Recovery Therapy Case Study

Sue Smith, a 28-year-old, single mother of four children, was referred from the Adult Probation Department for an intake assessment after she pled guilty to charges of possession, sales of an illicit substance, and of engaging in prostitution. She was held in jail awaiting her preliminary hearing where she attempted suicide by stuffing her throat and nose with clothing. She was referred to a local inpatient unit for crisis evaluation and services, including medication. During her time as an inpatient, she had received multiple types of crisis evaluation and services, including medication to help her cope with her drug abuse and suicidal thoughts. Before getting into treatments, support plans, community resources, mental status, recommended screening and assessment tools for Sue, her family history indicates the type of life she was living. Her father was an alcoholic and has been involved in petty crimes and her mother had suffered from an undiagnosed bipolar disorder. She was the only child who attended school but dropped out from grade 10 to help care for her dysfunction family. She grew up learning how to care for …show more content…
Supports and risks for her recovery treatment can be done through humility, motivation, sustained effort, and the restoration of meaning and purpose to life. Community resources such as co-occurring disorder program, body image group, relationship group, self-care group, and medical services. Mental status and general observations on Sue is to conduct a Mental Status Examination to determine her level of mental functions, behaviors, and attitude. Recommended screening and assessments tools for drug abuse, bipolar disorder and suicide thoughts were all indicated to determine Sue’s degree of problems related to her criminal