Ending phase
The clients on the Family first program must completed 36 sessions to graduate from the program. From there, the step-down to out-patient treatment, and they move on to another group and a different counselor. The four clients I have been discussing are not at the ending phase of their treatment. However, they have witnessed out clients who have graduated to the next level of care. As stated in the book by Greene, and Lee, there should be an end-of-session message which validates the clients’ experiences, strengths, and accomplishments they have shown while in treatment (Greene & Lee, 2011). During the graduation process, the client reads a letter she has written about her experience with the program, what strengths she has gained from the program, what she feels she has accomplished, and how she will continue to work towards sobriety after leaving the program. From there, the counselor shares with the group the same things in relation to client, and then opens the conversation to other group members who share how they feel this client has achieved these things. This allows the graduating client to see just how she has progressed through the program, and to see how she made her solutions to the problem she was dealing with, and how she accomplished her goals. The graduation process is a great way for other clients to see just how, if they are willing to put in the work, they can attain the goals they have set for themselves, and to see how they can …show more content…
They are still in the Family First program, however, and continue to come to the same treatment center. Their previous counselors will still see them in an informal way, and the all the counselors are in the same building which allows them to confer with one other, and assess the client’s progress. If problems start to arise, the counselors would discuss this and plan on the best course of action along with the
The clients on the Family first program must completed 36 sessions to graduate from the program. From there, the step-down to out-patient treatment, and they move on to another group and a different counselor. The four clients I have been discussing are not at the ending phase of their treatment. However, they have witnessed out clients who have graduated to the next level of care. As stated in the book by Greene, and Lee, there should be an end-of-session message which validates the clients’ experiences, strengths, and accomplishments they have shown while in treatment (Greene & Lee, 2011). During the graduation process, the client reads a letter she has written about her experience with the program, what strengths she has gained from the program, what she feels she has accomplished, and how she will continue to work towards sobriety after leaving the program. From there, the counselor shares with the group the same things in relation to client, and then opens the conversation to other group members who share how they feel this client has achieved these things. This allows the graduating client to see just how she has progressed through the program, and to see how she made her solutions to the problem she was dealing with, and how she accomplished her goals. The graduation process is a great way for other clients to see just how, if they are willing to put in the work, they can attain the goals they have set for themselves, and to see how they can …show more content…
They are still in the Family First program, however, and continue to come to the same treatment center. Their previous counselors will still see them in an informal way, and the all the counselors are in the same building which allows them to confer with one other, and assess the client’s progress. If problems start to arise, the counselors would discuss this and plan on the best course of action along with the