Author Question: You find out during an assessment that a youth who has no close friends considers the drug he uses ... (Read 35 times)

corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

You find out during an assessment that a youth who has no close friends considers the drug he uses to be his best friend. Which item would be most beneficial for you to include as part of his treatment?

A. Social skills, so he can make friends more easily
B. Grief resolution counseling, since the youth is likely to
experience a loss when the drug is no longer being used
C. Drug education, so the youth learns that drugs cannot be friends
D. Psychiatric counseling, since the youth is likely experiencing a
psychiatric disorder that gives him a distorted perception of the
drug

Question 2

Ideally, assessments of youths should include information-gathering from the ________.

A. parent(s)/guardian(s) only, as youths may lie to the social
worker
B. youth only, as parent(s)/guardian(s) might not know about their
child's drug use and the child might be hesitant to discuss it in
front of them
C. parent(s)/guardian(s) and from the youth, separately, to provide
a broad, clear perspective
D. parent(s)/guardian(s) and from the youth, together, to provide a
broad, clear perspective