Assignment
You are working as a support worker to help people deal with AOD issues as prepared in treatment plan. Mark is one of your clients who is 65 years old and suffering from high blood pressure and heart problem. He is addicted to alcohol and has started taking other drugs as well. The treatment plan says that he can have only 50ml of alcohol per week and if he takes it daily and in more quantity his condition will get worse.
Mark doesn't follow the treatment plan and doesn't listen to you as well. He doesn't want to take care of his health as he lost his wife couple of months back. He has 2 children and 4 grandchildren who come to visit him fortnightly and spend whole day with him.
You have been speaking with his family about the reward system where they are willing to come and visit him every weekend if he is following the plan otherwise, they will visit him fortnightly.
Ying is also one of your clients who is 40 years old and addicted to alcohol. She got addicted to alcohol because she lost her husband, kids and pet in a plane crash and she has no one else left to live. She went into depression and started taking drugs and alcohol due to which her condition was worst. She was admitted to your care centre where you took care of her and ensured that she is healthy and gets hope to live the rest of her life. Now after 3 years, she is healthy and is not addicted to alcohol or any other drugs and has motive to live as she wants to fulfill dreams of her kids and husband.
Mark and Ying, both know each other as they sit together in the park and discuss about different things.
You need to communicate with Mark and motivate him to reduce alcohol consumption and give evidence that he still has a lot of things to do in his life and also need to give evidence about the benefits of reducing or changing the alcohol consumption habit.
Task
Answer the following question based upon the case study:
1. What four benefits will you provide to Mark for changing or reducing the alcohol or other drug consumption heading?
2. What strategies will you use to motivate Mark to reduce alcohol consumption and follow the treatment plan?
3. How the reward theory can be helpful in motivating Mark to minimise use of alcohol?