SOCW-6202-WK11-Assignment

Identified strengths: Marge’s love for her family is exceptional she is willing to do anything for her family. Marge also has the full knowledge that father and uncles death were caused by alcoholism.

Identified problems/deficits : Marge is suffering from diabetes, and her 12-year-old child is causing problems at home and school.

Long-term goal(s):

1.Marge will abstain from any alcoholic beverages in the next one year. With proper help and abstinence for the year, she will lower her urges for alcohol in a greatly. And if this is attained Marge should go for a one week vacation to somewhere she has always wanted to go.

2.Marge will form a strong sober circle of friends- this will by talking out more at meetings and also approaching other people who might have suffered from the same in the past.

3.Marge will get her job back- She will try to get her teaching job back or get another job.Marge can also set a goal to get a promotion at her work place in the next two years. A promotion requires hard work, hence Marge will be very occupied with her work to have time for drugs.

4. Marge will restore positive relationships-Over the time she was addicted she might have lost some good friends or even close family members. It is not easy getting all of them back but as the time goes by she can get them one by one back.

Short-term Goals

1.Marge will attend residential treatment and complete the treatment fully.

2.Marge will spare more time to have it with her family. This is by engaging in family activity such as going to the park, playing games, going to the pool, going to an amusement park and going roller-skating.

3.Marge will discard all her alcoholic beverages so as not to fall into the temptations of using the again.

4. Marge will delete the numbers of all those they drink with and will try to stay away from them as possible. As they only bring back the temptation of wanting to drink again.

5.Marge will engage herself to one positive activity daily. These activities may include cooking a new meal, meditating, praying, exercising and even journaling.

6. Marge should also be keen on her diabetes. This will go a long way in attaining recovery as she can not use drugs and alcohol at the same time.

Objectives

1.Marge will be active in all group, and individual sessions that she has gotten into, this is by commenting on the other people's addictions.

2.Marge will admit that she has an addiction problem in the individual or group sessions. Its only by admitting that a problem can be solved.

3. Marge will talk her children and husband into accepting her one day family out. It is not easy to convince everyone to have the day out. She might use her husband on this as he might be able to convince her children easily.

4.Marge will avoid contact to those she used to drink with since contacting them only tempts her to call them for a drink.

5.Marge must also take the required diabetes drugs as prescribed. The drugs limit her on the drinks she can take, and alcohol is not prescribed.

6.Marge will contact her positive friends so that she can create the old relationships with her positive friends.

Strategies

1.Marge will spare one day of the week so as to have it with the family. And on that day engage in the family activity.

2.For Marge to fully recover there will be on one-on-one individual counseling session every week.

3.Marge will make sure that she goes out with her whole family for the family day which should be placed over the weekend.

4.Marge will delete all the contacts of the persons she used to drink out with since having them only tempts her to call them for a drink.

5. Marge will at least meet one of her old positive friends weekly, and she should be fully sober as she meets them. This will help her get them back quickly as they prove that she has stopped drinking the way she used to drink.

6.Marge will buy a bicycle which will aid her to have one positive activity daily. Riding will also help her health wise in relationship to her diabetic problem.

Expected Outcome

(with time-frame)

1.Marge’s report on the number of friends she has been able to meet and come to terms with in the last 12 months

2. Marge’s report and also the counselors report on Marge’s attendance to the counseling sessions. In the last 12 months

3 Marge’s report and also the counselors or the groups report on her activity in the group's discussions in the last 12 months.

5.Her husband’s report on Marge’s work commitment in the last 12 months.

6. Marge’s husband’s report and also the children's report on Marge’s family day out activity and her commitment to the day in the last 12 months.

7.Employer’s or the workmate’s report on her working or dedication to her work for the last 12 months.

8. the medical practitioners report on Marge’s improvement on her diabetes condition in the last 12 months.

9.Marge’s report on the number of contacts and negative friends she has dropped in the last 12 months