Assessment & Treatment Planning

Tasks Overview

• Increase the client's likelihood of staying in treatment
  • Focus on creating a supportive environment and engaging strategies to maintain client involvement.

Insurance Requirements

• Satisfy the demands of insurance companies (Medical Aid)
  • Ensure compliance with insurance protocols to secure funding for treatment programs.

Assessment Objectives

Global Criteria

• Explain assessment results to the client
  • Communicate findings clearly to enhance client understanding and involvement.
• Identify and rank the problems needing resolution
  • Collaborative effort to pinpoint crucial issues to address in treatment.

Goal Setting

Global Criteria

• Formulate agreed-upon immediate and long-term goals
  • Establish clear and achievable objectives for the client’s treatment journey.
• Identify treatment methods and resources to be utilized
  • Select appropriate interventions tailored to the client's needs.

Treatment Plan Requirements

• Basis of the client’s treatment plan is the assessment
  • Treatment should stem from comprehensive evaluation of the client.
• JAHCO Requirements:
  • Treatment plan must be based on Intake information.
  • Must be formulated within 72 hours of Intake.

Individualized Treatment

• The treatment plan should be individualized
  • Customized approaches based on specific client circumstances and goals.

Collaborative Problem-Solving

• Client and Counsellor list the significant problems and rank them
  • Joint activity to ensure all pertinent issues are addressed and prioritized in the treatment plan.