Individual And Family Therapy Case

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My recommendations for Gwen would be to complete the 28 days of treatment and her treatment goals in rehab that is court ordered. After completing rehab, I would refer her to Alcoholics Anonymous, Celebrate Recovery or other support groups in her area. This will enable her to seek help and support with others that have dealt with the things that she is dealing with on a very day bases. Also, I believe that Gwen would benefit from individual and family counseling. The individual counseling would help Gwen gain tools on how to cope better with her past and the loss of her addicted mother. I believe that she holds on to a lot of guilt from her past actions and fear from losing her mother. Lastly, Family therapy would help her again more commutation

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