Drug as a Social Problem and its Avoidance Name Institution Scenario 2 DRUG ABUSE AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM AND ITS AVOIDANCE Abstract The paper encompasses on counseling therapy process. The process aim at helping Janet, the client achieves her goals. Janet, a middle-aged teenager is facing various challenges in her life which hinder her from living the life she desires. Among her challenges include sexual assault, irresponsible parents, addiction to drug abuse and unstable marriages. The first therapy session tends to assess her personal information to provide basis making resolutions as well as using the Maslows theory of motivation to motivate her. The paper also focuses on challenges that may be attributed to personal bias and explains how to avoid them to enhance the effective process. Consequently, it focuses on the goals of the session that is to help Janet overcome various challenges she is facing as well as providing approaches (humanistic therapy model) and techniques (cognitive and dialectical behavioral techniques) that help achieve the goals. Notably, the paper explains on how to measure progress and success of the therapy process to help determine the time to spend on her, best strategies to counsel her and others. Personal Information Basically,