course material

1. Addiction/Substance Abuse Counsellor Interview.
Option 3: Addiction/Substance Abuse Counsellor Interview.Interview a
counsellor/therapist who works with addicted individuals. The interviewee must have
worked as an addictions counsellor for at least five consecutive years, and be willing to be
interviewed for up to one hour in person.Write a 9-10 page paper that is a critical analysis
of the individual’s story in relation to the empirical literature covered in this course. The
basic question format to be used is as follows (give the therapist a copy of these questions
prior to the interview): Demographic Information: Length of time in the field, professional
focus/training, percentage of clients receiving addictions counselling, and those focusing on
substance abuse issues. What is your theory of treatment with the substance abuse
population? What is your assessment process? What are common techniques you use? What
are ethical issues/dilemmas you confront in your practice? How do you maintain records in
family work (e.g., notes on all or just primary client)? Do you treat individuals, couples, or
families differently around substance abuse issues and if so, how are they different? How do
you view the culture of the client having an impact on substance abuse issues? In addition to
an introduction and conclusion, the interview data needs to be organized into 9 to 10 pages
using the above headings. Reminder: As a graduate level course, student work should be
based on critical thinking, not merely on summarizing or paraphrasing material.
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