Discussion: over-treatment and under-treatment of addiction | SOCW 6202 – Treatment of Addictions | Walden University
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Week 4: Levels of Treatment and Intervention;
Required Readings
Doweiko, H. E. (2019). Concepts of chemical dependency (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage.
Chapter 28, “The Assessment of Suspected Substance Use Disorders” (pp. 389-404)
Chapter 29, “Intervention” (pp. 405-413)
Chapter 30, “Treatment Settings” (pp. 415-422)
Chapter 33, “The Process of Treatment” (pp.448-468)
Mee-Lee, D., & Gastfriend, D. R. (2015). Patient placement criteria. In M. Galanter, & H. D. Kleber (Eds.), The American psychiatric publishing textbook of substance abuse treatment (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Prochaska, J. O., DiClemente, C. C., & Norcross, J. C. (1992). In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors. American Psychologist, 47(9), 1102–1114
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2012b). Counseling session 2. [Multimedia file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Post an example of potential over-treatment and an example of potential under-treatment for Marge. Explain the possible consequences of your chosen example. As a helping professional, explain how you would mitigate the potential for over-treating or under-treating clients. Support your response using the resources and the current and seminal literature regarding such factors as levels of treatment, patient placement criteria, and client’s stage of readiness.
