Response 1: Contributing to Community Recovery Respond to the postings of other colleagues who chose a different scenario than the one that you chose. Explain whether current government policies are adequate in addressing community needs for addiction counseling. Use at least 1 reference. Needs to be ½ page in length or more Colleague: Hayley Post: The scenario involving the tornado in a small Midwestern town is the one chosen. After the tornado the entire community of that town were left with a great loss, especially with so many young children losing their lives. The first directive I would give my staff is to contact any of our clients to see if they needed anything or if they wanted to schedule an emergency session. Since most addicts are more vulnerable and could suffer from negative psychosocial consequences after a traumatic event (Johnson & Fendrich, 2009). I would also reach out to the local churches and other agencies to see if our services would be needed. Whether it be to provide emotion, mental and other supports during this time. We would set up an emergency screening station and hotline so individuals in need would be able to gain access to such services. Our goals would be to support the community, to try and decrease our current clients from relapsing. We would also try and eliminate an increase in substance abuse since drug use or substance abuse has been known to increase during or after a natural event (Johnson & Fendrich, 2009). We would implement a plan that would help supply an adequate provision for mental health and substance abuse services for these individuals (Wiley, 2006). Per Wiley, setting up a mutual aid agreement would be beneficial for clients that has survived a natural disaster (Wiley, 2006). In previous legislation substance abuse has not been included in any law governing disaster response this would hinder substance abuse counselor access to relief funding. This would impact the extent of services that an addiction professional could provide. The Stafford Act (FEMA) can also impact the services that they provide by taking a long time to answer requests since substance abuse is not written in the law (Wiley, 2006). References: Johnson, T. P., & Fendrich, M. (2009). Substance use under conditions of uncertainty and trauma: An introduction.  Substance Use and Misuse, 44 (12), 1661–1664.  Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (2006). Substance abuse counseling written into federal disaster response bill. Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 18 (33), 5–6. Response 2: Perceived Crisis Influencing Addiction Respond to a colleague who described a different influence or perceived crisis than the one that you described. Describe a crisis intervention model different from the one that your colleague chose and explain why the method that you selected might be more successful. Use the Resources and the current literature to support your ideas. Use at least 1 reference. Needs to be ½ page in length or more Coll ...

1. Response 1: Contributing to Community Recovery
Respond
to the postings of other colleagues who chose a different
scenario than the one that you chose. Explain whether current
government policies are adequate in addressing community
needs for addiction counseling.
Use at least 1 reference. Needs to be ½ page in length or more
Colleague: Hayley
Post:
The scenario involving the tornado in a small Midwestern town
is the one chosen. After the tornado the entire community of
that town were left with a great loss, especially with so many
young children losing their lives. The first directive I would
give my staff is to contact any of our clients to see if they
needed anything or if they wanted to schedule an emergency
session. Since most addicts are more vulnerable and could
suffer from negative psychosocial consequences after a
traumatic event (Johnson & Fendrich, 2009).
I would also reach out to the local churches and other agencies
to see if our services would be needed. Whether it be to provide
emotion, mental and other supports during this time. We would
set up an emergency screening station and hotline so individuals
in need would be able to gain access to such services. Our goals
would be to support the community, to try and decrease our
current clients from relapsing. We would also try and eliminate
an increase in substance abuse since drug use or substance
abuse has been known to increase during or after a natural event
(Johnson & Fendrich, 2009). We would implement a plan that

2. would help supply an adequate provision for mental health and
substance abuse services for these individuals (Wiley, 2006).
Per Wiley, setting up a mutual aid agreement would be
beneficial for clients that has survived a natural disaster (Wiley,
2006).
In previous legislation substance abuse has not been included in
any law governing disaster response this would hinder substance
abuse counselor access to relief funding. This would impact the
extent of services that an addiction professional could provide.
The Stafford Act (FEMA) can also impact the services that they
provide by taking a long time to answer requests since
substance abuse is not written in the law (Wiley, 2006).
References:
Johnson, T. P., & Fendrich, M. (2009). Substance use under
conditions of uncertainty and
trauma: An introduction.
Substance Use and Misuse, 44
(12), 1661–1664.
Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (2006). Substance abuse counseling
written into federal disaster response
bill.
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 18
(33), 5–6.

3. Response 2: Perceived Crisis Influencing Addiction
Respond
to a colleague who described a different influence or perceived
crisis than the one that you described. Describe a crisis
intervention model different from the one that your colleague
chose and explain why the method that you selected might be
more successful. Use the Resources and the current literature to
support your ideas.
Use at least 1 reference. Needs to be ½ page in length or more
Colleague: Hayley
Post:
Two factors that are outside an individual’s control that could
result in a perceived crisis would be a massive house fire and a
natural disaster; such as an earthquake or tornado (Johnson &
Fendrich, 2009). These events can cause an addict to relapse or
for someone to increase substance use. The reason behind it
would be how these traumatic events effect their overall mental
wellbeing. A natural disaster could cause the treatment facilities
to close down and for SUDs to lose their support systems. A
massive house fire could put a strain on addicts that are already
struggling with their sobriety, it can increase the risk of
individuals turning to substances to help deal with financial
ruin, dislocation and personal tragedy (Policy watch, 2006).
These individuals are prone to increased stress and substance
abuse, which can cause stress-related problems like PTSD and
depression. Conducting a needs assessment, funding hotlines
and referring to 12 step programs, crisis interventions services
would be an effective in facing factors (Policy watch, 2006).
This would be beneficial to try and catch the relapse before it

4. happened or to stop the usage before it starts. Allowing victims
the opportunity to talk out their issues and to seek other
services before the issue spirals out of control.
References:
Johnson, T. P., & Fendrich, M. (2009). Substance use under
conditions of uncertainty and
trauma: An introduction.
Substance Use and Misuse, 44
(12), 1661–1664.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Policy watch. Disasters and substance use disorders: response
and responsibility. (2006).
Journal
of Addictions Nursing (Taylor & Francis Ltd)
,
17
(1), 71-77.