Task
This week, watch the Ted Talk “The Power of Addiction” and the compilation video of professionals discussing substance use disorders entitled “Substance Use Diagnosis” that can be found below as well as under the course module for this week see Take a moment and reflect on what the speakers shared about their viewpoints of substance abuse. Choose three to four speaker’s comments from the compilation video and three to four comments from Dr. Mate’s video that resonated with you to reflect on. You are required to mention speaker’s names so the instructor can identify them in order to successfully complete the assignment.
Instructions
The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power: Gabor Mat at TEDxRio+20
(TEDx Talks, 2012)
(Landsman-Wohlsifer, 2025)
In five to six professionally written paragraphs (not question and answer format), answer the questions below if you’d like, but do not feel the need to limit yourself to the following questions. Please state the name of the speaker you are referring to when discussing their comments. This is a journal entry and should be in paragraph format. Please do not summarize what you have watched. Paragraphs should be at least five sentences each. I expect critical analysis, application, and discussion. To learn more about critical analysis, please go to this website:
- What do the speakers comments mean to you as a social worker? On a personal level?
- How did the talk inform your understanding of people suffering from substance use disorders and their families (or not inform)?
- Can information from this talk be applied to your work with clients, if so how? If you have worked in the field of addiction or with clients suffering from addiction, please consider using a case example.
Requirements: N/A
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