Case Study: Old Friends And New Friends

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Hatch
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Group topic: Old Friends and New Friends
Group activities included brainstorming reasons to replace old friends, who are still using alcohol/drug(s) with new sober friends and drug-free activities, and learning how to develop and maintain new and healthy friendships and activities to enhance recovery. Mr. Hatch had a moderate level of participation. He stated “Being around familiar friends and places associated with past drug use can lead to disaster. Old friends can be triggers for me.” He mentioned “trouble trusting others and opening up” prompted him to develop new friendships. Mr. Hatch successfully completed CD treatment as of today.
Christensen
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Mr. Shaver moderately participated. He shared some of his obstacles in making new friends with his peers, such as trust issues, too busy, and fear of rejection. He was encouraged to be open to new ideas and experiences, such as volunteering, takes a class, or joins a club. Mr. Shaver appears to be compliant with treatment at this point.
Lindsey
Group topic: Old Friends and New Friends
Group activities included brainstorming reasons to replace old friends, who are still using alcohol/drug(s) with new sober friends and drug-free activities, and learning how to develop and maintain new and healthy friendships and activities to enhance recovery. Mr. Lindsey had a moderate level of participation. He stated “Old friends can be triggers, familiar places, and settings as well.” He mentioned developing new friendships or a new support system is not easy for him. He was encouraged to attend events that he interested in or reconnect with old friends who are not using drug/alcohol.
St. Vincent
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Ms. St. Vincent attended group with a positive attitude and moderately participated in the group. She stated “Being around people or friends who still using can be triggered for me.” She indicated having troubles to trust and open up to others, which prevented her to develop new friendships. Ms. St. Vincent appeared to be in the action stage of change.
Kim
Group topic: Old Friends and New Friends
Group activities included brainstorming reasons to replace old friends, who are still using alcohol/drug(s) with new sober friends and drug-free activities, and learning how to develop and maintain new and healthy friendships and activities to enhance recovery. Mr. Kim minimally participated in a group today. He was not talkative but answered questions when prompted. Responded to the group discussion with a short answer “I didn’t hang out with my old friends anymore. I don’t have time.” Will address his group participation and engagement in 1:1 session.
Gamel
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