The Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients with Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction
Examine Case Study: A Puerto Rican Woman with Comorbid Addiction. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be sure to assess client factors and history to develop personalized therapy plans for clients with impulsivity, compulsivity, and addiction. Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in clients requiring therapy for impulsivity, compulsivity, and addiction. Evaluate the efficacy of treatment plans. Analyze ethical and legal implications related to prescribing therapy for clients with impulsivity, compulsivity, and addiction.
At each decision point stop to complete the following:
Decision #1
Which decision did you select? Naltrexone (Vivitrol) injection, 380 mg intramuscularly in the gluteal region every 4 weeks.
Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?
Decision #2 Refer to a counselor to address gambling issues.
Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?
Decision #3 Explore the issue that Mrs. Perez is having with her counselor and encourage her to continue attending the Gamblers Anonymous meetings.
Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references.
Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they different
