What Helps People Stay In Treatment ?
Since successful outcomes often depend upon retaining the person long enough to gain the full beneļ¬ts of treatment, strategies for keeping an individual in the program are critical. Whether a patient stays in treatment de pends on factors associated with both the individual and the program. Individual factors related to engagement and retention include motivation to change drug-using behavior, degree of support from family and friends, and whether there is pressure to stay in treatment from the criminal justice system, child protection services , employers, or the family. Within the program, successful counselors are able to establish a positive, therapeutic relationship with the patient. The counselor should ensure that a treatment plan is established and followed so that the individual knows what to expect during treatment . Medical , psychiatric , and social services should be available.
Since some individual problems (such as serious mental illness , sever e cocaine or crack use, and criminal involvement ) increase the likelihood of a patient dropping out, intensive treatment with a range of components may be required to retain patients who have these problems . The provider then should ensure a transition to continuing care or “aftercare” following the patient’s completion of formal treatment.
Sunil Kumar Jayasudha Kamaraj
Clinical Psychologist Counseling Psychologist
Founder - Mind Zone Co-founder, Mind /zone
+91 9444297058 +91 9176055660
Since successful outcomes often depend upon retaining the person long enough to gain the full beneļ¬ts of treatment, strategies for keeping an individual in the program are critical. Whether a patient stays in treatment de pends on factors associated with both the individual and the program. Individual factors related to engagement and retention include motivation to change drug-using behavior, degree of support from family and friends, and whether there is pressure to stay in treatment from the criminal justice system, child protection services , employers, or the family. Within the program, successful counselors are able to establish a positive, therapeutic relationship with the patient. The counselor should ensure that a treatment plan is established and followed so that the individual knows what to expect during treatment . Medical , psychiatric , and social services should be available.
Since some individual problems (such as serious mental illness , sever e cocaine or crack use, and criminal involvement ) increase the likelihood of a patient dropping out, intensive treatment with a range of components may be required to retain patients who have these problems . The provider then should ensure a transition to continuing care or “aftercare” following the patient’s completion of formal treatment.
Sunil Kumar Jayasudha Kamaraj
Clinical Psychologist Counseling Psychologist
Founder - Mind Zone Co-founder, Mind /zone
+91 9444297058 +91 9176055660
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