NRNP 6645 Week 8 Assignment Psychotherapy for Clients With Addictive Disorders

NRNP 6645 Week 8 Assignment Psychotherapy for Clients With Addictive Disorders

A long-standing debate has roiled over whether addicts have a choice over their behaviors. The disease creates distortions in thinking, feelings, and perceptions, which drive people to behave in ways that are not understandable to others around them. Simply put, addiction is not a choice. Addictive behaviors are a manifestation of the disease, not a cause.

—Dr. Raju Hajela, former president of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine

A common misconception is that addiction is a choice, and addicts are often labeled as individuals who lack morals, willpower, or responsibility. However, addiction is a clinical disorder that must be treated with the support of a health care professional. Although many people who are exposed to potentially addictive substances and behaviors continue life unaltered by their experiences, some people are fueled by these experiences and spiral out of control.

In your role as the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, you must be prepared to not only work with these individuals who struggle with addiction but also help them and their families overcome the social stigmas associated with addictive behavior.

This week, you will assess a research article on psychotherapy for clients with addictive disorders. You also examine therapies for treating these clients and consider potential outcomes. Finally, you will discuss how therapy treatment will translate into your clinical practice.

NRNP 6645 Week 8 Assignment Psychotherapy for Clients With Addictive Disorders
Learning Objectives

Students will:

  • Analyze literature on interventions and therapeutic approaches used for treating clients with addictive disorders
  • Evaluate the application of current literature on addiction treatment to clinical practice

NRNP 6645 Week 8 Assignment Psychotherapy for Clients With Addictive Disorders Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.)

  • For reference as needed

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2020). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.

  • Chapter 9, “Motivational Interviewing”
  • Chapter 19, “Psychotherapeutic Approaches for Addictions and Related Disorders”
Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

AllCEUs Counseling Education. (2017, November 4). 187 models of treatment for addiction | Addiction counselor training series [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQkA0mIWx8A