Addiction

In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:

· After watching Episode 1, describe:

· What is Mr. Levy’s perception of the problem?

· What is Mrs. Levy’s perception of the problem?

· What can be some of the implications of the problem on the family as a whole?

· After watching Episode 2, describe:

· What did you think of Mr. Levy’s social worker’s ideas?

· What were your thoughts of her supervisor’s questions about her suggested therapies and his advice to Mr. Levy’s supervisor?

· After watching Episode 3, discuss the following:

· What were your thoughts about the way Mr. Levy’s therapist responded to what Mr. Levy had to say?

· What were your impressions of how the therapist worked with Mr. Levy? What did you think about the therapy session as a whole?

· Informed by your knowledge of pathophysiology, explain the physiology of deep breathing (a common technique that we use in helping clients to manage anxiety). Explain how changing breathing mechanics can alter blood chemistry.

· Describe the therapeutic approach his therapist selected. Would you use exposure therapy with Mr. Levy? Why or why not? What evidence exists to support the use of exposure therapy (or the therapeutic approach you would consider if you disagree with exposure therapy)?

· In Episode 4, Mr. Levy tells a very difficult story about Kurt, his platoon officer.

· Discuss how you would have responded to this revelation.

· Describe how this information would inform your therapeutic approach. What would you say/do next?

· In Episode 5, Mr. Levy’s therapist is having issues with his story.

· Imagine that you were providing supervision to this therapist, how would you respond to her concerns?

· Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Video 1[MUSIC PLAYING] FEMALE SPEAKER: You’re not dressed? You’re going to be late for work.

MALE SPEAKER: I’m not going to work. I’m sick.

FEMALE SPEAKER: Of course you’re sick. You’re hungover. I don’t want the boys to see you like this. Go back to bed.

MALE SPEAKER: See me like what? I told you, I’m sick.

FEMALE SPEAKER: Well, what do you call it when someone is sick almost every morning, because they drink every night while they sit in the dark watching TV?

MALE SPEAKER: You calling me a drunk?

FEMALE SPEAKER: What do you call it?

MALE SPEAKER: I call it, leave me the hell alone.

FEMALE SPEAKER: Baby, you need to stop this. It’s tearing us up. The drinking, the anger– you’re depressed.

MALE SPEAKER: You said, for better or worse.

FEMALE SPEAKER: My vows don’t cover this. You were never like this before. You’ve changed. I want us back, the way we used to be.

MALE SPEAKER: That way is dead. It died when I went to Iraq. Levy Family: Episode 1 Additional Content Attribution MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts Original Art and Photography Provided By: Brian Kline and Nico Danks

Video2

Levy Family: Episode 2

Program Transcript

FEMALE SPEAKER: I want to thank you for getting me this Levy case. I think it’s so interesting. Just can’t wait to meet with the client.

MALE SPEAKER: What do you find interesting about it?

FEMALE SPEAKER: Well, he’s just 31. Usually the vets I work with are older. If they have PTSD, it’s from traumas a long time ago. But Jake, this is all pretty new to him. He just left Iraq a year ago. You know, I was thinking he’d be perfect for one of those newer treatment options, art therapy, meditation, yoga, something like that.

MALE SPEAKER: Why?

FEMALE SPEAKER: Well, I’ve been dying to try one of them. I’ve read a lot of good things. Why? What are you thinking?

MALE SPEAKER: I’m thinking you should really think about it some more. Think about your priorities. It’s a good idea to be open-minded about treatment options, but the needs of the client have to come first, not just some treatment that you or I might be interested in.

FEMALE SPEAKER: I mean, I wasn’t saying it like that. I always think of my clients first.

MALE SPEAKER: OK. But you mentioned meditation, yoga, art therapy. Have you seen any research or data that measures how effective they are in treatment?

FEMALE SPEAKER: No.

MALE SPEAKER: Neither have I. There may be good research out there, and maybe one or two of the treatments that you mentioned might be really good ideas. I just want to point out that you should meet your client first, meet Jake before you make any decisions about how to address his issues. Make sense? FEMALE SPEAKER: Yeah.

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