Victoria Gore, a Coach at Holistic Recovery Services, joins the podcast to discuss what barriers to care she sees, patients' comfortability with their doctors, and nontraditional patient treatment plans.
Summary
Overcoming Barriers to Addiction Treatment Care with a Holistic Approach
Understanding Patients' Beliefs, Needs, and Resources
Victoria Gore, a Coach at Holistic Recovery Services, recently joined a podcast to discuss the barriers to care she sees in addiction treatment and how providers can overcome them by incorporating a holistic approach. In her discussion, Victoria emphasizes the importance of meeting patients where they are and understanding their individual beliefs, needs, and resources to create an effective treatment plan that addresses physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Creating a Safe, Non-Judgmental Space
Victoria talks about how practitioners can create a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to talk about their faith and spirituality. She emphasizes the importance of creating a space of acceptance and compassion to help people feel comfortable opening up. She also speaks about how shame and guilt can play a role in addiction and how practitioners can approach it with more support rather than punishment.
Being Aware of One's Own Judgments and Saboteurs
Victoria explains that it is essential to be aware of one's own judgments and saboteurs when communicating with clients, and to come into the conversation with an open mind and heart. Practitioners must understand that addiction is a complex issue that requires patience, empathy, and understanding.
Incorporating Nontraditional Patient Treatment Plans
Finally, Victoria discusses the importance of incorporating nontraditional patient treatment plans. Holistic treatment plans that focus on physical, mental, and spiritual health can be highly effective, and practitioners must be open to exploring these alternative methods.
Overall, Victoria's insights shed light on the barriers to addiction treatment care and the importance of adopting a holistic approach that encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual health. By meeting patients where they are and understanding their beliefs, needs, and resources, providers can build trust with patients, create safe non-judgmental spaces, and ultimately help them overcome addiction.
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This episode aired on 04/23/2023 and can be listened here.
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