Treatment Plan Treatment planning is a critical part of the counseling process. They act as blue prints for the counselor and client in what goals need to be met and changes that need to occur.The quality of a treatment plan determines the effectiveness of the outcome for the client. This paper will display a developed treatment plan for Sharon and the ethical and legal considerations in treatment planning for this client. Treatment Plan for Sharon The current problem for Sharon is facing is a lack of positive connections. She is lonely and does not have any social connection outside of the pub. Sharon admits that she is socially awkward and has a problem meeting men. She wants to stop drinking, but if she no longer goes to the pub she will lose her only form of companionship. Current …show more content…
She goes to the pub and becomes intoxicated often. Sharon may have an alcohol use disorder because of the problematic pattern it is causing in her life with DWIs. She wants to stop, but cannot, meeting the diagnostic criteria that” alcohol use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by alcohol “(American Psychiatric Association, 2013). She also puts herself in recurring alcohol related situations of harm by driving her car and becoming intoxicated in a public space. Sharon also spends a great deal of time in the pub instead of other social functions. These are possible indicators of an alcohol related disorder. Goals The short term goals for Sharon are to attend self-helps groups to build her self-confidence and learn coping and preventions skills so she no longer drinks in excess. Her long term goals to form meaningful connections in other areas of her life with individuals and to being able to avoid high risk situations without losing a social network Objectives/Outcomes
The most significant issue being Alcohol Use Disorder of which Marci meets four criteria in the DSM-5. Although Marci drinks four or more alcoholic beverages three to four times a week, and binges on weekends she is in the pre-contemplation stage of change. The case study does not mention the length of her alcohol use, although her parents incorporated drinking wine when she was thirteen. Furthermore, the case study states it has been at least one year since she has been drinking wine and using cannabis. Marci has been involved in 2 accidents while under the influence and was arrested for driving while impaired. Therefore, her use of alcohol is a hazard to her as well as the public. Alcohol is also negatively affecting her academic performance; she also admits that it has lowered her motivation for achieving goals she has set for her life.
This paper will focus on client’s presenting concerns and her biopsysocial system. Reader will explore how Solution Focused Therapy and Harm Reduction Therapy are relevant to client’s problems and why they would be most effective for client. Two intervention models that are relevant to the theories chosen will be outlined and how they relate to the client. An intervention plan that includes goals for the client will be evaluated and measured. Finally, the paper will discuss how the model chosen for intervention will have an impact on the macro level of change.
At the beginning of the semester, the framework for professional clinical counseling was presented during the class session. The objective was to study what the world calls “counseling” and how it is designed to provide the correct treatment to these people. The professional clinical model calls for a trained professional to handle the catharsis of the client in a controlled environment on the basis of a fiduciary relationship. Deliberate and guided questions are asked from the therapist to encourage catharsis. Once the professional compiles sufficient evidence via resources and intuitivism, a treatment plan would be prescribed. The client has a choice of accepting the treatment or
The treatment planning process helps the client select the level and intensity of treatment that works best for them. When planning treatment the counsellor can consider preferences and the services available. The treatment plan may change over time but it provides a focus for ongoing support. The treatment plan comprises of two main functions, it allows for a negotiation between the client and assessor for specific interventions to address the identified problems as well as allows them to develop a
“WHAT WILL A THERAPIST NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING THE TREATMENT OF A DEPRESSED CLIENT?”
In today’s society, alcohol has become one of the main necessities for people to create relaxation, confidence, and the ability to be social. In the short story “A Bartender Tells What Man Did to Booze, and Booze to Man”, an anonymous bartender gives an up close and personal account of his observations about the effects alcohol has on men. He emphasizes the change in their character after a few drinks. Koren Zailckas from Smashed shares a memoir of her life describing her relationship with alcohol abuse and the problems that it caused for her. Although certain types of alcohol are used to support good health, it is the excessive consumption and misuse that leaves people dependent resulting in significant social, physical, and mental
It is important for a counselor to proper an action plan to overcome barriers for the client during treatment. Counseling is not about taking and not taking the proper actions. When a client is having barriers it is very important for the counselor to identify those barriers and set an action plan to help client overcome the obstacles. The counselor should identify the principles for a well action plan, discuss barriers that a client might encounter, outline intervention that will help with the barriers, list of community resources that will help client if need it and outlined aftercare plan when treatment is over.
Individual counseling is a responsive service that involves one-to-one counseling with a student. Please use the case noted below to conceptualize the case and answer the questions on the rubric. Please use the rubric as your template for the assignment. That is, save a copy of the rubric as “Elementary School Treatment Plan”. Then, simply type your responses within the rubric template row and under each bulleted item. References will be included at the end of the document on a separate page in APA style. There is no required page length; just be sure to cover the rubric components completely and succinctly.
The treatment plan serves as a never-ending stream of therapeutic plans and interventions designed to help the client complete the treatment program successfully. In order to develop an effective, measurable treatment plan three questions must be answered:
The practice that assist a therapist in determining a client diagnosis and the proper treatment plan that would resolve the issue surrounding the clinet’s diagnosis is Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning. The clinet’s treatment plan must be appropriate and relational and this will alow any type of medication and adaptions to be adjusted if needed so that modifications and adaptations can be adjusted as needed (Altman, Briggs, Frankel, Gensler, and Pantone, 2002). The ultimate goal of case conceptualization and treatment planning is to discover complete findings in relation to the client. One approach is Existential Therapy. The human
The point at which the client’s symptoms were most extreme was towards the end of her alcoholism, which was in her early thirties. She used humor, felt incomplete and fragile, oversensitive to other’s reactions of her, felt the need to hide from people whether it was through work or through drinking, and was aware of her drinking problem. She also presented with anxiety, excessive exercising and healthy eating, and denial of drinking in excess.
This paper will focus on the case conceptualization and treatment planning for the client. Through offering the client's case history this will allow the reader a better understanding of how certain theories would be more effective. This writer will delve into detail regarding the client's presenting concerns and explain the hypothesis regarding such problems. By providing this hypothesis, this writer will explore and apply Object Relations Theory as it relates to the client’s issues. After developing this case conceptualization, goals and interventions will be created for the client. This writer will delve into the psychodynamic approaches that
The client has every right to choose whether or not they receive the treatment that they are recommended by a counselor. By providing the client with any information that can contribute to them making an informed decision on their treatment plan, we can be sure that we have
Residential treatment (RT), which is currently recommended, actually places the substance abuser in a facility where care staff and experts who oversee their treatment monitor them. For Levi, this is a combination of medication, psychotherapy, physical activities, social activities, and counseling. The target is to support, guide, and monitor the client in completing this treatment plan, wherein the target is for the client to be rid of said addiction through the course of the plan. The continuum of care for addictive and compulsive behavior will be an important element in the plan. Additionally, the plan will take consideration of the particulars of the client to fit the plan to the client 's needs, situation, and personality. Wenzel, Brown and Beck (2009) suggest that "in the first session of counseling with suicidal patients, the following strategies should be used: (1) discuss structure and process of treatment, (2) emphasize compliance by the
It is important when working with clients that consideration is given to the methods and approaches used with regards to specific client’s needs and personality as well as consideration regarding presenting issues. Here a case study of Jane is used to argue /evaluate and assess how both a psychodynamic counselor and cognitive behavioral therapist (CBT) would view the case study of Jane from their perspectives. Consideration will be given from both a psychodynamic approach and CBT approach of how a therapist might work with Jane. The main similarities and differences of both the psychodynamic and CBT approaches will be analyzed. This will lead into an evaluation of which is the most appropriate approach in working with Jane by