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Psychoactive Substance And Mental Disorder

   

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Running head: PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE AND MENTAL HEALTHPsychoactive substance and mental healthName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note

1IntroductionPSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE AND MENTAL HEALTHIntroductionThere are different tools when assessing for substance use disorder and mental healthsymptoms. Screening and assessment is necessary as there is evidence from recent and oldliterature that people with substance use disorder are at risk of developing other disorders. It isknown as co-occurring disorder and it is imperative to recognise early. With early recognitionmost effective treatment can be developed (Krill, Johnson and Albert 2016). The essay dealswith the critique of the substance-use interview video, “sensitive questioning to detect co-occurring mental health questionnaires” by Logan (2018). The video demonstrates the use ofSensitive questioning strategies in an interview to detect the mental health substance use. Theessay critiques the sensitive questioning approach of the interviewer during the initial contactwith the client, building rapport, assessment of the interviewee, and identification of the impactof substance abuse, identification of stressors and overall engagement. The critique of theinterview will be supported with the recent literature. Critique of the interview-Initial contactThe initial contact of the interviewer with the patient was positive and the communicationprocess involved effective use of verbal and non-verbal skills. The initial contact showed that theinterviewer was attuned to client, attending, was open and honest. The interviewer maintainedthe clarity of services offered and that it would be assessment process of one hour. The initialcontact appeared to follow the “SOLER” approach as mentioned by Stickley (2011). It includes

2IntroductionPSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE AND MENTAL HEALTHsquarely facing the client, maintaing open posture, leaning towards client to show involvement,covey messages through eye-contact and use of relaxed body language. Rapport and respect The interviewer was respectful towards the client and to build rapport systematicallymoved from less personal to more personal questions. The interviewer demonstratedunderstanding of the illness experienced by the patient using active listening skills. Thecommunication was effective in fostering the egalitarian relationship with patients. Theinterviewer had built rapport with the client by taking client’s perspective on issues with thealcohol. The sensitive questioning involved questions that allowed the client to fully explore therelevant issues of his life. The questions were asked cautiously, with empathy and centered onrelevant and important issues associated with alcohol. According to Chapman (2012) activelistening without judgment and development of empathy are key communication skills to buildrapport with the client.Assessment of readiness to changeThe interviewer conducted the assessment of readiness to change by questioninginterviewee about his perceptions on issues with alcohol, and the amount taken. The questionswere sensitive to detect the current problem due to alcohol. For instance the interviewer asked“what do you think” on issues with alcohol, where the client answered, “not like it’s a problem”.It helped interviewer to gauge the motivation and readiness of client to engage in change (Nunoand John 2015). These open ended questions are effective to identify if the client is receptive totreatment (Gutierrez et al., 2018). It is an important dimension to change among people withsubstance abuse disorder. At the end of interview the client requested to help with getting his

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