Exam 6: Substance Abuse: A Harm Reduction Approach Elizabeth Eastlund and Eugenia L Weiss

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Identify and describe at least three of the realities suggested by the Harm Reduction Coalition that practitioners should explore in order to be culturally competent with the population seeking recovery.

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The population seeking recovery will benefit from culturally competent practice when practitioners seek to ask about their situations of poverty, class, and social inequalities. These three factors are important indicators for care because it allows the practitioner to learn more about their economic status, their economic standing prior to current situations, and the challenges of discrimination and stigma they are experiencing as a result of their use.

What three areas should be surveyed during a comprehensive assessment with a user seeking recovery?

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What are the two drug and alcohol models used in the United States today?

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What are two types of assessments used with clients in recovery?

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What is the term used to describe two or more disorders?

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When a client asks about a practitioner's substance use history, the client has crossed a boundary and should be told to facilitate their own process.

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Three common types of addiction are nicotine, alcohol, and drugs.

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A legal concern that social workers have about their clients is their engagement in behavior which may result in criminal charges.

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The role of a social worker in recovery is to provide support and education options for recovery, to facilitate the healing process, and to understand boundaries for change.

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Which model believes that a person's drug use will worsen over time and pays no attention to environmental factors?

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Describe three services drug users can obtain through needle exchange programs beyond the receipt of clean needles.

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When using the harm reduction philosophy, the drug user is the expert.

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What philosophy of drug and alcohol treatment is geared at reducing harms caused by drug use at the mezzo and macro level of the process?

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What is the primary goal of an assessment with someone seeking recovery from drug and alcohol?

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All races use drugs and alcohol at very different rates.

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Question 15

The term "chaos" is closely related to what other term used in drug and alcohol treatment?

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Describe why working with substance users is complex and what social workers can do to create a more welcoming environment for this population.

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Social workers have a responsibility to protect their clients when they disclose an intention to use drugs or alcohol.

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What term explains the process by which an alcohol or drug user moves from experimentation to occasional use to regular use to heavy abuse to dependence and eventually to chaos?

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What are the two philosophies common in drug and alchohol treatment?

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Exam 6: Substance Abuse: A Harm Reduction Approach Elizabeth Eastlund and Eugenia L Weiss

Identify and describe at least three of the realities suggested by the Harm Reduction Coalition that practitioners should explore in order to be culturally competent with the population seeking recovery.

What three areas should be surveyed during a comprehensive assessment with a user seeking recovery?

What are the two drug and alcohol models used in the United States today?

What are two types of assessments used with clients in recovery?

What is the term used to describe two or more disorders?

When a client asks about a practitioner's substance use history, the client has crossed a boundary and should be told to facilitate their own process.

Three common types of addiction are nicotine, alcohol, and drugs.

A legal concern that social workers have about their clients is their engagement in behavior which may result in criminal charges.

The role of a social worker in recovery is to provide support and education options for recovery, to facilitate the healing process, and to understand boundaries for change.

Which model believes that a person's drug use will worsen over time and pays no attention to environmental factors?

Describe three services drug users can obtain through needle exchange programs beyond the receipt of clean needles.

When using the harm reduction philosophy, the drug user is the expert.

What philosophy of drug and alcohol treatment is geared at reducing harms caused by drug use at the mezzo and macro level of the process?

What is the primary goal of an assessment with someone seeking recovery from drug and alcohol?

All races use drugs and alcohol at very different rates.

The term "chaos" is closely related to what other term used in drug and alcohol treatment?

Describe why working with substance users is complex and what social workers can do to create a more welcoming environment for this population.

Social workers have a responsibility to protect their clients when they disclose an intention to use drugs or alcohol.

What term explains the process by which an alcohol or drug user moves from experimentation to occasional use to regular use to heavy abuse to dependence and eventually to chaos?

What are the two philosophies common in drug and alchohol treatment?

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