Treatment Matching: A Case Study

. Engagement is the first and most important step in the assessment process. This is where the counselor creates the first impression of trust and safety. The friendly handshake, body language, and warm greeting of the counselor sets a comfort zone for the client. This safe zone that is created, allows for empathy, and a trusted bond between counselor and client. The client is called into the clinician’s office and asked to take a seat. While sitting at the desk moving and preparing paperwork the counselor starts introducing himself. The clinician should get up and meet the client in the waiting room and shake the clients hand with a greeting. It’s important for the clinician to be at the same level and to look the client in the eyes on the …show more content…
Treatment matching is a process in which selecting clients to the available treatment is determined by research evidence or by a clinical consensus practice, to match clients to the available treatments. There is a consideration in treatment matching with a list of variables that are matched to key data in order to match the client to the treatment that is available. The variables are acute safety needs, quadrant assignment, level of care, diagnosis, disability, strengths and skills, availability and continuity of recovery support, cultural context, problem domains, and phase of recovery and stage of change for each problem. The clinician’s client is Hispanic and has trouble speaking English. This would fall under the variable of Cultural Context, which would help decide on the most culturally applicable settings and treatment interventions. The client is a Hispanic male who is 40 years old and lives in the inner city. His cultural identification is more related to Puerto Rico where he was born, raised, and left at the age of eighteen. Hispanic male’s culture cannot show any weakness since they are considered the head of the family. Due to his last remission after being in a male ethnic mixed 12 step group. It would be best for the client to attend an all Hispanic male twelve step group for …show more content…
No wrong door, is a reference to recognizing total care access to clients with a co-occurring disorder (COD) regardless of the client’s condition. These services are offered by community care providers to clients with (COD), and from the different network providers which offer identification, priority treatment, and expedient care. This proactive engagement ensures that the client is not lost in the system and receives the care that they need. It’s important for the clinician to not look at the client as fitting into a certain treatment, but to help the client understand how they will fit into the best possible treatment program for them client. The clinician identifies that the client may be a veteran and has never registered at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Once registered the client can take advantage of the many programs being offered by the