Treatment Planning Flashcards
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A client with alcohol use disorder has achieved abstinence for six months and requests discharge. What should the treatment plan reflect at this stage?
Answer: A step-down plan with continuing care goals addressing relapse prevention and community support
When a client achieves stability, the treatment plan should include step-down to continuing care with relapse prevention goals to support long-term recovery.
A counselor discovers that a client's treatment plan goals have not changed in six months despite the client's significant progress. This most likely indicates:
Answer: Failure to conduct timely treatment plan reviews and update goals to reflect clinical progress
Unchanged goals over six months despite progress indicate a failure to review and update the treatment plan, which is an ethical and clinical standard of care issue.
When integrating motivational interviewing (MI) into treatment planning, the counselor primarily uses MI to:
Answer: Elicit the client's own motivation and commitment to change for incorporation into treatment goals
MI is used to elicit intrinsic motivation and the client's own reasons for change, which then inform collaboratively developed treatment plan goals.
A client's employment situation changes significantly during treatment, causing new financial and housing stressors. The counselor should:
Answer: Conduct an updated assessment and revise the treatment plan to address new stressors and recovery risks
Significant life changes that affect recovery risk require immediate reassessment and treatment plan revision to address new barriers and maintain clinical relevance.
According to best practices, client strengths and protective factors should be included in the treatment plan because:
Answer: Strengths-based planning enhances engagement, builds resilience, and increases the likelihood of treatment success
Incorporating client strengths into treatment planning is associated with greater engagement, resilience, and recovery outcomes in strengths-based addiction counseling.
A client completing residential treatment for stimulant use disorder is transitioning to outpatient care. The treatment plan for this step-down should include:
Answer: Continuation of relevant goals, introduction of community support connections, and relapse prevention planning
A step-down transition plan continues relevant goals while adding community connections and relapse prevention to support the new, less structured level of care.
A family member requests to review and contribute to the client's treatment plan without the client's consent. The counselor should:
Answer: Decline and explain that the client's written consent is required before sharing or incorporating outside information
Confidentiality protections require written client consent before sharing treatment information with or incorporating input from family members.