Assignment 1: Identifying Community Resources (AA)

Identifying Community Resources
Katrina Haynie
Argosy University (2013)

1. Your client has agreed to substance abuse treatment for 30 days. Locate local treatment facilities and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings that your client can attend
The Florida House Experience
505 S. Federal Highway
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
866-421-6242
http://www.floridahouseexperience.com/ This is an inpatient or outpatient facility that offers state of the art alcohol medical detoxification. Patients have private rooms, access to medical staff to include psychological services. They offer employment assistance; career planning and they continue to help after you leave their facility. This facility is gender specific and works with multiple
populations. This facility is family oriented; they include the family in the care of the patient to help with their recovery. This would be a good fit for this client because they offer outpatient programs. If it is determined at a later time that this patient needs additional help this facility has the programs they may need.

Alcoholics Anonymous Lake-Sumter Intergroup
2115 Citrus Blvd, Suite I
Leesburg, FL 34748
352-360-0960
http://aalakesumter.com/
Wednesday - Leesburg
07:00 AM Surrender is Freedom, St.
Paul Church Family Enrichment Center 1330 Sunshine Ave. Room 216-218
12:00 PM Noon Serenity Seekers, Last House, 1339 Neely Dr.
01:00 PM Hope & Recovery, 2018 Tally Road (Came to Believe) 05:30 PM Joy of Living, Last House, 1339 Neely Dr
08:00 PM Leesburg Wed Night, Morrison Met. Church,, 1005 W Main St This is the local AA (Alcoholic Anonymous) location and their meeting schedule. There are other groups in the area if the client is unable to make any of these meeting. They offer a complete schedule on the website of other meetings and locations. They offer twenty four hour phone assistance and they use the twelve step program. This could be a good fit for this client depending on how dedicated they are to becoming alcohol free. They would have the support of others that understand their addiction.
2. Your client disclosed in counseling that she was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Locate a local agency that provides group treatment for these adults.
Tampa Bay Thrivers-Adult Survivors of Child
Abuse
St. Petersburg, FL http://www.meetup.com/Tampa-Bay-Thrivers/ Tuesdays
06:30pm to 08:00pm

First and third Tuesday Pinellas Park Library 7770 52nd Street
Pinellas Park, FL 33781

The 2nd and 4th (and 5th) Tuesday St Paul 's Catholic School - Art room 1800 12th St N.
St Petersburg, FL

This starts out online by becoming a member of their group. They have what they call “meetups” (Tampa Bay Thrivers 2011) in which the group sets up times and places each week to meet and talk about what they have been through. I feel that this could be a good fit for this client because it is a group of people that have been through similar experiences. This group meets on a weekly basis. It also offers an online chat area so their members can communicate in between meetings. Since there seems to be a limit to this type of group it seems that they sever multiple populations.
3. Your client’s mother was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. Locate a hospice that services the elderly in your county.
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
2201 Lucien Way
Suite 100
Maitland, FL 32715
321-594-2072
http://vitas.reachlocal.com/ This company offers home care, dedicated inpatient hospice units and they have hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living communities and residential care facilities throughout Florida. “When medical treatments can no longer cure a disease, VITAS’ team of hospice professionals still can do a great deal to control pain, reduce anxiety and offer needed spiritual and emotional support to patients and their families. We bring hospice "home" to people with life-limiting illness who are ready to focus on life (VITAS Innovative Hospice Care 2013).” This company offers twenty four hour service seven days a week. I feel that this company would be a good fit for this client because they offer home care but if it comes to where the patient needs to be moved to a hospital they have that option available. They have trained professionals to assist in taking care of the person that is ill and have the knowledge to make them comfortable.

References:
The Florida Experience ©2012-2013 http://www.floridahouseexperience.com/
Alcoholics Anonymous Lake-Sumter Intergroup http://aalakesumter.com/# Tampa Bay Thrivers-Adult Survivors of Child Abuse http://www.meetup.com/Tampa-Bay-Thrivers/ VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
http://vitas.reachlocal.com/