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Subject: Working with addicted populations
Assessment 3: CASE STUDY (APA 7th Edition)
Case Studies are an effective way of diagnosing client issues and formulating a treatment plan.
In the following Case Study you will be required to formulate a number of components in developing a case plan for working with an addicted client. The aim of case studies is to give students a sense of working with an ongoing client.
Questions to be addressed
HEADING 1 INTRODUCTION 100 Words
HEADING 2 How would you proceed with this session and beyond?
Hint- (Can start with motivational interviewing questions and 12 step approach)
HEADING 3 What are the presenting issues for Brad?
HEADING 4 What assessment tools might you employ?
Hint- (There are many assessment tools that can be used to determine substance abuse and related issues. Some of these targeted assessment tools include CAGE quisonaire, a multidisciplinary approach etc).
HEADING 5 What modalities might you use in working with Brad?
Hint- (There are numerous approaches to working with addiction, listed here are some of the most popular. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and general behavioural approaches, Psychoanalytic theories, Other interpersonal therapies Person Centred therapy and Gestalt therapy).
HEADING 6Formulate a contract and case plan for Brad
HEADING 7 CONCLUSION (100 WORDS)
HEADING 8 REFERENCES (APA 7th Edition Minimum 10 with all intext referencing in each sentence)
Carefully read the case study below
Brad is a 22 year old male who has been refe
ed to you by a mutual friend of his mother who has asked if you could have a chat with him as he seems to be getting into more and more trouble which she believes is due to his excessive drinking. He has also recently lost his driver’s licence for high range drink driving
You agree and are contacted by Brad’s mother Sandra: she is clearly very anxious and distressed about Brad and she gives you a blow by blow list of his negative behaviours over the past 2 years.
Sandra reports that Brad was diagnosed with ADD at age 9 as was his sister Samantha who is a year older. He has been failing at University over the past 12 months and has become ve
ally aggressive at home in particular towards herself; he is coming home at all hours and will often sleep all day unless she nags him to get up. She believes Brad is becoming an alcoholic just like her father was and that he needs someone to make him see that he is ruining his life. She states that Brad was such a lovely young man before his drinking escalated with the world at his feet. She also believes he needs to talk about an accident he caused 4 years ago whilst driving drunk on a friend’s farm which has left one of his mates with a permanent
ain injury. She goes on to say we have given him the best private school education and supported him in whatever he has wanted to do scholastically. He was top of the school in rowing and has been studying law at University after a gap year in England.   She says Brad is willing to talk to you and sets up an appointment.
Brad attends his first session; his mother has dropped him off and is waiting outside in her car until he’s finished. Brad appears well kempt and healthy: he is over six foot tall and a good looking young man. He initially seems reluctant to engage with you and has difficulty making eye contact; when you enquire as to why he thinks he is here he says, “I’m not quite sure – what did mum say”
You state that his mother is concerned that he has a problem with alcohol but would like to hear what he has to say about that. Brad goes on to defend his drinking by saying that it’s not that bad and that his friends drink the same way he does and that his mum is just freaked out because her dad was an alcoholic which I’m not!   You discover that Brad experiences memory loss frequently when drinking but he thinks that’s normal as his mates have had similar experiences. His mates have also told him that he can become aggressive and will often start fights when out with them. He has a tendency not to believe this and thinks they are exaggerating. He minimizes the drink driving charge as just bad luck and not being all that serious however he does appear to be concerned when you describe the consequences of such a charge and he is open to seeing you again if you can help with that.

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CASE STUDY: WORKING WITH ADDICTED POPULATIONS				1
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CASE STUDY: WORKING WITH ADDICTED POPULATIONS
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
How would you proceed with this session and beyond?	3
What are the presenting issues for Brad?	4
What assessment tools might you employ?	5
What modalities might you use in working with Brad?	6
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy	6
Psychoanalytic Theory	7
Person Centred Therapy	7
Gestalt Theory	7
Interpersonal Therapies	7
Formulate a contract and case plan for Brad	8
Conclusion	8
References	10
Introduction
It is an important question, which arises in our mind while working or communicating with someone, who has an addicted friend or client. It can be sometimes very difficult and challenging to help anyone with an addiction. They can always recover with the help and support of their loved ones. Proper approaches towards an addicted individual always helps him or her in getting the right kind of treatment and support thereby increasing chances of his or her fast recovery (du Plessis, 2018).
Trust building is an important beginning of the process. Maintaining honesty throughout the curing process is also necessary. Respecting the privacy of the individual in any situation makes building a secure bond easier and much simpler. The person trying to help the affected individual to recover needs to be very careful about never trying to threaten the affected person. They also need to be mindful about avoiding any kind of criticism. Expecting immediate and visible changes will just aggravate the situation without actually helping it.
How would you proceed with this session and beyond?
Communicating in the right way with addicted people always brings better outcomes. Addicted people can be treated in the right way if the methods chosen are appropriate for him or her. First of all Brad needs to be treated with kindness as well as compassion. This works like magic while talking to an addiction-affected person (Diamond & Ling, 2019). There is a social stigma that people having addictions will expect criticism and insult from others because of their lack of mental and physical capacity.
Brad will need to be convinced that it is okay for him to be addicted and he is not a different creature altogether. He is a normal human being. Secondly, listening more while Brad speaks without interruption will provide him enough space for expressing himself. This is important because he may not be having anyone to express what is going on in his mind. The next approach can be to maintain consistency in the message that needs to be delivered through the communicative session (Malka et al., 2018).
Predictable words and examples will help in making Brad get identical examples during the continuation of the conversation and avoiding any surprising ideas or concepts will keep the whole session homely and comfortable. Brad will also need unconditional patience and tolerance during the entire conversation. He will need to be convinced that it is okay for him to seek help and his loved ones are always there to help him with unconditional love and concern. He may not get the feeling that his behaviour will be reported to any law person or any authority. 
What are the presenting issues for Brad?
Brad is a male of twenty-two years age who seems to get into more and more trouble day by day because of excess drinking addictions (Jensen et al., 2021). He lost his driving license due to high levels of drunk driving. His mother is significantly concerned about him. He has suffered failures at University for a period of twelve months. He shows quite aggressive verbal behaviours and he is ruining his life in all possible ways. According to his mother, he was a lovely young man before he got impacted by drinking so much.
He and his friends had an accident while being in a drunken driving state. This left one of his friends with a permanent injury of the brain. In the communicative session, he appears to be very healthy and sound. Initially he faces difficulties in making eye contact or engaging in any communication but when he is asked the reason for the session, he wants to know what his mother said about him.
About his drinking habit, he goes on to say that, his mother just thinks that he would become a drunkard like his dad and that is the main reason for her concern and freaks. He thinks he drinks normally just like his friends.

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