Effective Treatment Planning for Substance Abuse and Related Disorders
Nov 7th, 2008 • Category: NewsGreat article on treatment planning. Consumers and professional both should read this article. Below is a short excerpt from the article, click the link below for the full article:
http://www.counselormagazine.com/content/view/817/63/
| Written by LaVerne Hanes-Stevens, PhD, and Michelle K. White, PhD | |
| Thursday, 06 November 2008 | |
| The importance of a good needs assessment cannot be overstated in the treatment of substance use disorders. When the needs assessment effectively synthesizes the client’s self-report with additional sources and sound clinical judgment on a wide array of client issues, the assessment more accurately identifies client needs. Those needs should then become the basis of the initial treatment plan and the foundation for the ongoing process of counselor-client collaboration in planning services and monitoring client progress. |
