28 Days Movie Analysis

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The movie 28 Days allows viewers to gain perspective into the addictions recovery process. The main character, Gwen Cummings, a newspaper columnist, attends court ordered rehab for reckless driving while under the influence of alcohol. These writers diagnose Gwen with alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, and tobacco use based on several indicators. Gwen exhibits several signs of the alcohol use disorder. In a beginning scene, she has beer bottles all over her apartment. On the morning of her sister’s wedding, she chases down a taxi while holding a beer bottle and continues to drink the bottle in the taxi. Furthermore, due to her intoxication at the wedding she makes a toast she cannot recall, ruins her sister’s wedding cake, and drives …show more content…

Goal 1: To develop relationships with other individuals in recovery from substance addictions. Objective 1a: Client will identify and attend two Alcohol Anonymous (AA) groups a week through July 20, 2017. Intervention 1a: Counselor will assign client the task of identifying and attending two AA meetings a week through July 20, 2017. Counselor will follow-up with client to inquire about her attendance and experience at the meetings. Objective 1b: Client will find a sponsor by August 1, 2017. Intervention 1b: Counselor will instruct client to find a sponsor by August 1, 2017. Problem 2: Client lacks friends who do not use substances. Goal 2: To develop friendships with individuals who do not use substances. Objective 2a: Client will attend an interest group to meet new people at least two times between now and July 22, 2017. Intervention 2a: Counselor will recommend client attends an interest group to meet new people. Objective 2b: Client will attend a weekly Bible study to develop new friendships four times between now and July 22, …show more content…

Goal 3: To develop stress management knowledge and skills to reduce internal stress. Objective 3a: Client will make one journal entry a day using the “Mindful Journaling” activity until August 1, 2017. Intervention 3a: Counselor will provide the client with the “Mindful Journaling” activity and recommend that she makes one entry a day until August 1, 2017. (See PowerPoint presentation Slide 1 for this exercise’s directions.) Objective 3b: Client will engage in the “Taking a Daily Vacation” exercise every day until August 1, 2017. Intervention 3b: Counselor will provide client with the “Taking a Daily Vacation” exercise and suggest she engage in it every day until August 1, 2017. (See PowerPoint presentation Slide 2 for this exercise’s directions.) Objective 3c: Client will gain an understanding of lapses being an expected part of the recovery process. Intervention 3c: Counselor will educate the client on the difference between a lapse and a relapse as this may help prevent the client from having a complete relapse. Literature Review of Christian and Biblical

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