Interventions and Assessment



Interventions and Assessment

Thesis Statement

Groups assesemnts are a better source of dealing with the problem rather than going for punishments

Introduction

The paper deals with the case study of Joe and how his life events lead him to where he is. In this paper, we aim to select a mode of assessment for the patients which is more suitable and appropriate for them according to their different needs. Group Assessment allows participants, through the sessions, understand their ways of relating to others with neutral partners from whom they receive feedback. During the sessions, different techniques are taught which includes listening skills, rephrasing, role playing, etc. In group assessment, sharing emotions, suffering, fear of rejection, need for affirmation, are expressed and worked on several, thus facilitating the learning of new responses, sometimes the expression of emotions found or development of behavior never before imagined. Confronting the eyes of members of a group takes place in a climate of trust and goodwill. This makes you want peace of mind and courage to go at once to the other without too much fear and independence necessary to the harmonious development of our personality. In contrast to that, individual assessment is different, which allows the patients to have a one on one session with the facilitator and this allows him to get detailed attention.

Overview of Case Study

The case study is about the life of a 24 year old African American, named Joe who has been a heavy drinker and marijuana smoker since his teens and recently starting taking cocaine. Joe lives with an aunt and uncle, paying a small monthly rent for a basement room, and he hangs out with his street buddies most of the time, frequently at wrong places. This actually shows his desire to stay away from all the difficult circumstances of his life and find eternal peace through drugs and other addictive things. Joe never knew his father and was raised by his grandparents. His alcoholic mother left Joe and two younger brothers in his grandparents' care when she ran off with a man. His beloved, very religious grandfather died of complications from diabetes when he was in high school. His family life has never been stable throughout from the time of his birth, and this can be seen in his person laity as he is always quite aggressive and willing to fight. It can also be observed from the given case study that Joe never got attention proper attention from his family, which can also be signified as a contributing factor to where he is now.

Later in the case study, it can be observed that Joe gets into in serious trouble because of a street brawl that he got into after a dance ended with the shooting death of one of his friends. Joe is one of those charged, though he swears he was not involved. He was, however, so drunk and high that he does not remember what happened. Because Joe has a history of fighting while drunk ...