The Role Of Client s Mentor / Social Worker - 1576 Words

On the onset of meeting with the client rapport was established. Our sessions consisted of exploring solutions, developing personal growth and giving encouragement and support. Client played a role in the decision making process and was aware of the steps and changes that had to be made in order to achieve each goal in his plan. The most important aspect of my role as client’s mentor/social worker is providing empowerment and offering guidance on education and career activities and assisting client in getting involved in training programs within his areas of interest as well as focusing on his recovery. Throughout each session, client was engaged in dialogues that focuses on increasing his self esteem and was taught specific strategies for†¦show more content†¦He is currently receiving treatment for his mental health diagnosis. Client has also decided on being referred to our outpatient substance abuse treatment program to assist in reducing influences in his current life circumstances that might motivate him to relapse or offend. Although few drug abusers who seek treatment are able to abstain for any significant period of time, those who enter treatment and stick with it benefit tremendously as does society (Danzer, 2012). His primary counselor and myself works collaboratively to ensure that client received the best treatment that would effectively assist him in developing skills to maintain abstinence and to achieve future success. In addition, client was approved by his half-way housing to attend Narcotic Anonymous (NA) meetings once weekly; this meeting is held at the agency. In a cross-sectional study of NA members, longer abstinence durations were associated with lower levels of anxiety (DeLucia, Bergman, Beitra, Howrey, Seibert, Ellis, Mizrachi, 2016). According to researcher findings, non-medication therapies like NA emphasize abstinence rather than maintenance on opioids and on their concern even medically prescribed methadone, is viewed as a mood altering drug that reinforces substance dependence and impede recovery (Khodabandeh, Kahani, Shadnia, Abdollahi, 2012). Client’s decision to attend NA meeting has helped him regain his