...Cunningham Name: Rosa Lee Cunningham Age: Born October 7, 1936 – age 54 at time of interview Dates of Interviews: Various through 1990 Evaluator: Michael Rogers REASON FOR ASSESSMENT: Rosa Lee is a 54-year old African American female. She is married but has not lived with her husband in over 40 years and has no regular contact with him. She has eight adult children, three of which intermittently live with her. Her primary sources of income are derived from mostly illegal activities such as dealing drugs, shoplifting, and the sale of stolen goods. She also receives money from government benefits of various sources but these monies are mostly secondary and tertiary. She was recently admitted to the hospital for an illness related to her substance abuse and is looking for a method of obtaining additional income through governmental programs. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The information in this case report was obtained from interviews conducted with the client by the Washington Post as written in the book A Mother and her Family in Urban America: Rosa Lee. They are either direct quotes given to the reporter or the reporter’s written observations and interpretations. His observations include are both direct and interpretive and are taken from both verbal and nonverbal observations of the client and her family members. PSYCHSOCIAL HISTORY: Rosa is a self-reporting heroine and cocaine user, but recently has not been able to afford the purchase of these drugs and so is reliant on a methadone...
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...Dual Diagnosis Kimberly Holston CRIS 305-B05 Liberty University 02/22/2016 Dual Diagnosis There is an extremely difficult life path for a person the experiences substance and or alcohol abuse. That addiction journey can be riddled with anger, pain, loss, shame, anguish along with a host of many other agonizing and heart wrenching emotions. When the addicted person also carries a mental health disorder along this journey, it can become an even more treacherous and dangers path. These are indeed two very complex struggles for one human being. The combination of a person suffering an alcohol or substance abuse disorder and a mental illness disorder are identified has having a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis has different causes, difficulty in trying to diagnose and difficult to treat and it affects many in our world today. Most importantly, a dual diagnosis is most difficult on the individual who suffers with the disease. Dual Diagnosis Definition and Types What does dual-diagnosis actually mean? A dual diagnosis disorder occurs when an individual is affected by both chemical dependency and an emotional or psychiatric illness. Both chemical dependency and psychiatric illness may affect an individual physically, psychologically, socially and spiritually (The Dual Diagnosis Recovery Book, 1993). The most common mental health issues that coincide with addictions are ADHD, anxiety, depressions, bi-polar, schizophrenia, personality disorders, eating disorders and PTSD...
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...understanding, and love to the one and everyone they help. In this career field, you work with people that have different problems. Just to name a few, some of them are alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence, and aging. THE GOAL AND PURPOSE OF HUMAN SERVICES Over the years, the main goal and/or purpose for human services is to help people with barriers they have in their lives and help them become self-sufficient. With a little support and encouragement a human service profession can empower their clients to find their individual strengths. Learning how to think in a more positive manner, many individuals can become self-sufficient and overcome the rough challenges they face. Human services professionals has been able to help assist individuals, families, and communities meet basic needs they could not have been able to deal with alone, such as their emotional and physical needs. Human service workers can help and provide their clients with assistance with food and shelter, even help clients that are dealing with mental health and substance abuse. THE HISTORY OF HUMAN SERVICES During the late 1950’s and 1960’s, major changes were being made on how those in need would be receiving help. Populations like the disabled, the poor, children in need, the elderly, the unemployed, the substance abuser and others began to be recognized as needing social and rehabilitation services. About this time, many were deinstitutionalized that formerly served in state mental hospitals and...
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...Children Raised by Custodial Grandparents? Nowadays more women have jobs and parents are busier with work than ever before. More grandparents become weekend helpers and help to co-parent their grandchildren; however, grandparents as custodial parents are special cases. The young child’s parents may be unable or unfit to perform their roles as parent due to drug abuse, AIDS or mental disorders. Although parents and grandparents all have love for the children in their life, are children raised by biological parents better than those who are raised by custodial grandparents? This is my research question for the essay. Some sociologists argue that because of the lack of existence of parents, children grow up with grandparents cannot have a real understanding what a family is, and these children usually perform not as good as children who grow up in a normal nuclear family. I concluded some main perspectives support that there are disadvantages of children raised by custodial grandparents; these include emotional disturbance, physical weakness, incapability, social barriers and higher chance of getting substance abuse. Emotional Disturbance Fist of all, children who live with their custodial grandparents might often question where did their parents go. When they start to understand and make sense of the world, their first impression is that their parents abandoned them. From Brown-Standridge, “Custodial grandchildren may try to push grandparents away since they feel others...
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...understanding, and love to the one and everyone they help. In this career field, you work with people that have different problems. Just to name a few, some of them are alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence, and aging. THE GOAL AND PURPOSE OF HUMAN SERVICES Over the years, the main goal and/or purpose for human services is to help people with barriers they have in their lives and help them become self-sufficient. With a little support and encouragement a human service profession can empower their clients to find their individual strengths. Learning how to think in a more positive manner, many individuals can become self-sufficient and overcome the rough challenges they face. Human services professionals has been able to help assist individuals, families, and communities meet basic needs they could not have been able to deal with alone, such as their emotional and physical needs. Human service workers can help and provide their clients with assistance with food and shelter, even help clients that are dealing with mental health and substance abuse. THE HISTORY OF HUMAN SERVICES During the late 1950’s and 1960’s, major changes were being made on how those in need would be receiving help. Populations like the disabled, the poor, children in need, the elderly, the unemployed, the substance abuser and others began to be recognized as needing social and rehabilitation services. About this time, many were deinstitutionalized that formerly served in state mental hospitals and...
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...Protective Services for her substance abuse and addiction. Freydia’s children were place with her mother for care and will stay there until Child Protection Services finds Freydia capable of properly caring for her minor children. Freydia came to this agency seeking help for her substance abuse and addiction. Freydia was placed into a drug rehabilitation program in Desert Hot Springs, California to help her overcome her substance abuse and addiction. Freydia has taken the first step in attaining her children from Child Protective Services. Assessment 1. Clients name, address, and telephone number: - Freydia Ann Smith - 9625 San Simeon Dr. Desert Hot Springs, Ca. 92240 - (760) 819-2349 2. Gender, race, age, religion, relationship status, support, education, and training: - Female - Caucasian - 27 years old - Southern Baptist - Divorced for five years - Child support, living with her sister Lisa - High school graduate with some college - No formal training, unemployed 3. Significant others: - Mother, Linda Street - Father, Norton Street - Sister, Lisa Lawrence - Son, Scott Smith - Daughter, Jessica Smith 4. Presenting problems: - Substance abuse and addiction - Children removed from her custody - Unemployed 5. Strengths: - Willing to make life style changes - Wants help for substance abuse and addiction ...
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...Disorders of Mood and Addiction Stephanie MacPherson PSY/275 June 15, 2015 Barry Brooks Disorders of Mood and Addiction Everyone experiences, from time to time, periods of sadness, fatigue, or unhappy thoughts. Among the United States population, around eight to ten percent suffer from a pattern of depression known as unipolar depression. Depressive and bipolar disorders show to be a leading cause of disability, without treatment a person can have a difficult experience with relationships, work, and social activities. Substance abuse disorders are becoming an epidemic. The need for instant gratification has become more and more prevalent in the world. The DSM-5 shows the symptoms checklist for diagnosis of substance abuse disorder (see table 1.3 in appendix a), and according to Comer, (2014) “the substances people misuse fall into several categories: depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and cannabis” (p. 295). The different combinations of treatment methods that allows a person diagnosed with these disorders to carry out normal life and perform daily activities as the rest of the population. The potential causes of these disorders can change based on many different factors such as stress, genetics, lifestyle. In addition, the multicultural perspective enlightens the different gender and culture influences, and of males seeking treatment there is a higher percentage in females diagnosed. (McCullough, J. P., Jr., Klien, D. N., Keller, M. B., Holzer,Charles E...
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...those that prevent the occurrence of child delinquency (Saminsky, 2010 p.2). The following essay talks about the Prevention and early intervention for young offenders. Early intervention to potential juvenile offenders prevents the onset of criminal behaviors as an adult, prevents young lives from being wasted and minimizes the burden of crime on the people of society. Prosecution and reform programs for juvenile offenders cost the taxpayers a lot of money (Saminsky, 2010 p.1). Community based intervention program. Children at Risk (CAR) intervention program which changed its name to Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Striving Together to Achieving Rewarding Tomorrows (CASASTART) is a community based intervention program (Siegel & Welsh, 2011 p.462). The program was established to assist children with a high risk of delinquency, behavioral problems, substance abuse and gang involvement. The program was administered to children in poor neighborhoods with high crime rates. The measures used include after school activities, family training, case management, mentoring, and community policing, tutoring and family counselling (Siegel & Welsh, 2011 p.462). Community based intervention programs may include early intervention of delinquency, helping youth avoid ending...
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...Contents INTRODUCTION 1 EFFECTS OF THE DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES ON THE FETUS 2 Marijuana (also known as weed, pot or grass): 2 Cocaine: 2 Alcoholism 3 LAW AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE MOTHERS 4 THEORIES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE 6 Biological Theories 6 Genetic Factors 6 Metabolic Imbalance 7 THEORECTICAL PERSPECTIVE 8 MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT 10 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 11 EXPECTED RESULTS/TIMEFRAME 12 CONCLUSION 13 REFERENCES 14 PICTURES ILLUSTRATING PREGNANT SUBSTANCE ABUSE WOMEN AND FETUS 15 INTRODUCTION Social problems exist at the door step of every community it has been in existence decades ago and still lives on today. Social problems can be defined as an issue that relates to society’s perception of an individual’s personal life and their behaviour is considered to be out of the norm. Substance abuse has vast becoming an epidemic in today’s society and it is considered as a social problem. Substance abuse is one thing but to see pregnant women abusing these endangering substances is another issue. People use drugs for many different reasons but for a pregnant woman to use drugs she may be mentally ill or depressed. Substance abuse may not have a serious or long-lasting effect on you but the same is not always true for a foetus. Mothers that abuse substances give birth to "drug babies." These children have serious developmental problems. Researches show that using substances legal or illegal during pregnancy has a direct impact on the foetus, whether smoking...
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...Unit 3 Project Scenario Elizabeth Cervantes Kaplan University-Online HN 299 Professor Spruill October 7, 2014 Coordinated Service Plan 1. Overview A Coordinated Services Plan is a written addendum to each service plan developed by Workforce One in order to meet the needs of a client who require services from more than one agency. Workforce One offers assistance in the following listed below (VDE 2007). Health Care Services: Provide referrals for other health care services—medical, dental, eye glasses, hearing aids, mental health, substance abuse, home care, pregnancy, and family planning. Employment and education: Includes referrals for job training, job search, English for speakers of other languages, legal assistance, and...
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...But, are these claims correct? Of course not. These are some of the many lies marijuana users tell others in order to spread the use and legalization of this drug. According to recent statistics from “DrugFreeWorld.org,” cannabis is the number three in the top five harmful substances which account for admission into drug treatment facilities in the United States. Although users may argue marijuana is not nearly as harmful as it has been perceived through the media, the drug wreaks havoc on a person’s health, destroys families and leads to prolonged and free drug abuse. The risks of using marijuana far outweigh the “benefits” of the drug as it can lead to health issues regarding the heart, lungs, and brain. According to “AddictionBlog.org” the most common reasons people use marijuana are to relax, curiosity, and its deceptively low perception of harm. Yet, most of the users of marijuana are so ill informed of what the drug actually does to their bodies. Admittedly for most users of marijuana, it does “relax” the user in distorting their perception of the world; however, this temporary fix only leaves permanent damage. Prolonged use of marijuana has proven to be linked with loss of memory, learning, and trouble with thinking and problem solving. According to “alcoholism.com” marijuana also produces “anxiety, fear, distrust, and panic” and also “increases the risk of a heart attack by four times” that of a person who does not use the drug. In addition, the use of marijuana...
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...In this essay, I will do a journal article comparison. The articles selected have something in common – treatment of drug. The first article is “Do drug treatment variables predict cognitive performance in multidrug-treated opioid-dependent patients? A regression analysis study” by Pekka Rapeli, Carola Fabritius, Hely Kalska and Hannu Alho. This article was taken from an open access article under Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2012, at http://www.substanceabusepolicy.com/content/7/1/45. The second article entitled “Treating Drug Abuse and Addiction in the Criminal Justice System: Improving Public Health and Safety” by Redonna K. Chandler, Bennett W. Fletcher and Nora D. Volkow. It was taken from a public access journal under National Institute of Health: JAMA. 2009 January 14; 301(2): 183–190. doi:10.1001/jama.2008.976. The purpose of the first article was to examine the predictive power of drug treatment variables on specific cognitive performance measures in multidrug-treated opioid dependent patients. Also, the researchers interested in finding out which of the possible significant associations turn out as hypothesized. On the other hand, the purpose of the second article was to summarize relevant neuroscientific findings and evidence-based principles of addiction treatment that, if implemented in the criminal justice system, could help improve public health and reduce criminal behaviour. For methodologies, the first research involved 104 Opioid-Dependent...
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...Leadership and Mental Health Tracey Allen University of the Rockies A healthy organization is based on effective culture and cultural resources which play a role of glue and help managers and employees to communicate and create positive climate and morale. Coming to know the unique culture of organizations evokes the personal meaning, experience, and perception of organizational life in the minds of employees. Some of the main traits of healthy organizational culture are openness, environment of accountability and personal responsibility, risk-taking, fierce commitment, effective communication, positive interpersonal relations, integrity and consistency, collaboration, integration, and holistic thinking, etc. The role of a leader is to ensure healthy organizational culture, control mental health of employees and promote a healthy culture. Gaining access to organizational experiences and relations helps managers and supervisors better understand individual and collective motives that govern their behavior and enables managers to distinguish healthy and unhealthy behavior patterns inside the organization. Organizational culture can be defined as relations, vertically, between manager and subordinates and, horizontally, among organizational employees in s group. As the aims, goals, processes, and characteristics of each organization and its members vary, the principle of healthy culture implies that the best...
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...Substance Abuse – Pre-midterm Notes Week 2 (First lecture) – 9/10 * Substance use vs. abuse * Use * The legal enjoyment of your property within socially acceptable norms * i.e. you don’t drive under the influence – that’s not socially acceptable * Consumption of any psychoactive substance * More neutral * Includes * Social drinking * 1-2 drinks on any one social occasion * Abuse * Any use of illegal drugs * Ex. Any use of crack cocaine – never legal * Used both objectively and pejoratively with the intention to vilify consumption of illicit drugs * Use that is harmful and puts the user at risk * Have been used interchangeably by the media * Alcohol use in that context * Social drinking * 1-2 drinks in a day, in any one social occasion * Problem drinking * 3-4 drinks a day * Alcohol abuse * 6-24 drinks a day * What is a drug?: Defining the term * 3 categories: Illegality, Medical utility, Psychoactivity * Medical utility * Used to treat or heal the mind or body * Medicalization: prescription of currently illegal substances for medical purposes * Marijuana in 14 states * Heroin in some countries * Not all substances have medical utility * Categorization by government ...
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...Exam Paper The challenges faced in our most extreme healthcare facilities The Dialysis, Correctional, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse health care facilities are four very diverse settings in many ways. Yet in others they are similar. They represent many of the aspects of society that are orphaned, discarded, or swept under the rug, challenging both the caregiver and patient alike. Each represents an environment of extremes. Professionals must exercise the highest degree of vigilance in order to successfully provide patients with the care they need under the unique circumstances that each environment presents. In many ways each one of these facilities has a captive cliental with little or no choice but to be compliant or face dire consequences. In the dialysis setting compliance is enforced by the simple fact treatment is necessary to maintain their life. The correctional setting is harsh and restrictive with many imposed limitations, presenting the potential for serious health risk to inmate and care provider alike. The mental health facility is challenged by the lack of stability within the mind of the patient who is viewed as having “disordered thinking” presenting healthcare providers with the challenge of helping someone who is unable to follow orders or unwilling to even be treated. Substance abuse facilities have a patient base of substance dependent clients who present many of the same challenges of disordered thinking patients in the mental health facility and some...
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