Why Treatment Providers Fail to Focus on Discharge Planning

4325 Discussion 8 Discharge & Aftercare
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4325 Discussion 8 Discharge & Aftercare
Why do you think there are treatment providers who fail to focus on discharge planning/aftercare services?
This module’s content reveals that discharge or aftercare service planning is not always a priority for most healthcare providers in treatment facilities. As a result, they often fail to provide the attention it deserves leaving the patients vulnerable to relapses or poor health outcomes. The course exposed a negligence-like attitude among treatment providers that led to overlooking the discharge plan. Instead of maintaining it as a mainstream treatment option, they disregard it as unimportant. Others abandon the planning as a work of other health-providing agencies, including self-help groups. Thus, these elements demonstrate why practitioners fail to prioritize discharge planning.
As a future professional in this field, what would be some important areas for you to discuss with a client/patient who has just completed intensive inpatient treatment and is getting ready for discharge?
The first area for discussing with a discharged client is informing them about their addiction, the associated medical challenges, emot...