This clinician is counseling a 23-year-old Hispanic male with a co-occurring disorder. Client has a primary diagnosis is severe opioid use disorder, severe alcohol use disorder, and severe benzodiazepine disorder. Client has a secondary diagnosis of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder. Client and clinician has been working together for four weeks and have developed a great rapport and therapeutic alliance. Client has even made the comment “these assignments that you have been giving me are working”.
One day the client brings the clinician lunch and asked the clinician to go to a twelve step meeting in the evening one night after the clinician is finished working. Clinician tells client that he would have to think about his request about
One day the client brings the clinician lunch and asked the clinician to go to a twelve step meeting in the evening one night after the clinician is finished working. Clinician tells client that he would have to think about his request about