{"id":437493,"date":"2018-08-29T22:38:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T22:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essaypaper.org\/?p=32014"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:01:45","slug":"the-social-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/the-social-models\/","title":{"rendered":"The Social Models"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-lg-10 col-md-9 col-sm-16\">\n<p class=\"form-control-static orderTopic\" title=\"The Social Models\">The Social Models<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-10 col-md-9 col-sm-16\"><label class=\"control-label\">Description<\/label>The Social Models<br \/>\nFor this assignment, imagine you are a family therapist working in an addictive behavior treatment program. Select one of the case studies to represent your &#8220;client,&#8221; who is seeking help from your program. You can use one that you used in the previous assignments, or you can choose to use a different one.<br \/>\n** Case Study**<br \/>\nCase 3:<br \/>\nLee Kim is a female attorney. At 30 years old, she finds her abuse of alcohol and marijuana is now negatively affecting her work.<\/p>\n<p>DEMOGRAPHICS AND COMORBIDITY<br \/>\n30\u2013year\u2013old single Asian female attorney, lives alone, has successful legal practice in a large law firm.<\/p>\n<p>SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS<br \/>\nLives alone in a nice condominium, which she can afford due to her lucrative legal practice. Raised in the U.S. by first-generation immigrants from Japan along with an older brother who is a successful entrepreneur. Hired by the prominent law firm after graduating from a prestigious law school. No religious affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>Addiction History<br \/>\nBegan drinking and occasional use of marijuana after entering college and being away from home for the first time. Maintained heavy use of alcohol and marijuana throughout law school but has recently been abusing cocaine, and this has begun to negatively affect her work performance.<\/p>\n<p>TREATMENT HISTORY<br \/>\nWas referred to a campus-based brief treatment program after a college fraternity party where she was excessively intoxicated by combined alcohol and marijuana abuse. Successfully completed the minimum program requirements without further treatment.<\/p>\n<p>REASON FOR SEEKING TREATMENT<br \/>\nReferred to treatment through the Employee Assistance Program at her law firm.<\/p>\n<p>REASON FOR SEEKING TREATMENT<br \/>\nReferred to treatment through the Employee Assistance Program at her law firm.<\/p>\n<p>Assignment Instructions<br \/>\nComplete the following sections for this assignment:<\/p>\n<p>Introduction\u2014In this section of the paper:<br \/>\nIdentify the client from the case study and briefly summarize the client&#8217;s demographic characteristics and addictive behavior history that are relevant to the social models of addiction.<br \/>\nThis section sets the stage for the next sections.<br \/>\nApplications of Social Models\u2014In this section:<br \/>\nApply your understanding of one or more of the social models of addiction (such as family systems and mutual-help groups) to your client.<br \/>\nDo client demographics and history suggest that your client would benefit from a social model of addiction?<br \/>\nBased on your interpretation, what social model treatment strategies might you recommend for this client?<br \/>\nSociocultural Factors and the Social Models\u2014In this section:<br \/>\nDescribe how sociocultural factors (family structure, family roles, family systems, peer influence, community support) affect the client&#8217;s addictive behavior from the perspective of the social models.<\/p>\n<p>Does the media present social models of addiction with the same support shown to the medical, pharmaceutical, and recovery industries?<br \/>\nDescribe sociocultural factors that may contribute to the addictive behavior as well as factors that may be helpful in overcoming the addiction from the perspective of the social models of addiction.<br \/>\nSociocultural Factors and Professional Development\u2014Finally, in this section:<br \/>\nDescribe how awareness of sociocultural factors affects your professional development.<br \/>\nHow have your professional beliefs been affected by media portrayals of the disease model? Do you believe race, education, economic status, or neighborhood quality affect one&#8217;s chances of becoming addicted?<br \/>\nDo you believe family structure, family roles, family systems, peer pressure, and community support affect one&#8217;s chances of becoming addicted or recovering from addiction?<br \/>\nHow might the adoption of a specific model of addiction (disease, psychological, social) affect your chances for employment as an addiction professional? Provide examples to support your best critical thinking.<br \/>\nAssignment Requirements<br \/>\nLength: The paper should be 3\u20134 pages, excluding the title page and resources page.<br \/>\nReferences: Throughout your paper, apply relevant research findings from scholarly literature using in-text citations to support your reasoning. Include references for each of your citations in a separate reference page at the end of your paper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Models DescriptionThe Social Models For this assignment, imagine you are a family therapist working in an addictive behavior treatment program. Select one of the case studies to represent your &#8220;client,&#8221; who is seeking help from your program. 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