to discuss the characteristics and services provided by her chosen chemical dependency program. It is her belief that a substance abuser and/or addict is more likely to succeed at living a life free of alcohol and drugs when they continually attend a 12-step program‚ follow the steps‚ have a sponsor‚ a support group and educate themselves on how to live life without turning to alcohol or drugs. Of the several chemical dependency programs available‚ she chose to conduct a telephone interview with
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Running head: CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PAPER Chemical Dependency Paper Linda D. Miles University of Phoenix Child Therapy MFFC/536 Robert Skaff October 01‚ 2008 Chemical Dependency Paper Chemical Dependency Paper This paper will discuss Chemical Dependency or Substance Dependency and Substance Abuse in Adolescents; specifically the development‚ progression and biopsychosocial of dependency and abuse in the adolescent population. The definition of epidemiology and
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Essay Paper #2 Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Group Structure: Type of group: This meeting was a “Narcotics Anonymous Open Sharing Meeting”. This component‚ where anyone attending had the opportunity to share. There was no direct feedback from the other participants during the “share”‚ thus only one person spoke at any given time during that portion of the meeting. Organizational affiliation: Narcotics Anonymous as a group has no affiliation outside
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Effective Treatments for Chemical Dependency Brenda Clark Argosy University Online Abstract This study was done to show if continuing aftercare treatment after leaving a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center will have less chance of relapsing‚ and more of a chance of staying sober and clean. Participants included twenty volunteers (7 females‚ 13 males). These participants were part of some type of inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation treatment center for addiction
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Chemical Dependency among Nurses Most people in the general population are unaware of how widespread drug addiction has become. Even fewer are aware of the number of healthcare professionals that are addicts. This paper will discuss the impact of substance abuse on the nursing profession; the various behaviors that are suggestive of an impaired coworker; an understanding of the professional responsibility to report impaired coworkers; and an understanding of the legal‚ ethical‚ and safety implications
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interferes with friendships and or family relationships. Substance abuse‚ as a disorder‚ refers to the abuse of illegal substances or the abusive use of legal substances. Alcohol is the most common legal drug of abuse." "Chemical dependence is used to describe the compulsive use of chemicals (drugs or alcohol) and the inability to stop using them despite all the problems caused by their use." (http://www.health.uab.edu) Most people look to their health care providers with gratitude‚ respect‚ and even love
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SECD 5527 Wilden‚ S.‚ &La Gro‚ N. (1998). New frameworks for careers guidance: Developing a conceptual model of the interview. British Journal of Guidance & Counseling‚ 26 (2). College of Education/ School Counseling 3/8/13 Wilden and LaGro (1998) research the conduct of career guidance interviews with a clearer understanding of the interventions involved. They also investigate and incorporate the transactions that are understood by the practitioner and the client.
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Mechanism of Action Pharmacodynamics. Methamphetamine is a particular compound of Amphetamine. Regular amphetamines are psycho-stimulants with similar effects to that of caffeine‚ though not as mild. Methamphetamine is a synthesized drug that is the most potent of amphetamines (Grilly‚ 2001). This is because a methamphetamine molecule is a molecule with methyl group added to the structure. This methyl group allows the drug to pass quicker through the blood brain barrier (Hart & Ksir‚ 2011)
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Biblical and Secular Models of Counseling Sara Hall Liberty University Biblical and Secular Models of Counseling Deciding how to model your counseling practice is one of the fundamental issues needing to be addressed when a counselor is choosing to begin a successful career as a licensed counselor. There are many different theories‚ strategies and methods to choose from when developing the foundation of your models‚ but all must adhere to the ethical standard of behavior set forth by the
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The Counseling Models of Ron Hawkins and Larry Crabb A Critique Lynetric Rivers Liberty University COUN 507 B01 Summer 2010 Term Deadline: 5/30/10 Instructor’s Name: Diane Powell The Counseling Models of Ron Hawkins and Larry Crabb: A Critique The Crabb Model In “Effective Biblical Counseling‚” Dr. Larry Crabb attempts to provide a concrete biblically based view of counseling and how it can best be applied. Dr. Crabb gives his interpretation on the different styles of integration
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