Useful Measurements
To get a clear picture of Carla’s needs, motivation, and willingness to change; I needed to know more about Carla’s triggers for substance use. During this interview, I administered a short self-reported questionnaire assessment tool called The Inventory of Drug-Taking Situations (IDT-8), this tool is usually the first step as a way to identify trigger situations that would lead a person to use drugs and alcohol. The assessment tool consist of “eight subscales: unpleasant emotions (10 items), physical discomfort (5), pleasant emotions (5), testing personal control (5), urges and temptations (5), conflict with others (10), social pressure to use (5), and pleasant times with others (5)”. Using this tool allows the client …show more content…
1992). This tool will allow me to evaluate seven potential problem areas for substance abusing clients, drug use, alcohol use, physical and sexual abuse as Carla had experienced as a child. The (ASI) has also been used with the homeless populations, pregnant women, and those clients with substance use problems. Since the nature of the ASI has the capacity to address multiple concerns, it will prove essential in assessing dual problems in clients. Carla also sees herself as worthless and appears pessimistic about her future. I am curious to assess the severity of Carla’s depressive symptoms by administering the Beck Depression Inventory-II, which has been validated for use in pregnant women. This self-reported questionnaire is designed to consider minorities who are likely to suffer from depression when considering other socioeconomic factors (Swanson, et al., …show more content…
I would also encourage the practice of using narratives in this approach in order to allow the client to tell her story through her own life experiences. It is then my job to reframe the narrative situation to highlight instances of Carla’s strengths so that she can recognize her potential for resilience. I think this approach is effective in building the resilience that people already possess. There is some criticism regarding the effectiveness of strength based approaches. Graybeal (2001) found that this approach can be difficult to evaluate because of the different problem areas within different
To get a clear picture of Carla’s needs, motivation, and willingness to change; I needed to know more about Carla’s triggers for substance use. During this interview, I administered a short self-reported questionnaire assessment tool called The Inventory of Drug-Taking Situations (IDT-8), this tool is usually the first step as a way to identify trigger situations that would lead a person to use drugs and alcohol. The assessment tool consist of “eight subscales: unpleasant emotions (10 items), physical discomfort (5), pleasant emotions (5), testing personal control (5), urges and temptations (5), conflict with others (10), social pressure to use (5), and pleasant times with others (5)”. Using this tool allows the client …show more content…
1992). This tool will allow me to evaluate seven potential problem areas for substance abusing clients, drug use, alcohol use, physical and sexual abuse as Carla had experienced as a child. The (ASI) has also been used with the homeless populations, pregnant women, and those clients with substance use problems. Since the nature of the ASI has the capacity to address multiple concerns, it will prove essential in assessing dual problems in clients. Carla also sees herself as worthless and appears pessimistic about her future. I am curious to assess the severity of Carla’s depressive symptoms by administering the Beck Depression Inventory-II, which has been validated for use in pregnant women. This self-reported questionnaire is designed to consider minorities who are likely to suffer from depression when considering other socioeconomic factors (Swanson, et al., …show more content…
I would also encourage the practice of using narratives in this approach in order to allow the client to tell her story through her own life experiences. It is then my job to reframe the narrative situation to highlight instances of Carla’s strengths so that she can recognize her potential for resilience. I think this approach is effective in building the resilience that people already possess. There is some criticism regarding the effectiveness of strength based approaches. Graybeal (2001) found that this approach can be difficult to evaluate because of the different problem areas within different