PSY 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gestalt Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Substance Abuse
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Interrupt drug use in user: get them off the drug of abuse, directed from user i need help , can come from family, friends, spouses, children. Intervention: the process of stopping use, can be driven by person or others, help is provided, provide alternative coping with needs and problems, confront individual regarding the effects of use. Involves caring for the user and others involved. Involves all people in the users environment: professional help is recommended, but may not be necessary, detachment can occur when user is not willing. Steps for intervention: daly and raskin (1991, gather a team: 2 significant people, gather the data: facts about use and behaviours, treatment options, rehearse the intervention, finalize details: meet before the intervention to determine time, place and type. Ethical issues: what do we tell the patient, should they know they can leave, how much pressure can others in still, do counselors have to follow a protocol, what legal sanctions are present.
