A history of Alcohol abuse

This is a client 14-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse. He has disclosed that he also recently started using meth and now has a court appearance in 3 weeks after he assaulted a police officer. He says his Father is a meth dealer so he steals it from him. He is not attending school and hangs out with known drug dealers and users, who are all in their 20’s.

1 What are the key issues here? How can you support him? What is your approach?

2How will you go about supporting the client’s rights and safety, including access and equity of the services you provide?

3How do you ensure you work in a way that is consistent with the current values and philosophy of the AOD sector? (Consider legal and ethical obligations)