Is Counseling the Right Strategy

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Is Counseling the Right Strategy?
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Available Options

1. Inpatient Drug Rehab
2. 12 Step Meetings
3. Private Counseling
4. Take Replacement Drugs
5. Long Term Rehab

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Is Counseling the Right Strategy?1. Still
Using Drugs or Not2. Receptive3. Motivated or
Not
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1. Still Using Drugs or Not
If they are still using drugs and alcohol, then
having them go to counseling is pretty much
useless, in my opinion.  The therapy is not going
to help at all until they can get clean and sober
long enough to make better decisions.  Counseling
is not a high impact, action fueled strategy.  A
better alternative at this stage would be
inpatient rehab.
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2. Receptive or Not
A substance abuse counselor is not necessarily a
coach.  They are trying to help influence the
addict to make better decisions and to make
personal growth.  The question is How receptive
is the individual to these suggestions?  If they
tend to ignore others attempts to help them, then
therapy will not be as effective, and they should
seek a different form of substance abuse therapy.
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3. Motivated or Not
How long the person has been clean and sober and
how inspired they are to make personal growth a
part of their recovery. Addicts who are motivated
to make real growth in recovery are going to do
much better than someone who is just going
through the motions in order to stay clean. 
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Motives for Counseling

• Help others in recovery
• Seek holistic growth in many different areas of
  their life (physical, spiritual, emotional,
  etc.).
• Improve their life on an incremental basis by
  exploring new options and learning new things.

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