1. Harvey and His Family Treatment Plan Your name Professor name Submission Date

2. Objectives  Assessment of Harvey’s situation  Pro’s and Con’s of Alcoholics Anonymous, Transactional Analysis and Family Systems Therapy  Harvey’s Treatment Plan  Harvey’s Recovery  Brief Strategic Family Therapy  Harvey’s Wife’s Treatment Plan/ Recovery  Harvey’s Children’s Treatment Plan/Recovery/Prevention  Issues present in treating substance abuse within that culture.

3. Harvey’s Assessment/ Need from Treatment Assessment  Married with 2 teenage children  Heavy drinker for 10 years  Wife covers for him  Absent from children’s activities  About to lose his job  Got a DUI Need from Treatment  Quit drinking  Learning new coping skills  Ways to express himself effectively  Repair relationship with friends and family

4. Pros and Cons of Treatments Methods Alcoholics Anonymous Pros:  Widespread support  Free Cons:  Can lead to complacency  Can be a big time investment with little return Transactional Analysis Pros:  Important to be aware of role  Attempt to break patterns of behavior Cons:  Not always relevant Family Systems Therapy Pros:  Looks at family relationships, behaviors, and patterns  Examines family processes and functions, (i.e. communication or problem-solving patterns) Cons:  Not all family members may be interested in this type of therapy

5. Harvey’s Treatment Plan  Problem list  Severities  Stages of Change  Set goals  Action steps  Transactional Analysis  Family Therapy  Interventions  Follow up

6. Harvey’s Recovery  Controlling Triggers and Avoiding Cravings  Avoid the things that trigger your urge to drink  Practice saying “no” to alcohol in social situations  Take an inventory of how you experience the craving  Focus on one area where you are experiencing the urge  Repeat the focusing with each part of your body that experiences the craving  Find new meaning in life  Take care of yourself  Build your support network  Develop new activities and interests  Continue treatment  Deal with stress in a healthy way  Get outside support  Lean on close friends and family  Build a sober social network

7. Brief Strategic Family Therapy  Family members are interdependent  What affects one family member affects other family members  Patterns of interaction in the family influence the behavior of each family member  Plan interventions that carefully target and provide practical ways to change those patterns of interaction

8. Harvey’s Wife’s Treatment Plan/Recovery

9. Harvey’s Children’s Treatment Plan/Recovery/Prevention

10. Issues present in Treating Substance Abuse Within the African American Culture

11. References  http://archives.drugabuse.gov/TXManuals/BSFT/BSFT2.html http://archives.drugabuse.gov/TXManuals/BSFT/BSFT2.html