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I did this 2nd year in te whiuwhiu o te hauTRANSCRIPT
By Corrina Walters
ADDICTIONS
Description of addictionAnalysis of issues
One strategy of wellnessCounsellor Strengths and Challenges
Self care planReferences
INTRODUCTION
maintaining a relationship with something despite the known negative consequences.(Ngawaka-Nathan,2012)
obsessive thinking and compulsive need for drugs, alcohol, food, sex, or anything despite the resulting negative
consequences.(Recovery Connection,2005-2012)
It is, at root, a SPIRITUAL concern, because it represents a misdirected attempt to achieve wholeness, to experience
inner completeness and satisfaction(Weil, 2004)
DESCRIBE ADDICTION
alcoholic means a person whose persistent and excessive indulgence in alcoholic liquor is causing or is likely to cause serious injury to his health or is a source of harm, suffering, or serious annoyance to others or renders him incapable of
properly managing himself or his affairs
Drug addicts: addiction to intoxicating, stimulating, narcotic, or sedative drugs is causing or is likely to cause
serious injury to his health or is a source of harm, suffering, or serious annoyance to others or renders him incapable of
properly managing himself or his affairs.
(Parliament Counsel Office, 2008)
ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ADDICTION ACT 1966
Tolerance, as defined by either of the following: A need for markedly increased amounts of alcohol to achieve intoxication or desired effect or
markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of alcohol.
Withdrawal, as defined by either of the following: The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for alcohol (refer to DSM-IV for further details) or
Alcohol is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.
Alcohol is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended.
There is a persistent desire or there are unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control alcohol use.
A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain alcohol, use alcohol or recover from its effects.
Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of alcohol use.
Alcohol use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the alcohol (e.g., continued drinking despite
recognition that an ulcer was made worse by alcohol consumption).
(American Psychiatric Association, 2000)
DSM-IVCRITERIA FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
“addiction is no respecter of person. It doesn’t matter whether you are working class or middle class; young or old; male or
female, or married or single. Addictions can affect anyone of us and the way they do so varies between individuals”(Medic8,n.d)
Once an addict, always an addict
Health
Family
ISSUES
ONCE AN ADDICT, ALWAYS AN ADDICT
ONCE AN ADDICT, ALWAYS AN ADDICT
1. Frustration and internal pain, that leads to anxiety and a demand for relief
of these symptoms
2. Fantasizing about using alcohol and drugs or behaviours to relieve the
uncomfortable symptoms
3. Obsessing about using drugs and alcohol and how his or her life will be
after the use of substances
4. Engaging in the addictive activity, such as using substances in order to gain
relief (acting-out)
5. Losing control over the behaviour (substance use)
6. Developing a feeling of remorse, guilt, and shame, that lead to feelings of
dissatisfaction
7. Making a promise or resolve to oneself to stop the behaviour or substance use
8. After a period of time, the pain returns, and the addict will again begin to experience the fantasies of using
substances
(Recovery Connection,2005-2012)
ONCE AN ADDICT, ALWAYS AND ADDICT
Alcoholism is a major health problem and ranks with cancer and heart disease as a threat to health. The alarming rates
at which drug addiction is on the rise make it a massive threat in its own right
Use of alcohol and drugs is one of the leading causes of death and injury among teenagers and young adults
Around one in three adults drink at levels that put them at risk of developing a number of related health conditions,
including alcoholism and liver disease
(Lehmann,2012)
HEALTH
It impairs memory and thinking ability, ranging from one-time
"blackouts," in which the person cannot remember a night of hard
drinking, to permanent brain damage and dementia (confusion
and memory loss).
It raises the risk of cancers of the lip, mouth, neck, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, and breast
In men, it can cause impotence (inability to have an erection).
In women, it can cause infertility (inability to have a baby).
(Human Diseases and Conditions,2012)
HEALTH
HEALTH
FAMILY
FAMILY
Family members avoid sharing subjects that might lead to more pain they often wind up avoiding genuine connection with each other.(Dayton,n.d) Denial towards the addiction
codependent person may not realize that they are reinforcing their loved one’s addiction with their
“supportive” behavior.(The Recovery Place,2010) which in turn is enabling their addiction
FAMILY
(The role of the family in addiction and recovery,n.d)
THE ADDICT
THE HERO
THE SCAPEGOAT
THE MASCOT
THE LOST CHILD
THE CARETAKER
STRATEGY OF WELLNESS
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that
out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
12 STEP PROGRAM
Self Help Groups
Open group
Closed meetings
Participation meetings
Step meetings
Big Book Meetings
IMPLEMENTING 12 STEP PROGRAM
OPEN MEETINGS
CLOSED MEETINGS
PARTICIPATION MEETINGS
STEP MEETINGS
BIG BOOK
The difficulty in treating addicted people due to factors such as relapses, poor impulse control, emotional reactivity,
and/or lying to protect their addiction
The lack of knowledge (techniques) on how best to treat them
Negative personal as well as professional experiences working with addicts
Counter-transference for ex-addicted counsellors
Changes in public policy
(Miller, 2005)
CHALLENGES
Knowledge of own limitations
Acknowledgement of ones own past
Multicultural competency
STRENGTHS
Counsellors “work in a demanding field that consistently exposes themselves to the dysfunctional behavior of humans that can be discouraging, disheartening and
stressful”(Miller, 2005)
SELF CARE
SELF-CARE
Shower after sessions to wash away the counselling
Sit in calm quiet space with no thoughts
Karakia/Prayer
Spend time with whanau whenever possible
Talk to whanau, just to talk
Go on a date
Wairua Whanau
TE WHARE TAPAWHA
Read books, magazines, something that interests you
Do puzzles, jigsaws
Playing games
Go for a walk/exercise
Food
Sleep
Hinengaro Tinana
TE WHARE TAPAWHA
Description of addiction
Analysis of issues
One strategy of wellness
Counsellor Strengths and Challenges
Self care plan
References
CONCLUSION
Alcoholism. (2012). Retrieved June 13, 2012, from Human Diseases and Condition: http://www.humanillnesses.com/original/A-As/Alcoholism.html
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders(4th ed., text re.). Washington: American Psychiatric Association.
Dayton, T. (n.d). Living with addiction. Retrieved from Nacoa: http://www.nacoa.org/pdfs/the%20set%20up%20for%20social%20work%20curriculum.pdf
Human Diseases and Conditions. (2012). Alcoholism. Retrieved from Human Diseases and Conditions: http://www.humanillnesses.com/original/A-As/Alcoholism.html
Lehmann, C. (2012). Alarming and Disturbing Alcoholism Facts. Retrieved from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Help: http://www.alcoholism-and-drug-addiction-help.com/alcoholism-facts.html
Medic8.com. (n.d). Types of addictions - drug addictions. Retrieved from Medic8: http://www.medic8.com/drug-addiction/types-of-addictions.html
Miller, G. (2005). Learning the language of addiction counselling. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons Incorporated.
The role of the family in addiction and recovery. (n.d). Retrieved from 12 Step Treatment: http://www.12-step-treatment.com/treatment/role-of-the-family-in-addiction-recovery.htm
Ngawaka-Nathan, M. (Composer). (2012). Addiction Definition. Hamilton, New Zealand.
Parliament Counsel Office. (2008). Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act. Retrieved from New Zealand Legislation: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1966/0097/latest/whole.html
Recovery connection. (2005-2012). Cycle of Adddiction. Retrieved May 28, 2012, from Recovery Connection: http://www.recoveryconnection.org/cycle-of-addiction/
The Recovery Place. (2010). Codependency and recovery from codependent relationships. Retrieved from Recovered Family: http://www.recoveredfamily.com/codependency.aspx
Weil, A. (2004). Natural Health, Natural Medicine. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
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