Role of Social Workers and Substance Abuse Abstract Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is used inclusively to refer to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ organizations‚ and communities. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination‚ oppression‚ poverty‚ and other forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice‚ community organizing‚ supervision‚ consultation
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what I knew about her‚ we instantly connected because she was a lot like my own mother; the only difference was that mine did not have a drinking problem. Socioeconomic circumstances can change the approach and behavior people have regarding substance abuse. For example‚ my cultural climate includes a pleasant‚ urban neighborhood of ideal soccer moms and working mothers in stable careers‚ who are loving‚ caring‚ and patient. The culture I grew up in did not encourage mothers to drink‚ so being introduced
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essential for adolescence to find other means for coping and expression. Healthy family foundations‚ communication‚ education‚ and activities are essential for youth to avoid the temptation of substance use. Intervention is an event or act by an individual interrupting the progression of problems with substance use. (Fields‚ 2010) There are a variety of treatment and therapy models
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My professional goals are as a License Professional Counselor licensure‚ and with that‚ work with women in crisis‚ specifically with unplanned pregnancies‚ teenage pregnancies‚ human trafficking survivors‚ and domestic abuse survivors. I have a great appreciation for lay counseling in the church‚ and the many ways in which the church of Jesus Christ has been caring for souls for millennia. I would like to receive my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling because I believe counseling is something
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Addictions Counselor; Substance Abuse and Behavioral Counselors Samuel Wilson Addictions Counselor; Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors The Human Service Career of Addiction Counseling has inspired me to learn all I can to help people‚ and has given me the opportunity to make an honest living. I was in desperate need of a behavior and attitude change about my life‚ for I have received the information from others in the field and made a conscious decision to help
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Introduction The Meridian Sid Martin Bridge House is a mixed gender‚ in-patient residential substance abuse treatment program. The program accommodates twelve women and twenty- four men; the numbers indicate‚ the program is dominated by males. By observance‚ mixed gender programs can cause significant distractions in the recovery process. Within a couple weeks of treatment‚ many clients develop intimate relationships with other clients. It has been reported‚ that many clients who develop a relationship
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Becoming a counselor would mean the world to me because I love helping others that are in need. In my personal life‚ I have dealt with people using drugs‚ stress‚ body reputation‚ and mental illness. I have seen others suffer from emotional‚ physical‚ and mental abuse from family members‚ friends‚ partners‚ and mates. Throughout my life‚ friends and family members have always asked me‚ why I smile or why am I always happy. I tell them because I am stress free and I help others with issues. Some will
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Personal Goals DeAndra Fennell HCS/301 Undergraduate Nursing Studies January 10‚ 2011 Delores Martinez Personal Goals Life for me
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reason this is my purpose is because I have a passion for helping people see their full potential. My personal goal is to speak to foster children and write a book about my life to share it with them by 2020‚ my educational goal is to graduate Valencia with a 3.5 GPA and to be accepted into a nursing program by 2017‚ and my career goal is to become a neonatal nurse practitioner by 2023. My personal goal is important to me because I want foster children to know that they are not alone. I want them to
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Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Why is substance abuse on the rise? According to Markowitz‚ Francis‚ and Gonzales-Nolas‚ “Substance abuse is a common and serious problem in the United States.” Substance abuse is a serious problem in society today. There are many factors on why Juveniles carry out this act. Before committing these juvenile acts‚ these children grow up in a home that is not suitable for
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