CASAC case studies
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The Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) is a state-level credential for professionals who provide direct counseling, assessment, and case management to people with substance use disorders. It is typically pursued by counselors working in outpatient clinics, inpatient rehabilitation, methadone maintenance programs, and community-based agencies. The CASAC case studies are 5 cases and about 4,176 words.
1Nightly Drinking, a Withdrawal Seizure, and a Request for a Court Letter
Marcus, 38, is a self-referred forklift operator arrested for DWI three weeks ago with a BAC of 0.19. He drinks six to eight beers every night and has for about eight years.
890 words, about 4 min2Buprenorphine, a Drug Court Order, and a Caregiving Load
Raymond, 54, has used opioids for 12 years and currently injects fentanyl. He has been on buprenorphine 16 mg daily for four months at your outpatient program and also drinks about a pint of vodka most days.
782 words, about 4 min3Friday Afternoon Call: Alcohol, a Firearm, and a Refused Hospital
Tanya, 33, is six weeks into your intensive outpatient program. She says her ex-partner’s handgun is in her bedroom closet, that her two children are at her sister’s for the weekend, and that she is “not going to any hospital.” She has two prior psychiatric hospitalizations and one suicide attempt by overdose three years ago.
873 words, about 4 min4The Late Group Note, the Record Request, and the Subpoena
You are a counselor at a small nonprofit that is a federally assisted program under 42 CFR Part 2. Three weeks ago you ran a 90-minute relapse-prevention group with six members.
821 words, about 4 min5A Deacon Who Won’t Go to AA and Drinks Kratom Daily
Robert, 58, was referred by the court after his second DWI in three years and has been abstinent from alcohol for 30 days. He attends your 12-step facilitation group but has not gone to a single AA meeting.
810 words, about 4 min