Question.1873 - Suzanne has come by the free "drop-in" counseling clinic were you work to get someinformation and advice. Suzanneis a 22 -yea r-old single woman who has bee1 living with her boyfriend Jack in Manhattan'slower east side for the last four years.She and Jack have been heroin addicts for as many years. She reports usingabout a 1/2 gram of heroin per day just to be able to function and feelcomfortable. In order to pay for the heroin and pay the rent on their apartment, Jack doesn't work, instead, she works the streets at night. She usually dr nks four or five beers each night before going out to work.If she can't score enough heroin, she will tryscore either some Valium or Klonopin to "t de me over until Ican get some 'horse'". She says she has tried cocaine but, "Ireally didn't care for the high all that mucl Suzanne tells you that the a lcohola nd heroin help to calm her nerves and get her through the night. She and Jack are not having sex all that much.When they do makelove he never wears a condom. He says that's what makes him different from her " john's" "Which is true because Iwon't work without a condom." Lately she has noticed ha!her breasts have become swollen and more tender. She also hasn't had her period in the last 12 weeks. She is pretty sure she is pregnant and knows it's her boyfriend's baby. However she not sure she can stop using dope or work to have the baby even though Jack wants her to keep it. She really confused at what she should do and is her asking for you to help her make son1e decisions. Her friend who works with her at night told her not to stop using dopeif she is pregnant "Because it's worse for the baby than to keep using." "Ijust don't know what Ishould do?" In thinking about this case. how could you conceptualize Suzanne's case from a CBT viewpoint? Addit onally,please discuss atleast 5 concepts from your reading that might apply to your work with Suzanne from the beginning to the end of your treatment relat onship. Please be sure to provide examples to help demonstrate your understanding and integrat on. In thinking about this case from a Reality Therapy viewpoint, how would you conceptua lize Suzanne's case? Please discuss how you might use Choice Theory and/or the WDEP modelto assist Suzanne. Please be sure to provide examples to help demonstrate your understanding and integrat on. NOTE: You must make at east 1 substantialposting and 2 substantial replies to this thread.You must part cipate in the Unit discussion board (makingpost ngs/replies) at least 3 days per unit to qualify for full credit and also have at least 1 posting by Wednesday at midnight. You also must use A PA stylein your post ng and replies so please use in-text references and provide a reference to give proper credit to the authors.
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