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HMSV 452 Substance Abuse Treatment and Research 
Part 2: Research Supported Treatment Plan
Using a minimum of 5 peer reviewed articles, students will identify evidence based research that supports and proposes interventions and theoretical approaches to support their case vignette. In completing this assignment, please be sure to include and address the following components:
Audience: 
For this assignment, you will serve as the human service professional for a specific client with addiction needs. Serving in this role, you will present your client, identify and integrate evidence based research and then synthesize this information into a workable treatment plan in order for the client to begin treatment
PLEASE SEE THE EXAMPLE PAPER ATTACHED TO THE INSTRUCTIONS AS A VISUAL GUIDE
Client Information:
____ Client Name
____ Gender
____ Date of Birth
____ Race
____ Address
____ Phone Number
____ Date of Assessment
____ Date of Treatment Plan
____ Referral Source
Presenting Problem:  
____ Why is the client seeing you for services?
____ What is the client’s insight into their needs?
____ What is the client’s motivation level? Are supports available?
____ What is the legal status of the client?
___ A brief summary of the current SA usage of the client. (e.g. drug of choice, frequency of usage, method of usage, amount of usage)  
*This section should not be more than 2-3 paragraphs of your report
Short Term Goals and Objectives
____ Student develops three treatment goals
____ For each identified goal, student identifies 2-3 objectives
Ex: Goal: Sally will understand the impact her ongoing substance use will have on her unborn baby
Obj 1: Sally will obtain a primary care physician and begin to receive obstetrics/gynecology care
Obj 2: HS  professional will continue to educate Sally on the negative outcomes her continued substance abuse will have on her ability to parent her child after birth
Obj 3: HS professional will refer Sally to parenting classes
Plan for Relapse:
____ If the client were to relapse while in services, what is the agreed upon plan?
Research:
____ Student incorporated a minimum of 4 articles that were no more than 7 years old
____ What does the research say about the cause/trigger for addiction for your client? (One article should address the specific cause for addiction with your client, ex. trauma, physical injury, child abuse, peer influence etc.)
____ What does the research say about the behaviors that are a result of your client’s addiction? (E.g. identify one article that discusses your client’s displayed behavior of either lying, stealing, manipulation, drug dealing, prostitution, poor parenting etc.)
____ Identify at least two risk and two protective factors that supports their addiction (risk factors) or supports their sobriety (protective) in your scenario? After you identify these, support your answer with a minimum of one research article for each area (one article for a risk factor, one article for a protective factor).   
Example Risk factors:
Family history of addiction
Lack of housing, food, basic needs
Suicidal history
Unstable living arrangements
History of failed attempts
Enabling family/friends
History of overdose
Mental illness
Denial of addiction
Example of Protective factors
Children they wish to care for
Supportive family member
Acceptance of their addiction and a desire to recovery
Limited or no income to support their addiction.
Meaningful relationships
Psychotherapeutic Approaches and Evidence Based Practices
_____ Review chapter 8 of the Capuzzi and Stauffer (2016) text. Then identify one psychotherapeutic approach that would be appropriate to address and treat your client’s addiction.
_____ Justify your chosen approach with at least one research article that has utilized this intervention with cases that are similar to your client. What was the result of this study?
Grade Weight: 45 pts
Grading:
Rubric: Please review the assignment rubric before beginning this assignment to ensure you address all required areas.
Length: this assignment is required to be a minimum of 4-6 pages (not including title and reference pages)
APA Formatting: 
All materials submitted for evaluation will be assessed on their adherence to assignment guidelines, grammar, style, clarity, and depth of reflectiveness. Grammar, spelling, and use of APA style are mandatory. Poor grammar usage, lack of APA style, or misspelled words will seriously detract from your grade.
Submissions must adhere to APA style guidelines. This includes the following:
1) A title page                                                          
2) 1 inch margins
3) 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial)
4)  Double space
5)  Reference page
6) Running Head
7) Page Numbers
8) headings/subheadings throughout
For guidance, refer to the APA manual (reference below) and The OWL at Purdue, APA Formatting and Style Guide (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)