Step Up Therapy Case Studies

At this time the client presented with a readiness to change and is highly motivated to receive treatment at MRFH. The client was diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder: Severe, and Cocaine Use Disorder: Severe. The client stated, "I am pretty much homeless and I left the Salvation Army after I was about to get into the Step Up Program. There were so many drugs at the Salvation Army. I want to learn more about myself and my addiction. I removed myself from my job so I could receive treatment at MRFH, and be around other people who are trying to recover. I want to work on my spiritual condition. I went from being the manger of an Oxford House, to using drugs and alcohol, eventually becoming homeless." The client stated around the time that he realized that his wife was cheating on him with his cousin's husband he was

The client has one 16-year-old son that he shares joint custody with his wife. Female and male cousins growing up, touched him and his brother inappropriately, and made them perform oral sex, he was around five-years-old. His cousins father was sexually molesting his cousins, and once the clients father found out his sons were being sexually abused he advocated for them. The client stated he feels as though he was neglected by his mother because she would often leave him and his brothers with his father who was physically abusive so she could drink alcohol. Prior to participating in MRFH the client was managing an Oxford House. The client has been arrested four times, and has been sentenced to prison once. The client stated he had an addiction related to shoplifting at once. The client stated he shoplifted to buy drugs and alcohol for his wife and himself, and he wanted to be the best shoplifter that he could be during his active addiction. The client last two jobs ended with him seeking treatment services for substance abuse. The client reported that he has no medical or food allergies. Previously the client was a participant of MRFH in 2012 and