Mr Jones Case Study Essay

Mr. Jones is 45 years old with a daughter who is 23 years old. Mr. Jones is divorced and is currently living with his parents and daughter. He is working for a construction company for nearly a year, according to him, he has an excellent relationship with his boss and his coworkers. He has some education, such as, finishing high school and knowledge and skill about trade work, but he never went to college. Over the years, he has used different type of drugs at various amounts, some example of drugs that he has used includes but not limited to cannabis , alcohol, crack and cocaine. He was recently involved with the criminal justice system, when a woman accused him of trying to rob her, however, the judge threw the case out because of lack of

Instead of using crack every day, he will use every other day or at least four times a week and then gradually each time cut back until he does not need to use or he is using at least once a week. Another short term goal is that Mr. Jones learned coping strategies, such as, walking away from situations that makes him want to use like when he and his father get into fights about his drug use. Another coping strategy, is to call a friend who he rely on when he feels like using or when he is at the point of relapse. During sessions, we talked about not associating with people who used drugs and alcohol, and avoiding places where he used to get high because these people and places can trigger use, which is also his third short term goal. Some of the long term goals are that Mr. Jones want to improve his relationship with his parents and his daughter so that either side are no longer blaming and shaming each other. Also, to save money and open his own savings account, he must keep at least $1000 in the account and make bi weekly deposits of $100. The last long term goal is that he needs to find his own apartment where he can live separately from his parents. It has been a year since Mr. Jones entered a treatment program at the clinic, however, he did not reach a full year as he terminated his services with us within six months of treatment. He gradually stopped coming to his weekly sessions and would not