Process Recording - Mental Health
Process Recording
Steve Hardesty
The University of Akron
Author Note This paper is in fulfillment for the course: Mental Health, 8200:380:001. Due September 17, 2013.
Introduction
K.M. is a 23 year old single, bi-racial male, self-admitted to Interval Brotherhood Home. He has resided in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio for his entire life. K.M. has a black father and a white mother. His father left the family when he was twelve years old. K.M. was extremely upset with his father’s abandonment. K.M went thought a period of extreme anger and hatred toward all black people. K.M. even went as far as getting a swastika tattoo on his right leg. He no longer takes his father’s desertion out on other blacks and has since had the tattoo covered. As a result of his father K.M. began using heroin at the age of thirteen in order to escape the reality of his broken family. It was not uncommon for K.M. to spend over one hundred dollars per day to support his addiction. He has two sisters who are also heroin abusers, one of which is now clean. He has also used methamphetamine, however heroin was his drug of choice. K.M. told the student that he has been sober since January 22, 2013. He was not able to enter Interval Brotherhood earlier due to the long waiting list. K.M. has enjoyed his time thus far at Interval Brotherhood home and has a very optimistic view of the treatment center. However, he has commented to the student that he would prefer the female residents to be in a separate facility with no contact whatsoever. From what the student can gather, K.M. is serious about staying clean and has already made living arrangements that will facilitate this upon his completion of the treatment program.
According to Townsend (2012), “The APA endorses case evaluation on a multi-axial system, to facilitate comprehensive and systematic evaluation with attention to the various mental disorders and general medical conditions,
Steve Hardesty
The University of Akron
Author Note This paper is in fulfillment for the course: Mental Health, 8200:380:001. Due September 17, 2013.
Introduction
K.M. is a 23 year old single, bi-racial male, self-admitted to Interval Brotherhood Home. He has resided in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio for his entire life. K.M. has a black father and a white mother. His father left the family when he was twelve years old. K.M. was extremely upset with his father’s abandonment. K.M went thought a period of extreme anger and hatred toward all black people. K.M. even went as far as getting a swastika tattoo on his right leg. He no longer takes his father’s desertion out on other blacks and has since had the tattoo covered. As a result of his father K.M. began using heroin at the age of thirteen in order to escape the reality of his broken family. It was not uncommon for K.M. to spend over one hundred dollars per day to support his addiction. He has two sisters who are also heroin abusers, one of which is now clean. He has also used methamphetamine, however heroin was his drug of choice. K.M. told the student that he has been sober since January 22, 2013. He was not able to enter Interval Brotherhood earlier due to the long waiting list. K.M. has enjoyed his time thus far at Interval Brotherhood home and has a very optimistic view of the treatment center. However, he has commented to the student that he would prefer the female residents to be in a separate facility with no contact whatsoever. From what the student can gather, K.M. is serious about staying clean and has already made living arrangements that will facilitate this upon his completion of the treatment program.
According to Townsend (2012), “The APA endorses case evaluation on a multi-axial system, to facilitate comprehensive and systematic evaluation with attention to the various mental disorders and general medical conditions,
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