Court-Ordered vs Voluntary Clients Ashley N. Van Bodegon
Grand Canyon University: PCN-485
Court-Ordered vs Voluntary Clients Many individuals are essentially coerced into getting mental health services for a variety of reasons. Some clients are court-ordered because they have committed some type of criminal offense related to substance abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, or severe mental illness that poses them as a danger. Besides court-ordered clients, there are many individuals who voluntarily seek treatment. Although there are many similarities between court-ordered and voluntary clients, there will be differences as well. Some of these differences can be seen in treatment settings, barriers to treatment, and managed care options. …show more content…
Client engagement is an important but challenging component in effective therapy. Clients who are engaged are more likely to participate to a greater degree, work on treatment goals, bond with therapists, and report higher levels of satisfaction (Thompson, Bender, Lantry, & Flynn, 2007). Although court-ordered clients could initially be more resistant than voluntary clients, counselors and case managers can use motivational techniques to help encourage the client to work on their recovery. For example: Child protective services has removed two children from the care of their mother with an alcohol addiction. When the woman comes in for counseling and parenting classes, she is angry because she does not feel that she is an alcoholic and believes nothing is wrong with her parenting skills. Instead of only focusing on the woman’s addiction, her counselor could use her motivation to get her children back as a reason to stop …show more content…
Some clients are legally mandated by the courts because they have committed some sort of criminal offense. Other clients choose to seek counseling and mental health services voluntarily. Although there are similarities between court-ordered and voluntary clients, there will be differences as well. Some of these differences include treatment settings, barriers to treatment, and managed care options.
References
SAGE Counseling. (2015). Retrieved from http://sagecounseling.net/programs.html
Thompson, S. J., Bender, K., Lantry, J., & Flynn, P. M. (2007). Treatment Engagement: Building Therapeutic Alliance in Home-Based Treatment with Adolescents and their Families. Contemporary Family Therapy, 29(1-2), 39–55. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-007-9030-6
Jong, P., & Berg, I. (2001). Co-Constructing Cooperation with Mandated Clients. Social Work, 361-374.
Managed Care. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/managedcare.html
Court-Ordered Care. (2015). Retrieved from
Grand Canyon University: PCN-485
Court-Ordered vs Voluntary Clients Many individuals are essentially coerced into getting mental health services for a variety of reasons. Some clients are court-ordered because they have committed some type of criminal offense related to substance abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, or severe mental illness that poses them as a danger. Besides court-ordered clients, there are many individuals who voluntarily seek treatment. Although there are many similarities between court-ordered and voluntary clients, there will be differences as well. Some of these differences can be seen in treatment settings, barriers to treatment, and managed care options. …show more content…
Client engagement is an important but challenging component in effective therapy. Clients who are engaged are more likely to participate to a greater degree, work on treatment goals, bond with therapists, and report higher levels of satisfaction (Thompson, Bender, Lantry, & Flynn, 2007). Although court-ordered clients could initially be more resistant than voluntary clients, counselors and case managers can use motivational techniques to help encourage the client to work on their recovery. For example: Child protective services has removed two children from the care of their mother with an alcohol addiction. When the woman comes in for counseling and parenting classes, she is angry because she does not feel that she is an alcoholic and believes nothing is wrong with her parenting skills. Instead of only focusing on the woman’s addiction, her counselor could use her motivation to get her children back as a reason to stop …show more content…
Some clients are legally mandated by the courts because they have committed some sort of criminal offense. Other clients choose to seek counseling and mental health services voluntarily. Although there are similarities between court-ordered and voluntary clients, there will be differences as well. Some of these differences include treatment settings, barriers to treatment, and managed care options.
References
SAGE Counseling. (2015). Retrieved from http://sagecounseling.net/programs.html
Thompson, S. J., Bender, K., Lantry, J., & Flynn, P. M. (2007). Treatment Engagement: Building Therapeutic Alliance in Home-Based Treatment with Adolescents and their Families. Contemporary Family Therapy, 29(1-2), 39–55. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-007-9030-6
Jong, P., & Berg, I. (2001). Co-Constructing Cooperation with Mandated Clients. Social Work, 361-374.
Managed Care. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/managedcare.html
Court-Ordered Care. (2015). Retrieved from