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audragclark · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Describe two settings in which clinical mental health counselors work that most appeal to you? Describe the population served at each setting, and the range of services offered.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

List and briefly describe the phases of the Minnesota Model of Addiction Treatment.

What will be an ideal response?

allisonblackmore · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 31, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Two settings in which clinical mental health counselors work that most appeal to you? Describe the population served at each setting, and the range of services offered.
a. Answers will vary.

Answer to Question 2

Phases of the Minnesota Model of Addiction Treatment.
a. Detoxification
i. medical detoxification
ii. social detoxification
iii. self-detoxification
b. Residential treatment
i. can occur in medical or nonmedical facilities
ii. focus on attainment of short-term goals in treatment and development of longer term goals for posttreatment
c. Outpatient treatment
i. 3-5 days or evenings per week, ranging from 3 to 10 weeks of care
ii. Group focused, intensive, and multidimensional
iii. Family members often encouraged to participate
iv. Clients asked to attend AA or NA meetings during treatment
d. Aftercare
i. Recovery considered lifelong process
ii. Maintenance stage of change
iii. AA and NA important in this process