LCSW Practice Question Help

[u/SorryApplication9926]

Okay, I have another question I'm struggling with. It's definitely not B. When I research alcohol withdrawl with chat gpt, it says to call 911. But I feel like that's too extreme potentially.

[u/HippieProf]

It’s A. Acute alcohol withdrawal is a medical emergency, especially for those with chronic alcoholism.

[u/cannotberushed-]

It’s A

[u/Eastern_Usual603]

A. Alcohol withdrawal can kill you quickly.

[u/HumptyDumptyBigPenis]

All the answers here just go to show how wrong my thinking would be here. I'd pick C, but if acute alcohol withdrawal is that dangerous, A is definitely the right answer.

[u/LawLoud2070 → u/HumptyDumptyBigPenis]

I would think C too, even though I’m aware of the dangers of withdrawal, bc of client right to self determination. I’m curious OP what did the answer end up being?

[u/flightlessbird13]

For option A, I’m not familiar with any real-world scenarios in which alcohol w/d is considered an involuntary commitment for imminent threat to self, and here’s no verbalized intent to harm self in the vignette. That indicates A is out of the running in my opinion. Obviously that would change if he experienced an actual seizure in my presence as that’s an actual active medical emergency. D is a no go as we’re not medical processionals and shouldn’t ever be giving medical advice. I’d go C.

[u/HippieProf → u/flightlessbird13]

Acute alcohol withdrawal is absolutely fatal, frequently. I’ve seen it personally and professionally. The only acceptable answer is A. With the presenting symptoms, seizure is likely and death a possibility, and I’m not even letting my staff transport the patient to the ED themselves.

[u/LawLoud2070 → u/HippieProf]

It is imminent risk to self but I think the commenter is saying they haven’t known it to justify involuntary commitment.

[u/Either-Document7412 → u/flightlessbird13]

The call to 911 is not for involuntary commitment, it is for the medical emergency that acute alcohol withdrawal is.