Inside Utah Drug Treatment Centers – The First 72 hours
Gaining perspective on clients is key to developing an effective and efficient treatment plan. It is important that the treatment team and client build a rapport within the first few days of treatment. Utah drug treatment centers have the advantage of a beautiful environment to make the initial admittance process a bit less hectic.
Some initial information that needs to be gathered to help this process:
-       Brief description of client’s childhood – This is important to see if there is any trauma or outside influence that led to addiction. A happy childhood can be a sign of a loved one directly influencing the addiction.
-       Significant events that may have contributed to using drugs or alcohol – This creates a timeline on use and gives insight into particular issues that may need to be worked through.
-       Describe any drug treatment centers in Utah or elsewhere completed or attended – This can help answer a couple of questions…Why did the use start again? What didn’t work? Were there issues with rules? These questions will start the process of individualization.
-       Name five or more reasons why you are in treatment now – This helps see where clients are emotionally and psychologically, where an effective starting point would be, and allows the treatment team to get a feel for them as a person.
-       Discuss the consequences that addiction has brought to the past and present - their understanding of the ramifications – This allows for the clients need to feel, brings up any legal problems, lets them reflect and brings them to the present.
-       Describe how addiction has influenced relationships with family, friends, and significant others – This allows for clients to come to grips with their situation, how addiction affects others, seeing enabling from family or friends, loss of friends, how isolation develops, use patterns and partners, and any history of abuse.
-       What do you want out of treatment, and from life? – With so much focused on the past and information gathering, this allows clients to gain perspective, gain support and understanding from the treatment team and encourages them to focus on positive next step in life.