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Team Approach to Addiction Treatment

• Addiction has an impact on every aspect of an individual's life, making a holistic approach to treatment essential. Fortunately, many treatment programs have adopted a team approach to treatment. This provides the opportunity to address the addiction, the physical and emotional consequences of the addiction, and other related issues. For example, in addiction treatment centers, the clinical staff may address a client's psychological needs while the medical staff addresses their medical and physical well-being.

• For this Discussion, review the week's resources and the media piece, "Team Approach to Addiction Treatment." Explore the strengths and limitations of the team approach to addiction treatment. Think about how a client might respond to a team approach versus a single person.

Respond to colleagues and respond in one of the following ways:

Question 1: Share an insight from having read your colleague's posting on the benefits of addiction treatment teams.

Question 2: Share an insight from having read your colleague's posting on the benefits and challenges of addiction treatment teams from the perspective of the client.

Question 3: Expand on your colleague's posting on the strengths and limitations of using a team approach to addiction treatment from the perspective of both the counselor and the client.