Self-help

The basis of these programs is self-help recovery through following the Twelve Steps and group participation. The Twelve Steps of recovery begins with admitting to having a problem and being powerless over drugs or alcohol, understanding that a return to health without the drug is possible, and that continuing use will lead to a downward spiral and self-destruction will continue. Those who attend meetings are encouraged to believe in a Higher…

Self-help programs like the 12-step programs or the Narcotics Anonymous “NA” and/or Alcohol Anonymous “AA” are programs that have little to no effect of the recidivism rate of parolees. These types of programs give the illusion that the parolee has accomplished a milestone, when in fact they fail to live up to the outlooks of the parolee in the program. These types of false-positive programs can give the appearance that the parolee can conquer a high-risk situation. These types of programs, when…

Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu written by Yi Shun Lai is a story concerning a young Taiwanese-American woman, living in Manhattan, seeking her place in the world through a variety of self-help books. The novel was written in the form of a diary from the main character’s perspective. The story follows Marty, who has moved to New York from Taiwan when she was five, at the beginning of the novel she has a job in Manhattan working in advertising sales for a magazine. Although…

I want to enter the field of social work to primarily help others and myself. The real answer as to “why” rests in my personal experiences. My family has been in a lower socioeconomic class for the majority of my life and I’ve also been a witness to drug use, gang activity, and domestic violence in my extended but close family remembers. I want to help these people who suffer negative effects from these events, but my biggest motivator has been my own mental health issues. Certain events in my…

However, before the clients sees the therapist, the therapist’s overviews their ASI and highlights those items in which may help them place the client in the appropriate level of care. The ASI is used to help determine a person’s level of addiction and how it affects the various aspects as well as the functioning of your life. These levels of care include Residential Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, and…

issues each year. Which in many cases led to disastrous events such as depression and even suicide. For this reason, mental health has been undertaken as a serious issue by the government. Headspace’s ambition is to encourage young people to access the help they need regarding their wellbeing. They are a major worker of “clinical early…

As a person grows up, it is really helpful to have a paragon to look up to. Countless adults today accomplished huge success in their lives with the help of others. Those who have assisted the successors can be classified as mentors, models, ideal individuals, etc. These individuals labeled as “perfect examples” are major help in order to keep a consecutive attitude in not giving up for future success. These perfect examples are classified as role models for their past experiences, impacts, and…

Why are some people successful and some people not? This question has been thrown around for decades and yet no one could pinpoint the exact reason some people became rich and famous and some were stuck in terrible situations that they could not escape. It all eventually boiled down to one word… Grit. This theory created in 1907 by William James, an American philosopher and psychologist, is now the focal point of many philosophers and scientists thoughts. One psychologist in particular Angela…

Psychiatry (AACAP) (2013) reported in today’s society, 50% of all marriages end in divorce leaving unsuspecting children confused, frightened, and with unearned feelings of guilt. Living with this self-imposed guilt, these children soon find there are limited resources available they can turn to that can help them understand the situation they are experiencing is in no way their fault. It…

nearest hospital, the doctors saved Eric’s life but were forced to amputate his legs, leaving him confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, he is always in pain from the wounds inflicted; he is on medication that partially helps his condition. However he is not happy with his current state of living, he misses the work on the farm and is most likely feels worthless because of the loss of his…