The work of a therapeutic team with persons addicted to alcohol and nicotine at a social welfare home

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The work of a therapeutic team with persons addicted to alcohol and nicotine at a social welfare home – case study

Journal Title: Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Introduction. Alcoholism is a social disease, which might as well affect social welfare home residents. They come from different environments, backgrounds and communities and happen to escape from daily life problems they find hard to tackle trough alcohol abuse. Another quite a common problem among social welfare home residents is nicotine addiction, which is harmful to health. Aim of the study. The aim of the study is to present methods of work of the therapeutic team at a social welfare home with the patient who is addicted to alcohol and nicotine. Case study. A social welfare home resident for five years. A man, aged 55, with multiple sclerosis and venous insufficiency of the lower limbs. A wheelchair user. After alcohol consumption, becomes verbally aggressive, ignores personnel’s requests. Under nervous tension, rejects joining the meals and suffers from organic personality and mood disorders. Discussion. Motivating an addicted to alcohol and nicotine person to join a therapy is a difficult task, which involves a huge commitment of a therapeutic team consisting of highly specialised staff. A motivational dialogue is an important factor in the process of an addict transformation. Motivation is fundamental in the process of transformation and affects it directly. Conclusions. Alcoholism and nicotinic are addictions which require a huge commitment in the process of an addict transformation. In the process of a resident’s transformation, motivational dialogues play a key role as they show what the person may achieve through the transformation in their life.

Authors and Affiliations

Agnieszka Komorowska

Keywords

alcoholism nicotine addiction therapy case study a social welfare home resident

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EP ID EP202095
DOI 10.19251/pwod/2016.2(5)
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