Entries by Linus

How can you involve family in the treatment and recovery process?

How can you involve family in the treatment and recovery process? Describe the importance of having family involved in the treatment process for substance use disorders. How can you involve family in the treatment and recovery process? Include at least two inclusive strategies in your response.

Individual Project Drug Offenders: Jail, Treatment, or Both

Individual Project Drug Offenders: Jail, Treatment, or Both You are a member of the Drug Court Committee. Your job is to educate the public, the media, and concerned government officials on the mission and operation of the drug court in your jurisdiction. You are tasked with developing a comprehensive drug court information paper. The paper […]

Treatment and Support Groups in the Recovery Process

Treatment and Support Groups in the Recovery Process As you know, social justice and advocacy are important aspects of counseling. As such, groups exist that are dedicated to advocating for specific cultural groups. Research and choose one of these advocacy groups that you connect with. What is the name of the group and what issue(s) […]

medical and sexual health issues

medical and sexual health issues What are some of the medical and sexual health issues which may have to be addressed in treatment? How would you go about helping the client to address them? This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standards: 16) Recognize that crisis may indicate an underlying substance abuse problem, and may […]

Identifying Validity Threats

Identifying Validity Threats PURPOSE Experimental designs are the gold standard of research because they help eliminate any other explanation for why an intervention does or does not work. However, experimental designs are difficult in social service settings for many reasons. For purposes of practicality, we often opt for quasi-experimental designs that introduce limitations to our […]

The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace

The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace 6:00 PMPoints Possible280 Assignment 3: The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace Due Week 10 and worth 280 points The year is 2025 and the U.S. Supreme Court has declared all laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace to be unconstitutional. In its opinion, however, the Supreme Court […]

Designing a Survey

WK4 Discussion – WK4 Discussion – Designing a Survey PURPOSE Most of us have taken a survey at some point in our lives. Poorly designed surveys can be incredibly frustrating to the person taking the survey and they rarely yield quality information. Designing high quality surveys takes time and critical thinking. In social work practice, […]