Record your scores from the tool. Apply and discuss the score derived from your mock self-administration of the URICA to the case of as Justin.
In this vignette, Justin was referred by the courts to an agency called Criminal Diversion Program. Justin is a first-time offender, charged with underage consumption and misdemeanor drug possession. As a mental health professional and an intake worker for this company, we are to administer the University of Rhode Island Individual Change Assessment also known as URICA to new clients. The URICA is a self-report measure that is utilized to evaluate an individual’s willingness or readiness to change prior to entering an addiction treatment (Alcoholrehab, 2008).
The URICA test is a thirty-two item test,
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Once test scores are gathered, the therapist interpreted the scores and determines what areas need improvement. The ultimate goal when treating any kind of substance abuse offender, is providing a treatment plan that is tailored to an individual’s personal characteristic (SummitHelps, 2015). With the URICA test, as stated above, it provides an in depth assessment of the individual …show more content…
Justin would understand that in this stage of change, individuals have made significant changes to their lives. They are overcoming their drug addiction or alcoholism. Justin would understand that this change usually comes during their treatment plan (Alcoholrehab, 2008). According to University of Rhode Island (2015), the individual feels like that are doing something about their problem and that enjoy the hard work they put in to change. Justin would understand that during this stage that even though he may not be successful all the time in changing, but at least he is working on his problem. The therapist would encourage Justin during this change that many people entertained the thought of change, but never actually follow through as he
Roberts, Michael W. Contois, James C. Willis Sr., and Mary Rose Worthington work for CiviGenics, Inc, an organization that provides correctional treatment programs in the U.S. Kevin Knight has PhD in experimental psychology and is the deputy director of the Department of Psychology at Texas Christian University. In the article, they stress the importance of identifying and assessing offenders’ risk and needs in order for treatment to be effective (on an individual level, not on a one size fits all way). In the past two decades, we have seen great changes and improvements regarding the approaches to treatment planning and correctional programs. The first step was to develop a model program; it should be noted that most treatment services target drug offenders. The selection of participants for this study followed a certain criteria, for instance, documented history of substance abuse, not having been classified as a sex offender, etc. Civigenics, Inc was given a contract to administer therapeutic community (TC) programs at the Indian Creek Correctional Center (ICCC). The purpose of this was to enhance treatment programs and its components, on a national scale. The results of their effort, was a research-based treatment strategy created to give inmates some life skills such as cognitive-behavioral skills for when they are released back into society. The 9-24 month program focuses on healthy ways like what would be considered “right living.” After study of the program
Because of this misinformation, the examiner can take all the necessary precautions, yet still end up with errors beyond their control. I do think the fact that the ASI-J is given pre and post treatment can help to validate some of the information that the substance abuse users may have falsified in the beginning when they were under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Once the information from the pre and post tests are compared, it will allow the examiner to better determine hits, misses, false positives, and false negatives. Information gathered from results of the ASI-J is often used as prediction tools in treatment responses and outcomes and relapses; therefore, testing errors can lead to inaccurate prediction results which could lead to false positives and negatives. The ASI-J has also been proven useful as a comparison tool in clarifying similarities and differences between substance abuse users, so valid and reliable results are important (Haraguchi et al.,
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I met with Christine, an acquaintance I know through members of a twelve step program. We met for about 20 minutes over coffee. As we spoke, I asked the questions that I prepared, omitting some and adding others based on the responses given. The list of questions in reproduced in the last section of this work. Christine works at an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in New Jersey, the specifics of which have been intentionally omitted. Her interest in the field is identical to mine; she has a personal history of substance abuse. After obtaining sobriety, she wished to help others with her experience. This similarity is the primary reason I wanted to discuss this topic with her.
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The stages of change according to the Transtheoretical Model of Change consist of precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination. The Transtheoretical model of change includes flexible stages. This means that an individual could be in the maintenance stage one week, relapse the next week and be back in the precontemplation stage. The stages of change are not stagnant and an individual could go up/down a stage or stages of change depending on their development of self-efficacy. Ted goes through all of these stages of change on his journey to sobriety.
Inciardi, Dr. James A., A Corrections-Based Continuum of Effective Drug Abuse Treatment. National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Avialable: http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/contdrug.txt
Equally important, therapy for parents with children who abuse drugs, participate in treatment interventions in a therapeutic setting with the Family Therapy Model, using Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT. The main goal of CBT is to improve family relationships by promoting sobriety and correcting the erratic or destructive behaviors/patterns, which aid in a person’s addiction. The goal is to educate family members about triggers, in the event of a relapse or erratic behaviors that resurface. In the event, families can resolve conflict in a positive way and recognize future erratic behaviors, before it's too late. Nevertheless, the Strategic family therapy is the best option, for Ryan and his family because of the relationship and separation
Nobody denies that every client and situation is unique, but there is a general layout out of a treatment plan that can be used thought out the facility to ensure success for the client. The first step in the treatment plan is to screen clients to determine if he/she meets the criteria of the facilities drug, or alcohol program. The facility will use the standard CAGE, of the Substance Abuse Subtitle Screening Inventory questioner as a screening tool. These two screening tools are consist of few questions and require only short answers to determine (American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2012). These tools are easy to use and can be done by any qualified staff according to the ASAM. If more through information is needed then the client will go under an assessment.
The assessment includes a brief manual which appears to be written for a clinician to conduct. It gives directions on how to administer and score the items. The test kit also includes answer sheets and a computer scoring package. The test is also cohesive with the other assessment tests developed by Beck and they results can be easily combined with one another.
Dr. Hart argues that social support systems shape how a person deals with their addiction. He brings in the story
In the ending phase, an individual faces the beginning of change and might be resistant, but must learn to “let go” (Blais & Hayes, 2011, p. 5). This phase is then broke...
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Office of Applied Studies). Treatment Episode Data Set(TEDS): Highlights-2003. National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Rockville, MD: Department of Health and Human Services, 2003.
...me involved in things that they enjoy doing to make them feel important of needed. Picking up a hobby or adopting a pet can be a good way to help them feel important and keep their mind clear. A drug relapse can be a process from a recovery. A drug addict will find the relapse very frustrating and hurtful but in the end it will help them understand the mistake that they had made the first time.