Think about how community treatment and couple and family therapy can all play a role in helping someone with a substance use disorder.
Regarding various medications and how drugs work, think about how this information can assist with treatment. What might be the results of an overdose on someone with a substance use disorder? Are there medications out there that might help that person?
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply current diagnostic standards to real world situations.
Describes the chosen client adequately.
Competency 2: Apply evidence-based models or methods of addiction treatment.
Correctly diagnoses the client using the DSM-5 criteria and ICD-10 code, using scholarly resources.
Competency 5: Analyze ethical issues in addiction treatment.
Develop basic treatment recommendations for the chosen client, with an explanation why that treatment is most appropriate for that chosen client and analyze the ethical concerns that may arise in the treatment you have recommended for the therapist and/or client.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of addiction.
Communicates in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure with a scholarly tone.