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session 13 older adults disabilities & Homeless
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10/24/2009

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Many older at-risk and problem drinking adults are ashamed about their drinking. What type of intervention strategies are suggested in your reading when working with older adults?

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non con frontational, supportive
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Westemeyer et al (1996) found what differences in psychological, family. interpersonal,job, or legal problems among patients with and without an intelectual disabiity admitted to chemical dependency treatment?

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No Difference
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Alcohol and drug treatment providers may confuse imparied cause-and-effect resoning due to traumatic brain injury (TBI) with  what?

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Denial, Lack of Motivation
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Treatment providers are better able to face the challenges of accommodating people with disabilities than in the past.   Rather than placing  a person in an established treatment "slot" , treatment providers are learning the importance of what?

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moidfying and adapting to meet the needs of the client
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What do studies show in the risk for people with disabiities for substance abuse or dependencer when compared to the rest of the American population?

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they are at higher risk
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For a person with a physical disability, not only the client's physical limitations, but also the psychological and social consequences of the disability need t be taken into consideration when doing what?

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creating a recovery plan
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What is needed to verify ADA compliance for the disabled participant?

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documentation of all efforts at accomidations
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In the homeless population, alcoholism is most prevalent among which population?

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middleaged unattached men
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Homeless women may not view alcohol or drug use as their primary problem.  Instead, what need may take precedence?

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housing  emploment and child care.
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