Robert Perkinson (2011) stated, “The treatment plan is the road map that a client will follow in his or her journey through treatment” (pg. 67). Read the case study below and answer the questions that are followed.
Johnny has overslept again and will be late to work for the third time this week. He has increased his alcohol use significantly after discovering 6 months ago that he will no longer have custody of his 7-year old daughter. Johnny has recently been drinking 2 pints of vodka every night by himself in his apartment and cannot stop this habit. In the mornings he experiences hand tremors, vomiting, profuse sweating, and mild visual disturbances. Johnny has thought about suicide several times recently and uses alcohol to suppress his depressive feelings. Since he has been missing work, Johnny is also in jeopardy of being fired and losing his housing.
Johnny is a new client that has been referred to therapy and you have been assigned to be his substance abuse counselor.
Identify 2 problems Johnny is experiencing
Then, establish one therapeutic long-term goal with two short-term objectives per problem
Explain your rationale for the long-term goal
Explain your rationale for each of the two short term objectives
