NTRODUCTION

Summary of the case

John is a 42-year-old male who is an alcoholic, he has been married to Margret

for 17 years and they have two children together.

Currently Margaret serves as the sole role of parent and she does drink

occasionally.

2.

TREATMENT ISSUES IN RECOVERY

Lack of trust in the usefulness of treatment

The lack of understanding of John's problem requiring treatment

Behavioral issues in the children

Distance between family members

Financial issues

Psychiatric issues

Emotional issues

Communication issues

3.

INTERVENTIONS FOR THE SMITH FAMILY

Substance abuse disorder/alcoholism is often from the family.

Solution-Focused Therapy for Substance Abuse (Barry, 1999)

Addresses the life problems which leads to treating substance abuse

Brief Family Therapy

Structural family therapy: Focuses on family expectations and behavior (Barry,

1999).

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Helps enhance the client's coping skills and behavior with the change of

perceptions and beliefs (APA.org, 2017)

Supportive Expressive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Maintains the client's functioning and promote the expression of conflicts.

4.

DISCHARGE/TREATMENT PLAN FOR THE SMITH FAMILY

Social planning

Enhance client behavior and interactions

Support groups

Self-help groups such as 12-step programs like AA

Goals for the family

Improve interactions among the family members

Improve communications

Prevent relapse for John

Create structure by defining proper boundaries and roles between family members

Smith Family Case Study

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- Rituals and rules

Parents will perform their parental roles

Children will abide and respect the parents

Mother and father will love and honor one another

Parents will each spend time with their children, father spends time with Robert,

mother spends time with Tina

-Relapse prevention strategies and family response

Practice self-care (Stohs, Schneekloth, Geske, Biernacka & Karpyak,2019).

Create relation times

Be aware of possible triggers

5.

CONCLUSION

Now that you have an outline for your final Smith Family Case Study Essay assignment, start working on the final essay.

describe the typical characteristics, rules and roles of the Smith family as well as the details you would include as the therapist in a discharge/treatment plan for the family. Include the following r:1.Describe some of the treatment issues that the Smith family may be facing in their recovery.2.Describe at least four interventions that might be indicated for the Smith family as they move forward in their treatment.3.Details for a discharge/treatment plan for the family that includes the following:a.Social planningb.Support groupsc.Goals and objectives for the familyd.Rituals and rules to try to abide bye.Relapse prevention strategies and how the family can respond to John when they are concerned about his sobriety4.Include at least four scholarly sources in addition to the textbook to support your findings