, 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
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
