Treatment Adherence
Angela has been spending a fair bit of time with Sam in recent months. She is a 29-year-old single mother with one child. She studies part-time at the local university…
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Healthy Lifestyles
Sam has been drinking too much. He has been feeling bored. He has put on some weight since he has been sitting around not knowing what to do with his…
Cognitive Remediation
Sam has been complaining a lot about his concentration and memory of late: ‘I forget appointments and sometimes I can’t remember whether or not I have taken my medication. If…
Living Skills
After the completion of the previous programme and in the follow-up home visit, Sam identifies that he still has problems with cooking and wishes to do something about that. He…
Reviewing and Clarifying an Individual Rehabilitation Programme
Sam’s practitioner has now identified several issues that Sam is facing, and she and Sam have been working on several of them over the last 3 months. They are making…
Programme Evaluation and Benchmarking
Sam has been referred to a substance misuse programme as his alcohol intake was affecting his functioning (a brief overview of the programme is provided in Chapter 12). While Sam…
Individual Recovery Planning: Aligning Values, Strengths and Goals
Sam is feeling a bit despondent. He is not depressed but he feels he does not know where he is heading in life. Working with his rehabilitation practitioner is helping…
Self-Help: Bibliotherapy and Internet Resources
Sam is now working and he feels that he no longer needs to be regularly engaged with rehabilitation services. His GP prescribes his medication and Sam knows that he can…
Deciding on Life Changes: The Role of Motivational Interviewing
Sam is a smoker. He was a late starter. He smoked his first cigarette in the ‘smokers area’ near to the outpatient clinic he was attending. He was chatting with…
