Treatment Considerations Flashcards
Matching hypothesis
matching person to the best option. (setting, duration, regimen, format, process, readiness etc.)
Treatment setting
Where is treatment done?
Treatment regimen
what is focus in treatment? behavioural, cognitive, pharmacological, supportive,
Treatment format
with whom is treatment done? group, counsellors, family, group
Treatment frequency
how often is treatment done
Treatment duration
how long does treatment last?
Therapy process
is there a relationship between therapist and client?
Treatment readiness
is the client ready and receptive to treatment
Treatment quality
how does the client like the process ad how is it in terms of following? (location, avaiability, intensity)
Treatment philosophy
is the client responsible for either the problem or the solution
Pharmacological Therapies
using other drugs to lessen or eliminate drug use. (nicotine patches, drug substitution, methadone)
Individual counselling
uses counselling that is not developed to deal with addiction but is adapted. (freudian, brief solution, feminist, narrative, confrontation)
Intervention (coercive)
direct conversation about drug use, friends and family members prepare statements to tell about the impact the addiction has had on them
Group Counselling
based on recognition that substance abusers can help eachother. reduces social isolation, stigma. (forming, storming, norming, performing, mourning)
Family Counselling
family is an organic whole. comprised of those who identify as a family and whose behavior is influenced.
