Article: Once you have completed the initial assessment and made a diagnosis, you will want to think about what interventions and goals you might want to create for treatment. Typically, clients will need some help identifying goals so it helps if you are prepared before having the discussion with your client. For example, if your client has Major Depressive Disorder, a likely goal will be to reduce the symptoms of MDD. Think about possible goals for the symptoms the client is experiencing. Perhaps your client has insomnia, depressed mood, and recent weight gain (all possible symptoms of MDD). You could create a separate goal for each of these prominent issues. The interventions are the meat of change in therapy. Your therapeutic interventions are what will ultimately evoke change in your client. Identify types of treatment, or interventions, you might use such as: activity scheduling, cognitive-behavioral therapy and cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments, assigning homework, and teaching coping skills such as relaxation techniques, mindfulness and grounding. Make sure you stick to what you know. Part of being an ethical therapist is about doing what you are competent in so that you do not cause harm to the client. Don't try to attempt a therapy you are not trained in unless you have plenty of clinical supervision with an expert. If you are a beginner, try using a model or workbook in the type of therapy you choose. This can help keep you on track. After the initial assessment is conducted, the therapist and client will collaborate to create appropriate goals for treatment. This discussion needs to occur before the treatment plan is made. A treatment plan should include direct input from the client. The counselor and client decide, together, what goals should be included in the treatment plan and the strategies that will be used to reach them. Ask the client what he would like to work on in treatment. He may say something like, "I want to feel less depressed." Then, you can offer suggestions on what goals might be helpful to reduce his symptoms of depression (such as engaging in CBT). Try using a form found online for creating goals. You can ask your client these questions: What is one goal you have for therapy? What would you like to be different? What steps can you take to make this happen? Offer suggestions and ideas if the client gets stuck. On a scale of zero to ten with zero being totally not achieved and ten being totally achieved, how far along the scale are you with regard to this goal? This helps make the goals measurable. Goals for treatment are what drive the therapy. The goals are also what make up a large component of the treatment plan. Try using a SMART goals approach: Specific Be as clear as possible, such as reducing severity of depression, or reducing nights with insomnia. Measurable How will you know when you have achieved your goal? Make sure it's quantifiable, such as reducing depression from 9/10 severity to 6/10. Another option would be to reduce insomnia from three nights per week to one night per week. Achievable Make sure the goals are attainable and not too high. For example, reducing insomnia from seven nights per week to zero nights per week, might be a difficult goal to achieve in a short period of time. Consider changing it to four nights per week. Then, once you achieve four you can create a new goal of zero. Realistic and Resourced - Is this achievable with the resources you have? Are there any other resources you need before you can, or to help you, achieve your goal? How can you access these resources? Time-limited Set a time limit for each goal such as three months or six months. A fully formed goal might look like: Client will reduce insomnia from three nights per week to one night per week in the next three months.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Identify possible goals. Think of interventions. Discuss goals with the client. Make concrete goals for treatment.

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