05 Oct Applying Treatment Approaches

Applying Treatment Approaches

Knowledge for the sake of knowing is a noble concept, but treatment providers must understand how to apply that knowledge to real-world practice. Every drug offender brings to treatment his or her own history, set of circumstances, type of addiction, and type of drug abused. The treatment planning process must address these unique factors regardless of the setting, and each factor must be appraised when selecting a treatment approach and when considering desirable treatment outcomes. Most residential settings have standardized programs for treatment and many have treatment augmentation opportunities available for issues outside the scope of forensic psychology treatment in order to improve the success rates of desired treatment outcomes.

To prepare for this Discussion:

Review or familiarize yourself with the types and classifications of drugs on the SAMHSA Web site.

Review Chapter 17, “Drug Courts,” in the course text Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders: Assessment, Treatment, and Research. Reflect on the different approaches for treating drug offenders in forensic populations.

Review the Week 5 Case Studies document, provided in the introduction area of this week’s discussion, and select one of the scenarios to use.

Identify a treatment approach that you think best addresses the various issues described in your selected case study.

Consider the limitations of the treatment approach that you identified and think about how you would address these limitations.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post a brief description of the case study and provide details on the treatment approach you selected to use. Explain why this treatment approach best addresses the issues in the case study. Then describe one limitation of this treatment approach, explain why it is a limitation, and explain how you would address it.

Note: Put the name of the case study in the first line of your post. You will be asked to respond to a colleague who discussed a case study that you did not.

Case Study:Drug Offenders (please use this case study)

Case of Sampson

Basic Presenting Problem: Sampson is a 24-year-old single Caucasian male who has been referred for treatment services after he was convicted of possessing “crystal meth.” Sampson reports he has not used crystal meth more than six or seven times in the past. He reports his first use was with his girlfriend 2 months ago, and he has never used this substance alone. He tells you he has no history of addiction in his past, and no one in his family has a history of addictions either. He is employed as an assistant manager of a local bookstore and has no prior criminal convictions. He also advises you that his girlfriend is also in a similar situation as she is facing legal action for possession of crystal methamphetamine as well as prostitution. Relevant Psychological and Medical Information: Sampson was briefly seen by a counselor when he was an adolescent and his parents were divorcing. Sampson recalls these sessions were beneficial and helped him get through a difficult transition. His developmental years were normal and he experienced no significant difficulties. Sampson attended local schools and earned average grades. He went to the local community college for 2 years but dropped out when he got his current job as assistant manager.

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