During this week’s assignment you will have an opportunity to put everything you have learned in this course into practice. You will be in the role of a substance abuse counselor with the goal of providing an accurate assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan for Barbara. Write an 8-10 scholarly research paper incorporating the following elements:
an assessment of the client
determine the client’s diagnoses by accessing the DSM–5-TR in the Purdue Global library
the level of risk for the client
a treatment plan for the client that includes a minimum of one long-term and three short-term SMART goals
address the epidemiological implications associated with treating this client
Address the legal, socio-cultural and ethical considerations associated with treating Barbara
discuss how you would apply what you learned to your own work in the profession
Your Assignment should be an 8-10 page essay, not including the Title and Reference pages, and should include the following elements:
Title page: Provide your name, title of Assignment, course and unit number, and date
Body: Answer the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs
The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. The communication of your thoughts must be highly ordered, logical, and unified, displaying exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics :
Use the readings from Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and at least five academic sources of information such as peer-reviewed journals (published within the last five years) from the Purdue Library, or textbooks
Reference Page: Sources in APA format
Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced
Use the following in addition to other resources
Atkins, C. (2021). Co-occurring disorders: a whole-person approach to the assessment and treatment of substance use and mental disorders. PESI Publishing.
NAADAC (2023). NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals NCC AP: The National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals Code of Ethics. http://www.naadac.org/code-of-ethics