,As a social worker employed in a rehabilitation
centre for persons with substance use disorders, you
are part of a multidisciplinary team that renders
services to persons addicted to various substances
like alcohol and drugs. The multidisciplinary team
includes a medical practitioner, psychiatrist,
psychologist, professional nurse, occupational
therapist and spiritual counsellor. The rehabilitation
facility also provides individual counselling, family
interventions, group work and community work
programmes as part of their services. The social
worker’s job includes individual counselling and
conducting group work with persons with substance
use disorders. The rehabilitation centre’s philosophy
includes a holistic perspective taking in
consideration all subsystems of the person’s
functioning during treatment. The social worker is
also tasked with undertaking community work
projects. The community members of the
neighbourhood in which the rehabilitation centre is
situated are wary of the persons admitted to the
centre, believing they are thieves, gangsters and
, persons who are not to be tolerated in the
neighbourhood. The community members in the
neighbourhood have a negative image of and a lack
of sympathy for the recipients of this service;
therefore, they do not want to get involved as
volunteers with this rehabilitation centre. The
biggest role of the social worker will be to change
the community members’ image about this centre
and persons with substance use disorders. PLEASE
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS APPLICABLE
TO THE CASE STUDY:
1. Select and motivate the specific theoretical
perspective the rehabilitation centre supports in
treating persons with substance use disorders. (5)
1. Select and motivate the specific
theoretical perspective the rehabilitation
centre supports in treating persons with
substance use disorders.
The rehabilitation centre’s philosophy aligns
with the biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPSS)
model, which is a holistic theoretical
centre for persons with substance use disorders, you
are part of a multidisciplinary team that renders
services to persons addicted to various substances
like alcohol and drugs. The multidisciplinary team
includes a medical practitioner, psychiatrist,
psychologist, professional nurse, occupational
therapist and spiritual counsellor. The rehabilitation
facility also provides individual counselling, family
interventions, group work and community work
programmes as part of their services. The social
worker’s job includes individual counselling and
conducting group work with persons with substance
use disorders. The rehabilitation centre’s philosophy
includes a holistic perspective taking in
consideration all subsystems of the person’s
functioning during treatment. The social worker is
also tasked with undertaking community work
projects. The community members of the
neighbourhood in which the rehabilitation centre is
situated are wary of the persons admitted to the
centre, believing they are thieves, gangsters and
, persons who are not to be tolerated in the
neighbourhood. The community members in the
neighbourhood have a negative image of and a lack
of sympathy for the recipients of this service;
therefore, they do not want to get involved as
volunteers with this rehabilitation centre. The
biggest role of the social worker will be to change
the community members’ image about this centre
and persons with substance use disorders. PLEASE
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS APPLICABLE
TO THE CASE STUDY:
1. Select and motivate the specific theoretical
perspective the rehabilitation centre supports in
treating persons with substance use disorders. (5)
1. Select and motivate the specific
theoretical perspective the rehabilitation
centre supports in treating persons with
substance use disorders.
The rehabilitation centre’s philosophy aligns
with the biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPSS)
model, which is a holistic theoretical
