Reference no: EM131437550
Topic: Case Study
The following is a generic case study. Apply this case to any one group of your choice.
The client presents with concerns regarding alcohol and marijuana use. The client reports an increase in use, over the past year, to daily use. The client's social support system has changed from a culture of origin and bicultural life to one primarily influenced by partying. The client's finances are dwindling, and the client's partner is threatening to leave unless the client addresses this issue.
The client's background includes:
Age: 27 years old
Partner's age: 28 years old
White-collar professional
M. Ed. in sports physiology
Employed at present job for 3 years
Upper-low to low-medium income
Parents living, semitraditional/nonusers
Health good, somewhat stressed but not sure why
Bilingual, but ashamed to use outside of parents home
Active past spiritual/religious orientation and past practices, but not now nor in the past 2 years
Military experience and war experience
Problems sleeping/intrusive thoughts for 8 months
Occasional confusion and difficulty tracking conversations
Answer the following about this client:
What are the cultural issues? What are the issues of everyday life? Can these be differentiated?
What are the questions you need to start asking to gain a full picture of the client?
What are the treatment strategies that will benefit the client given the information you find?
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