, always on phone calls, and hiding things from my sister and
My family's artifact has a lot of value because of its age and meaning. It came from my grandfather after the war. This artifact is a certificate of appreciation and was signed by the president. This certificate was sighed and given to him in 1972. He was appreciated for involving himself in the military and risked his life for our country.
(2011) stated that parents misusing alcohol can have a negative effect on the child development. Children may not achieve to their full potential when living with an alcohol user, this can lead to feeling unsafe, low self esteem, lack of trust and engaging in relationships with adults. Serious Consequences can occur for the children, which may lead to neglect, emotional difficulties and poor educational attainment (refererence) . In the serious case review of Child H, his father was a recovering alcoholic who had been struggling to control his drinking at the time scale of the investigation. On the 3rd of August 2009, the father of Child H and his sibling was very intoxicated while looking after the children(Bury safeguarding children board, 2014).
Jesuraj, M. J. (2012). IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE ON FAMILIES. Rajagiri Journal of Social Development, 4(2), 33-44. Retrieved from http://p2048-ezproxy.liberty.edu.ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu/docview/1547935944?accountid=12085 Substance abuse affects more than just the abuser.
As indicated earlier, traditional therapy methods focused mostly on the individual. The system’s theory method includes the family. The Geno-grams provides framework that includes the family into the therapy process, and helps in indentifying the relationships between family members and the external environment (Cierpka & Sprenkle, 2005). In the case study, if Gustavo was to be focused on solely without including the family members, it would not be easy solve the problem.
In mapping this communication, the eight principles measured by Brown may become apparent not only to the therapist, but for the first time, the family may be able to see just how their functions are impeding the balance of their family and condoning strong exhibitions of universal traits within particular family members. The Bowen family therapy approach is invested in the intergenerational processes that are prevalent between generations (Bohlinger, 2010). By increasing differentiation between family members and between the generations, if possible, giving each triangle meaning rather than repetitive opportunities at increasing anxiety (Bohlinger, 2010). Focusing on this historical perspective, the origin of the family and environmental factors that surround the progress of this family, the genogram focuses itself on growth and self-actualization as the ultimate goal for the intervention (Nichols,
Genograms are a great way to organize different subtypes of your family. You can organize a genogram with generations, authority, power, and age. When I organized my family in these groups I realized that age sometimes does not correlate to how much power the family member may have. I thought I knew everything about my family members and their roles but, after doing this assignment it made me make better conclusions why some people have more say than other do in the family. Genograms also helps make connections why you are not as close to some family members but closer to others.
Through drug abuse, families are torn apart. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the family structure changes when a family member is abusing substances. (National Center for Biotechnology Information, n.d.). This study focused on the relationship between a substance abuser with his or her family. According to Reilly, families face a clear pattern when drug usage is involved: negativism, parental inconsistency, parental denial, miscarried expression of anger, self‐medication, and unrealistic parental expectations (Reilly, 1992).