For example, clients who are addicted and instructed by the criminal justice department, often times present unique challenges. Challenges come by way of the client’s inability to distinguish between abstinence and sobriety. Therefore, one (clients) must be educated about the disease of addiction; thus, addiction education can be facilitated through group therapy. The following
It is just crazy to me to think that the drugs that these kids are being prescribed are causing them to commit acts of violence upon other people or do very crazy things. The documentary opened up with a teenager named Cory Baadsgard, who was apparently on the prescribed drug Paxil which caused him to have hallucinations. He discussed an incident in where he did not want to go to school and decided that he would go later in the day. The only thing that he remembered was waking up in a juvenile detention center and was told that he held hostages at gunpoint. In the documentary they also displayed the terrible Columbine shooting that occurred in which two teens took many lives and one of them was on prescription drugs as well.
1009). This indicates the complexity in managing bipolar disorder. Studies also show that psychotherapy is necessary to supplement and optimize the effects of medication (Steinkuller and Rheineck 338). Cognitive behavioral therapy helps patients manage the disorder by replacing negative behaviors with positive ones. Education is important with this form of treatment so clients can recognize how different factors affect the course of the disease and what they can do to manage these factors (Steinkuller and Rheineck 342).
It helped to understand his faulty behaviors and decision making and to hopefully take a step toward the right path of correcting such irrational thought processes. It gives the treatment team the ability to begin to uncover the reasons that are behind the outwardly manifested behaviors. There are previous studies who have analyzed sexual offender behavior using a CBT approach. Using the CBT approach for future treatment with Bradley will enable the treatment team to specifically look into how Bradley feels his risk factors are affecting him. This treatment plan focuses on taking negative thinking patterns and inserting positive thinking patterns in their place.
Let’s take, for example, the drug OxyContin, lets’ examine what happened to this medication. Just like Marijuana, It was created to help people from pain, but turned out to be a menace to society. Prescriptions being altered, doctors giving excessive amounts of money, addicts breaking into pharmacies and hurting people. The legalization of marijuana will bring more criminal activity because of the lack of impaired judgment associated with the drug. An individual will have impaired judgment and altered decision making if found to be under the influence of
The demographic group most affected by the war on drugs and the incarceration boom are the juveniles. Youth who turn to drugs and alcohol abuse are faced with harsh reality at YSI Facilities, another branch of the private prison industry. Rather than being charged with fines appropriate to their offenses and being sent to rehabilitation or other forms of drug treatment, non-violent offenders are locked away with long, harsh sentences. This profit-driven war on drugs and other substance abuse ruins the lives of the inmates, turning them into harder criminals by exposing them to such environments. According to a project run by The Huffington Post, 40% of juvenile offenders sent to private prisons on account of drug related crimes are arrested and convicted of harsher crimes in less than a year from their release (Kirkham).
Policies and procedures they mitigate and handle drug use in the workplace is a key factor in deterring drug use in the workplace that many organizations need to maintain. Absenteeism Drug abuse in the workplace is a serious problem. Workers coming in under the influence of illicit or licit drugs can cause many problems in the workplace. Absenteeism is one of the problems that can be created. Absenteeism can become a great burden on coworkers since they are the ones who have to pick up the slack from the absent employee.
Workplace Drug Screening 1 Workplace Drug Screening Opinion Paper Psy/425 August 15, 2015 Workplace Drug Screening 2 Many employers in the United States require pre-employment drug screenings before they will hire an individual for open positions, as well as random drug screenings during the employee’s duration of employment. If an employee, fails a drug test employers legally have good cause to deny employment, fire or deny an individual from a promotion. Drug testing laws vary by municipality and state and certain employers. For example, Government jobs encourage treatment and rehabilitation versus punishment. Not every employer has a mandatory zero-tolerance policy.
A Corrections Counselor will evaluate the psychosocial functions of an offender and evaluate how he/she needs treatment to transition back into society. The Corrections Counselor needs to look at the rehabilitation that is most effective for each individual while they are an inmate. Treatment can include counseling and educational services as well as surveys from the inmate to help in aiding
In addition, the policy clearly states what the consequences are if an employee does decides to partake in illegal drug activities and employed with the organization, whether it be termination, discipline, legal actions, or access to rehab. In this paper Team D will discuss Company Y in analyzing a drug-free workplace environment for its employees. Company Y is concerned about the cost associated with the policy and wants to look at these at all angles before making the decision whether to incorporate such a policy within the company. Team D has been contacted to provide a good thorough policy for Company Y, if the company does decide to adopt Team D policy. As Team D make a proposal to Company Y, the team will discuss prevalence of illicit and prescription drug users in the United States workforce, assess the affect of drug abuse on absenteeism, accidents, downtime, turnover, theft, morale, and productivity, and describe key characteristics and benefits associated with a drug-free workplace.