Negative Impacts of Cocaine Drug Abuse and Schizophrenia: A Case Study

This case study explores the negative impacts of cocaine drug abuse and schizophrenia on mental and physical health. It evaluates the role of mental health counselors and the use of social healthcare tools in care plans. The report also discusses various theories and models of social healthcare and the importance of multi-agency teams in providing holistic care. The reflective account highlights the importance of seeking medical help and counseling for recovery.

Case Study and Reflective
Account

Table of Content
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
PART 1............................................................................................................................................3
Role of mental health counselor..................................................................................................4
Professionals and healthcare practitioners...................................................................................4
Team members and service providers..........................................................................................5
Theories and models of social healthcare....................................................................................6
Rationale for social care tools use in care plan............................................................................7
PART 2............................................................................................................................................7
Reflective account............................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
PART 2..........................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
This report explains the negative impacts on mental and physical health of people due to
cocaine drug abuse, how it destroys the fertility factors and other organs functioning levels in
body. It also evaluates schizophrenia disease, how it effects patents mental health for long term
life and what are precautionary steps to be taken immediately by patients to seek counseling
sessions. This report also evaluates role of multi-agency social healthcare where specialists and
doctors handle therapy sessions with patients to bring them out of depression and trauma. It also
evaluates the various theories and models ehc8ih can attribute to help patients get positive
attitude and strength to live their life with optimism once again. This report also evaluates the
medical innovations and treatments patients should seek for counseling with doctors and
healthcare practitioners.
Discussion
PART 1
The key issues found in case study as analyzed by doctors and healthcare practitioners at
Healthy Lifestyle multi-agency center are Lola, 6 weeks baby is highly week due to her diseased
parents Clive and Donna who had long medical history. Clive, father of Donna was serious
cocaine addict until pregnancy of Donna which has long termed effects on health including
sexual problems and reproductive damage with high exhaustion and irritability factors. He did
not seek help from nay doctor or healthcare practitioner for stopping the drug abuse which has
resulted into high dosage addiction on extensive level. This has highly damaged the fertility
levels of Clive due to which it has negatively impacted the health of Lola. Increased paranoia,
anxiety levels and destruction of mental firmness has resulted in disorientation of health in Clive
and lack of proper medication has resulted in deteriorating his health deeply (Berkovitch,Del
Maheu, and Dehaene,2018).
Medical history of Donna, mother of Lola has been analyzed as she was suffering from
Schizophrenia from the age of 15 which is serious mental disorder with long term effects on
patient health and lifestyle. The symptoms of Schizophrenia are varied according to age and
heredity factors where the patient faces large disabilities concerning with mental ability to
control thoughts and fears. Incidents faced by the patients are connected with imaginary sights
and beliefs that other people control their thoughts. Proper medicines and healthcare with
counseling can bring changes slowly in patients health where doctors can determine factors

which needs immediate improvements. This disease has impacted Donna pregnancy extensively
s Lola experienced difficult birth at hospital and the huge mental problems with lack of proper
healthy diet has impacted her health negatively.
Healthy lifestyle is multi-agency team of health and social care welfare professionals
where experienced doctors and practitioners from various disciplines provides various services
and counseling to patients. We believe in serving patients and people who seek medication care
or counseling regarding diseases and mental disability factors with proper understanding, holistic
approach of their medical history and mutual understanding with patients (Birnbaum and
Weinberger,2017).
Role of mental health counselor
 Clive and Donna will be under extensive medical care by Mental health counselor to treat
their mental issues, anxiety and depression levels to manage their difficulties effectively
and motivate them by counseling sessions for gaining positive outlook on life. Clive drug
abuse needs significant care and natural medication care along with counseling sessions
by our teams of mental health counselor to bring out of grief and addiction levels. The
mental health counselor will understand mental triggers in behavior of Clive and modify
treatments to start his recovery s soon as possible by changing his lifestyle patterns.
 Donna will be attended by mental healthcare councilor to being her out of Schizophrenia,
a serious mental disorder whee disturbing emotions and stress has destroyed her heath
badly. There will be therapy sessions held in counseling where focus will be laid in
diverting her thoughts to music and activities which enlightens her mood patterns. The
mental health counselor will be conducting proper diet charts for her by focusing on
nutritional fruition and vegetables along with high proportion of proteins and fiber.
Proper food will help her extensively to bring her out of trauma and activate body cells to
start life positively again (Crider,2020).
Professionals and healthcare practitioners Counseling team-The team which will attend Clive and Dona case are experienced
counselors who have high knowledge of patients who face mental trauma disorders and
addiction due to serve drug abuse. They are highly trained to observe patients who have
serve medical history of depression and anxiety issues with care, maintain cleanliness in
wards to provide them with hygienic living conditions.

 Therapists and rehabilitation specialists- Clive and Donna will be attended by therapists
and rehabilitation specialists at Healthy lifestyle multi-agency healthcare center where the
latest research and medication will be given to them. They will aim to maximize potential
by restoring persons impairment and incapacitates of performance levels. Emphasis is
given to increase their physiological abilities of working efficiently and response to
people conversations. Clive drug addiction can be changed by introducing him to new
habits and sessions of counseling by therapists where his mental disabilities will be
addressed deeply to bring him back to positive lifestyle.
 Emotional, social and spiritual support providers- Donna as new mother and patient of
Schizophrenia is facing large emotional breakdown and difficulty in coping up with the
physical changes due to critical birth of Lola. She will be attended by healthcare
specialists to regain emotional and spiritual strength and make her socially active by
taking her to walks at gardens and making her read novels, listen soulful music and instill
mediation habits in her (Feng, Zhang and Li,2018).
Team members and service providers
Healthy lifestyle multi-agency social healthcare center has decided to build an efficient
team of doctors and healthcare practitioners for this critical case who have large experience of
cases where they have been able to bring patients out of trauma. Therapists and rehabilitation
specialists will encourage Clive and Domma to open up about their experiences, stories and their
struggles with trauma which ha lead to depression in their lives. Spiritual support by counselors
team will inculcate the meditation practice in them, boost positiveness and build optimistic
growth in their minds. As new parents to Lola they need to gain their emotional and physical
strength back for taking proper acre of their child (CUTTING and David,2019).
Team members who have been finalized to take care of them are highly efficient in their
working standards with deep understanding of focusing on ethical considerations in mind.
Patients mind sentiments should not be hurt while their treatments as schizophrenia patients are
highly sensitive to happenings in surroundings. Drug abuse also has extensive negative impact
on patients mental health levels where depression has broken down their morale levels deeply.
Multi-agency specialists will encourage the patients to cultivate optimistic outlook in their lives
and bring holistic development. Various theories and models will be initiated in their treatments

by doctors and specialists at healthy lifestyle social healthcare center to boost their spirits and
bring optimistic development in them once again (Tang, Tang and Posner, 2016).
Theories and models of social healthcare Psychodyanmic theory- This theory refers to explanation that childhood experiences and
events shape personality by patents mind association of present happenings. Such people
are treated by psychoanalysis, therapy which reveals unconscious thoughts and desires
which shape patients mind thoughts captivity. Sessions should be held where they can
build strong understanding between doctors and patients. Childhood experiences often
leave large implications on patients mind, where any negative trait learned by friends or
family can lead to distraught in present life (McKenna, Mortimer and Hodges, 2019). Trans-personal theory- This theory refers to additional stages of persons development in
adult ego where they can contribute wisdom, creativity and healthy ego development
with positive attitudes towards life. Donna needs to attend various therapy session where
we will be taking meditation practices enhancing positive outlook, and reduce fears and
depression from her life. Personality traits are deeply analyzed and skills which interest
their talents like reading novels, music or walking at gardens to bring their physical
strength back in action. Narrative therapy model- This social work practice model examines patients life story by
handling sessions where they are counseled with free conversations with counselors and
doctors. Clive will be encouraged to fight depression by increasing skills and interests
here he can mold his addiction to drugs effectively. Narrative theory will enable him to
share his experience and fights of depression with drug abuse and convey his problems to
counselors freely.
 Cognitive behavioral theory- This theory enables healthcare practitioners and doctors ti
establish clear understanding between thoughts and behavior patterns, identify the
parameters which influence emotions. Donna will be attended by doctors where this
model will enable the to establish connectivity with mind working pattern and
physiological factors which trigger fear. Schizophrenia has made her mind week to
respond with new changes come into her body due to birth of Lola, breastfeeding other
physical changes has also increased fear and fatigue ton respond quickly to changing
situations around her (Ndanga, 2019).

Rationale for social care tools use in care plan
Social care tools used in care plan can be analyzed as the patients Clive and Donna were
going through serve distraught in life due to depression and high trauma along with anxiety
issues. Drug addiction in Clive and Schizophrenia in Donna has made them mentally as well as
physically weak to take care of their child Lola, because of which they were facing large
challenges. It was highly important to seek medical help and counseling sessions by therapists
where their treatment can be done with proper care, hospitals maintain cleanliness and doctors
highly give importance to ethical considerations and sensitivity. Social care tools will enable
Clive and Donna to get themselves out of trauma quickly and build strengths who positivity to
take care of their child.
PART 2
Reflective account
I have learned extensively the knowledge of healthcare practices and the various negative
impacts of Cocaine drug addiction on body and mental health which can lead to death in severe
cases of overdose. Drug addiction has huge impacts on body where the nervous system gets
highly distraught due to non functionality and slow emotional system due to depression and high
anxiety levels. I have also gained knowledge that it is extensively important for patients to get
their recovery fast from the drug abuse and seek medical help along with counseling (Rogers,
Kinnafick and Papathomas,2019).I have also learned about schizophrenia disease, which has
varied symptoms from anxiety, fears of imaginary visions in mind and highly conservative about
their personal surroundings. Patients of this disease are sensitive to their nearby happenings and
cannot control their emotions positively. They shall immediately seek counseling and therapy
sessions to improve their health, and seek natural medical help long with meditation practices
which can bring their strength back in life. I have gained knowledge of Multi-agency practices in
healthcare centers where the role of health counselors and therapists is extensively important,
and they should use advance technology in their treatments with efficiency. Management should
highly consider the ethical values of hospitality and develop sensitivity towards patients, the
ambulances and emergency wards should maintain cleanliness standards for serving effective
multi-agency practices.
Evaluation of role through Belbin team theory

This model refers to identification if strengths and weaknesses at workplace which
provides language to ensure people and team members communicate together with cooperation. I
was able to gain knowledgeable experience and enhance my capabilities along with dynamic,in
working patterns training of working effectively in team (Spencer and Kalivas,2017).This theory
enables individuals to gain benefit from experience from strong leader and guidance to reach self
accomplishment goals and set performance targets. It has enabled me to build quick decision
ability in dynamic contingency world where it is hugely important to gain strength to use
resources with cost-effectiveness for organization.
Evaluation of working as part in multi-agency team
My experience of working in multi-agency team was a very informative experience
where i gained deep knowledge of working with advanced technology in medical field and how
innovation has brought huge changes. Leaders of my team were highly supportive in training
period which has left me highly motivated within my working period. This can be understood
through Lewin Change Model where there are three steps to bring changes in working methods
of organization. Leaders have used this model to bring new technology medical developments
for treating patients with severe trauma and anxiety issues (Stepurko and Belli, 2018).
 Unfreezing- This step explains the criteria where leader brings new change in working
structure by motivating employees about the importance of advanced technology.
Unfreezing step helps management to bring new technicality on board by eliminating
inefficiency caused by old technology. Creating the need for change and addressing the
concerns of team members and ensuring strong leadership support.
 Freezing-This step explains the importance of communicating new changes effectively
among team members by the leader for gaining competitive edge and reaching targets
cost effectively. Leaders in team were very supportive and thus has built interpersonal
skills within me ti gain strength in competitive dynamic world. Refreezing- This step explains developing ways to sustain change for long term,
providing training and opportunities to team members to build effective ways in
maintaining long term sustainability in functioning structure. Changes were highly
anchored in operational structure with proper training and motivation efforts by leaders

CONCLUSION
Learning and development from the experience of working with multi-agency group can
be concluded as I have gained extensive development knowledge of medical science where drug
abuse and addiction has huge negative impacts on body and mental health. Cocaine drug abuse
has serious impacts on person nervous system and functioning levels, which needs extensive
medicinal care and counseling sessions by doctors and therapists. This report also concludes
explanation on schizophrenia disease which is mental disorder in which patient needs immediate
cure and medical attention along with therapies to bring them out of trauma. Patients should seek
immediate guidance and care from counseling sessions where healthcare practitioners motivate
them to share their fear issues with them. This report concludes multi-agency team workers have
high importance of functioning their duties well when it comes to serve mental disorder patients
efficiently. This report concludes the expatiation of Psycho dynamic theory, trans-personal
theory, narrative therapy model and cognitive theory models are some of the most innovative
theories and process models which can be implemented by doctors and practitioners. This report
also concludes with the reflective account of my leanings where I have been able to learn high
knowledge of working with models and how innovative leadership theories has motivated me to
reach high performance standards.

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