Evaluate the appropriateness of using SASSI-3 with young adult clients presenting problem drinking on a college campus.
Alcohol consumption is a social norm to college students. Unfortunately, the amount of college students that binge drink is extremely high, which shows negative effects of absenteeism, injury, poor grades, unwanted sexual behaviors, etc. (Laux, Salyers, & Kotova, 2005) In a two week time frame, two in five students admitted to binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks in a row for women and for men, five or more. It is “estimated that nearly one third of college students qualify for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse, and 1 in 17 qualifies for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence; however, few students who drink at these high levels report that they are heavy or problem drinkers, and even fewer report that they have sought treatment or counseling for their drinking.” (Lenk, Erickson, Winters, Nelson, & Toomey, 2012) …show more content…
There is more data on other screening tools. In my opinion, any screening done at college campuses would be beneficial for students to gain the knowledge of resources and help when it is deemed appropriate. In the article Screening services for alcohol misuse and abuse at four-year colleges in the U.S. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, it states that having a comprehensive alcohol system on campus is an important tool for students to have the opportunity to properly identify students that misuse alcohol and raise awareness. (Lenk et al.,
Alcohol consumption is a social norm to college students. Unfortunately, the amount of college students that binge drink is extremely high, which shows negative effects of absenteeism, injury, poor grades, unwanted sexual behaviors, etc. (Laux, Salyers, & Kotova, 2005) In a two week time frame, two in five students admitted to binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks in a row for women and for men, five or more. It is “estimated that nearly one third of college students qualify for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse, and 1 in 17 qualifies for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence; however, few students who drink at these high levels report that they are heavy or problem drinkers, and even fewer report that they have sought treatment or counseling for their drinking.” (Lenk, Erickson, Winters, Nelson, & Toomey, 2012) …show more content…
There is more data on other screening tools. In my opinion, any screening done at college campuses would be beneficial for students to gain the knowledge of resources and help when it is deemed appropriate. In the article Screening services for alcohol misuse and abuse at four-year colleges in the U.S. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, it states that having a comprehensive alcohol system on campus is an important tool for students to have the opportunity to properly identify students that misuse alcohol and raise awareness. (Lenk et al.,