Alcohol Treatment Plan

Treatment Plan:

Problem 1: abuse of alcohol, severe

Goal 1: acknowledge the powerlessness over self harm, interact in a 12 step program.

Goal 2: sustain total abstinence; broaden knowledge of the disease and the recovery process (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014, p.391).

Goal 3: obtain the necessary 12-step skills to maintain long-term sobriety from drugs, alcohol, and behavior that may cause harm to self (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014, p.391).

Goal 4: enhance way of living by refraining from all alcohol and drugs that will cause harm to self (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014, p.391).

OBJECTIVES

1. Provide truthful details needed to complete a thorough assessment for a chemical dependency biopsychosocial history. (11)

INTERVENTIONS

Intervention 3: complete a thorough pain management assessment and substance abuse agreement Objective 3: review the safe use of medications with primary medical physician (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014).

Problem 3: Major depressive disorder

Goal 3: abstain from any kind of harm to self or others. Objective 1: create a contract that will consist of no harm to self or others, and state in contract that client will abide by contract while in treatment (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014). Intervention 1: request that the client sign the no harm to self or others contract. If client is feeling violent towards self or others, then client should contact therapist or family. Objective 2: request that client receive a full medical evaluation. Intervention 2: refer client to be evaluated and receive a complete check up physically and mentally by primary care physician and therapists. Objective 3: participate in a biopsychosocial examination that will consist of a history of any childhood trauma, substance abuse, family history, and any prior history of violence (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce,

Objective 2: finalize all psychological testing that is designed to objectively assess for

any spiritual confusion. Intervention 2: finalize the spiritual well-being scale with client, provide client feedback regarding the results, patient may need to be retested, if necessary to assess treatment progress (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014). Intervention 3: express to client that he/she needs to verbalize the powerlessness of recovery that result from unmanageability of spiritual confusion. Client needs to gain an understanding of how the confusion of spiritual being may add to the addictive behavior (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014).

Objective 3: ask about clients past history of spiritual confusion, and give in detail how confusion in spirituality may contribute to relapse and addiction (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014).

Intervention 4: state the need for spiritual attitude when working in the 12 step program.

Objective 4: explain to client that when participating in the 12 step program, results are best when the higher power is understood, which is God (Perkinson, Arthur, & Bruce, 2014).