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P0045119 - LA011837 Assessment 2 CHCAOD402A Ed 1 State of New South Wales, Department of Education & Training 2009, Version 1, December 2009

Assessment 2

What you have to do

In Assessment 2 you are required to answer all eight (8) questions below.

Task
Work effectively in the alcohol and other drugs sector
1. Explain harm minimisation and provide two examples of each of the three components of harm minimisation. 2. a) What does confidentiality mean to you? b) Are there any limitations to confidentiality for a community services worker? If so, what are they? 3. Do you think the following statements are TRUE or FALSE? a) In determining whether or not injury to a particular person in a particular situation is foreseeable, is it acceptable for a worker to take into consideration what is already known of that persons capacity to deal with comparable situations? True False b) An employer cannot be held legally responsible for the negligence of its employee. True False Harm reduction Demand reduction Supply reduction

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c) For a worker to be found negligent, some harm or injury has to have occurred. True False d) Talking to your supervisor about a duty of care dilemma breaches your clients confidentiality. True False e) The client has no rights when you, as a professional worker, deem their safety to be at risk. True False f) Personal values of a worker have no bearing on duty of careit is a professional, objective decision-making process. True False g) Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. True False h) Alcohol is similar in chemical structure to anaesthetic. True False i) There are 10 grams of alcohol in a standard drink. True False j) Alcohol withdrawal is more life threatening than heroin withdrawal. True False k) Alcohol can cause dementia. True False l) Drinking during pregnancy is one of the leading causes of intellectual disability among children in Australia. True False m) Naltrexone (a drug used to treat heroin dependence) has been used for the treatment of alcohol dependence. True False

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n) Heroin is a very effective painkiller that is prescribed for pain in other countries including England. True False o) Heroin mimics the naturally occurring neurotransmitter endorphinsour natural painkiller. True False p) Heroin withdrawal is usually not life threatening. True False q) One of the major side effects of opiate use is constipation. True False r) Babies born heroin dependent do not usually have brain damage. True False 4. After work, Mary usually stops off at the pub to have a few drinks with her friends. Over the past week, due to some personal problems, her GP has prescribed her Valium, which she takes three times a day. After a few drinks, Mary feels quite drunk and light-headed, even though she has only had two drinks. a) What do you think has occurred? b) What are the risks for Mary? c) What message would you provide for Mary about the mixing of drugs? 5. Case Study Imagine that you are a worker in a material aid agency, such as The Smith Family or St Vincent de Paul. Samantha comes to see you. She is from Taiwan and has lived in Australia for seven years, moving here to be near her husbands extended family. Her English is stilted and difficult to understand. You discover that Samantha is a single parent of three children aged 7 to 14 years old. Two years ago, her aged parents migrated to Australia to live with her, after her husband died. Samanthas father died two days ago. She tells you her mother is now very ill. Samantha and her mother are pensioners. Her seven year-old has severe bronchitis and may need hospitalisation. You discover that the family are living in conditions that would make this illness worse, and that there is little food in the house. Samantha, however,

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is not concerned about that. She appears quite composed but says she is worried because she is trying to organise her fathers funeral, with the help of her 14-year old son, and it needs to be just right. It is Taiwanese custom that the funeral should be elaborate and large, and her mother especially wants it to be done in the traditional way because they believe that her father will not rest comfortably without such ceremony. Samantha is worried that if it is not done this way, her mother may also die or end up in hospital, and that Samanthas son will lose face in the community. Samantha asks you for financial help to pay for the funeral. a) How might your own values and beliefs affect the way you respond to Samantha (be honest)? b) What beliefs, behaviours or values might Samantha have that differ from our dominant cultural beliefs? c) How might these differences affect the interviewing context and the interviewing relationship? d) What are the important things you need to consider in interviewing Samantha to ensure you help her in a culturally relevant way? 6. Case study Maria is a 36-year old woman who is married to Joe. They have three children aged between four and eight and have been married for twelve years. Both Maria and Joe work in the computer industry and have done so since leaving university in the late 80s. Maria works three days a week and Joe works full-time. Until recently, Maria had thought that everything was all right in her relationship with Joe. They were able to talk about most issues comfortably, though Maria tended to bring up what was troubling her more often than Joe. They do argue on occasions but never heatedly as both came from families where open conflict was frowned upon. They had both felt that they had lost sight of each other when the children were little but Maria felt she had worked hard to be more available to Joe over the past two to three years. They had a good social life, enjoyed doing things together and had a reasonably good sexual relationship. Maria had thought that both she and Joe had similar values and expectations for the present and future. Money had been tight since the children were born as they had dropped from two well paid jobs to one income. For the past two years Maria has worked and so there has been an increase in their disposable income.

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Maria reported that for the past six months Joe has been moody, coming home late from work and has been either coming home drunk or else drinking to excess when he comes home. He has also tended to alternate between being very loving and remorseful and being distant and belligerent. When Maria has expressed concern about his drinking and his behaviour Joe has said that he hasnt a problem but that work is stressful and he needs to unwind. She feels that he refuses to talk about it and just gets angry when she brings it up. Maria is frightened that Joe is becoming an alcoholic or that he is having an affair and is using alcohol to deal with his guilt. She loves him and is committed to keeping the family together but is frightened to push him any more as that might give him an excuse to either leave or get drunk. She finds it difficult to sleep and eat, is losing her cool with the children over minor matters and finds that she cant concentrate at work. a) What would be the goal of the first counselling session with Maria? b) Who is your client and how would you make sure that you focus on this person? c) How would you establish rapport with Maria? d) What information would you give Maria when you start the counselling session? e) How could you get Maria talking? f) Paraphrase Marias statements in paragraph two of the case study. g) Reflect Marias feelings about what is happening in her relationship with Joe. h) What are the key issues presented in the case study? i) Give a summary of the case study. j) Who might you refer Maria to for further support? 7. a) Betty is 61 years old and has a 30-year history of very heavy alcohol abuse. She still drinks but not as much as she used to. Betty has great difficulty with her memory and often gets lost if she goes for a walk. She is unable to adequately care for herself and most of the time has little or no memory of when she last ate

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or had a drink. From time to time she forgets to go to the toilet which causes her great embarrassment. What do think might be some of Bettys daily needs? b) Alan is 44 years old and has been living on the streets for the past three years. Alandiagnosed with schizophreniawas previously in a group home but got bored and decided to travel. Alan is now unable to go back to a group home due to his alcohol addiction. If you were to stop and have a conversation with Alan you may think that you were having a conversation with a much older man. Alan has done it tough, he looks weather beaten, though is friendly and always has a story to tell. What do think might be some of Alans daily needs? c) Tracey and Peter shoot up speed three to four times a day. They have been doing this for the past 18 months. They have a long history of injecting drug use going back about 15 years. Back then, the drug of choice was heroin. Both of them are HCV positive and, although considering treatment, have not got around to it. They are both quite ill with the virus and have many symptoms such as fatigue, pain in the area of the liver, nausea and loss of appetite. On top of this, they are in the process of being evicted from their flat for non-payment of rent. What do think might be some of the daily needs for Tracey and Peter? 8. Joe is a 25-year-old man who has a history of excessive alcohol use. Joe drinks most days after work with his colleagues. On the weekends, Jo plays touch football and goes out with friends; drinking is usually involved with these occasions. Joe lives with his girlfriend who does not drink. Joes girlfriend doesnt like Joes drinking. Joe has been coerced into seeing a counsellor after he was recently caught drink driving. a) If you were involved with counselling Joe and asked him what the good things about his drinking were what might he state? Write down three possible good things. b) If Joe were asked about the less good things about his drinking what might be some possible responses? Write down three possible less good things. c) How might Joe respond to being in the counselling context? d) Record three things that you might say to work with any resistance arising in the counselling session.

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