Week5SOCW6103 Assignment Relapse Prevention

Create a relapse prevention plan for Greg.
Identify the supports and risk factors for Greg’s possible relapse.
Describe the factors that will likely contribute to Greg’s relapse .
Describe the specific interventions that you would suggest.
Explain the lifestyle changes that you would suggest Greg implement to avoid relapse.
Relapse prevention developed from the understanding that alcohol and other substance dependencies are difficult to treat. Even if treatment is successful, there is always the risk of relapse. Rates of relapse vary depending on factors such as the type of treatment and the substance used.

As your Capuzzi & Stauffer text notes, it is estimated that 90% of alcoholics return to drinking within a four-year period and 40–60% of drug users relapse. With the prevalence of relapse, it is important for addiction professionals to work closely with their clients to identify risks for relapse and to work with their clients to develop strategies to avoid relapsing.

For this Assignment, review the video, “Experiencing a Traumatic Event,” and consider how the traumatic event resulted in the individual seeking addiction treatment. Support your response with references to the resources and current literature.
Week 5: Relapse Prevention
Relapses often occur for many reasons, and it is essential for addiction counselors to work with their client in creating an effective relapse prevention plan (Myers & Salt, 2013). Some causes of relapse are co-occurring disorders. It is important to provide clients with the steps they must go through to maintain sobriety. Relapse prevention plans offer techniques for dealing with specific urges that might be helpful during the recovery process.

Learning Objectives
Students will:
Analyze best practices for treating co-occurring disorders
Analyze issues related to relapse prevention
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2016). Foundations of addictions counseling (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc.

Chapter 13, ” Maintenance and Relapse Prevention” (pp. 285-302)
Chapter 15, “Persons With Disabilities and Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders” (pp. 238-352)
Barbieri, B., Dal Corso, L., Sipio, D., Maria, A., De Carlo, A., & Benevene, P. (2016). Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises: the role of work engagement in support of people through the recovery process and in preventing relapse in drug and alcohol abuse. Work, 55(2), 373-383.

Blum, T. C., Davis, C. D., & Roman, P. M. (2014). Adopting evidence-based medically assisted treatments in substance abuse treatment organizations: Roles of leadership socialization and funding streams. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 37(1), 37-75.

Engel, K., Schaefer, M., Stickel, A., Binder, H., Heinz, A., & Richter, C. (2015). The role of psychological distress in relapse prevention of alcohol addiction. Can high scores on the SCL-90-R predict alcohol relapse?. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 51(1), 27-31.

Prakash, S., Ambekar, A., & Dayal, P. (2016). Occasional alcohol use, relapse to opioids and the role of disulfiram. Journal of Substance Use, 21(3), 228-229.

Vo, H. T., Robbins, E., Westwood, M., Lezama, D., & Fishman, M. (2016). Relapse prevention medications in community treatment for young adults with opioid addiction. Substance Abuse, 37(3), 392-397.

Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2012b). Experiencing a traumatic event [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.

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