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JCPH Substance Abuse Counseling Program - Take home message
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Problem Solving
• Evaluate the problem
• Diagnose the problem
• Utilize known information about the diagnosed problem
• Evaluate client resources/strengths
• Determine the best course of treatment
• Implement the treatment
Problem
Problem Solving
Solution Building• Determine the desired goal• Assist the client in creating a detailed
description of the goal• Assist the client in evaluating where he/she
is in relation to the desired goal• Assist the client in evaluating times in
which he/she was successful in moving toward the desired goal
• Work backward to discover keys to success
Problem
Solution Building
Provide Basic Substance Abuse Treatment Services
• Up to 8 hours of service per week
• Full evaluation
• Groups
• Individual sessions
• Family sessions
• Abstinence monitoring (urine screens, breathalyzers)
Animal Assisted Activities/Therapy Program
• Program began in the fall of 2003
• Now have 2 therapy dogs
• Each have designated work days
• Both dogs are credentialed as Reading Education Assistance Dogs
• Both dogs are Nationally registered through the Delta Society
Jasper
Rocky
Benefits of Using Animals
An animal’s very presence has been shown to:
• Decrease blood pressure
• Lower heart rate
• Decrease amount of medication needed
• Speed recovery times
Use of Therapy Dogs at JCPH
• Used primarily in the Substance Abuse Counseling Program with treatment client
• Dogs visit JCPH staff for stress relief
• Visits take place in quiet settings (not main clinic waiting room)
• Children must have parent’s permission
• Children must be sitting down and quiet during a visit