Counseling and Discussion Post Replies

Ideal System and Continuum of Care

Rarely can one agency provide all the services needed to meet the multitude of problems experienced by clients. Use the population you previously chose in the first discussion in Unit 3 (see list below) for this discussion:

Older Adults.

Part I: Follow these steps with this population in mind:

1.Construct an "ideal system of integrated care" to adequately address the unique and multiple needs of this population in your own community.

2.Consider the role of case management in substance-abuse treatment and how this impacts continuum of care for clients. (Generate an outside, peer-reviewed journal article for cognitive behavioral therapy with substance abusers, if you choose this approach.)

3.Identify what local resource agencies (for example, Health Care for the Homeless or a local AIDS resource organization) would be important to incorporate into this integrated model.

 Part 2: Response Guidelines

Read the posts of other learners. Respond to at least two of your peers by comparing their discussion on integrated care to your own. Expand on services they deem necessary to ensure an ideal system of integrated care. Use citations from your readings and research to support your statements.

Learner 1:

Coya Chisholm 

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College students can have multiple needs that face. Sometimes getting funds to attend school or even having funds while at school can be a struggle. If students don't stay on campus having transportation can also can be a problem. Peer pressure, and stress can occur and it may cause some drug activity. Vaping is also a high especially on the younger generation. As a case manager working with a college student they can assists with there need on and off campus, and put them in contact with resources and off campus. Local churches, SNAP, school counselors, advisors, The Turning point, Hazel Pittman, etc. 

Learner 2:

Sasha,

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Focusing on youth and adolescents/ co- occurring substance abuse my plan for them would include a general building with mental health, AOD, dss, djj, dhec all in one. I picked these four resources based on my current location because these four agencies are always interwibed with the youth within the community. Not only does this help the youth, but this also helps the client. 

Substance abuse treatment counselor approach will be CBT. The case manager has to ensure that they provide quality treatment modalities for the patient and acknowledge that each treatment option will not always be useful for every client. in some cases, a counselor will have to change up their techniques on treatment. A recent meta-analysis of 34 cognitive–behavioural treatment trials for illicit substance use disorders found CBT had significantly better outcomes (31% abstinent) compared with control conditions (13%), with an aggregate moderate effect size of 0.45 at post-treatment (Hides, Samet, & Lubman, 2010).

Reference

Hides, L., Samet, S., Lubman, D. (2010). Cognitive Behavior  Therapy (CBT) for treatment of co- occurring depression and substance use: Current evidence and directions for future research , Drug and Alcohol Review, 29(5)

• Personal Reflection Notes Chapter 3
• Annie's Anxiety-Navigating Models, Assessments, and Systemic Perspectives for Understanding
• Discussion 2
• Self Assessment Journal Entry
• Case Scenario Eve
• Fostering Communication and Empathy
• Letter to Addiction Facility Director
• Self-Care for Families Struggling with Addiction Introduction
• Perspective on Self-care
• Interventions