Problem
Substance Abuse
Gentry is a 23-year-old Pacific Islander male, who is a recent college graduate. He is seeking treatment after being fired from his first job out of college due to too many absences and coming to work hungover. Gentry stated he started drinking socially at 18 when he entered college. At first, he would drink only on weekends at parties and would often blackout or become sick. He stated this is what his friends did, and he didn't see a problem. During his senior year, he didn't have as many classes and started to drink during the week and earlier in the day, since his classes ended at noon.
Once out in the college, he got a job a year ago, and he would go out after work with co-workers a few nights a week to drink. On the nights he didn't go out with co-workers he would drink at home by himself. Slowly drinking more and more to feel a buzz. Over the past few months, Gentry has struggle to get out of bed in the morning due to having a headache, nausea, and lack of good sleep. After being warned several times about consequences for being late over the past 3 months, he continued his drinking behavior and was eventually fired because he missed too much work.
a) Discuss the impact of a therapist who actively encourages a client to take medication when the client has strong objections to the use of a pharmacological approach to treatment. Impacts discussed should be relevant to the diagnosis of the case you selected.
b) Develop at least three recommendations for the client/family for ongoing functioning (social, occupational, and academic, if applicable), associated with the scenario you chose.