Treatment Planning (NCE) Exam
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Setting goals serves the following functions in counseling:
a. To provide an assessment of the problem, diagnosis, prognosis and prescription
b. To observe, assess, establish rapport and form a hypothesis
c. To motivate and educate the client, to evaluate the counseling progress and to help
the counselor develop a treatment plan
d. To be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-limited - ✔✔c. To motivate
and educate the client, to evaluate the counseling progress and to help the counselor
develop a treatment plan
The purpose of setting goals in counseling is that goals give direction, something for the
counselor and client to work towards. Goals help to motivate the client to move from
the problem to the resolution. Goals help to educate the client to learn new coping skills
and responses to life. Goals also serve an evaluative purpose to help the counselor
determine if counseling interventions are effective. Goals are also an essential part of
treatment planning. They provide direction and shape to counseling and can be in place
as a gauge to judge if counseling is successful. A counselor will know that counseling is
working when a client is able to report success in reaching the agreed upon goals. It is
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,also an indicator that counseling is approaching an end if the client has reached all the
goals agreed upon in counseling.
A counselor working in a community health clinic is given a referral from a nurse who
is providing medical care to a homeless woman who appears to be experiencing
symptoms of anxiety and depression after being evicted from her apartment. According
to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the first priority in goal setting would be to:
a. Find her employment.
b. Help her get a GRE.
c. Find a romantic partner.
d. Secure food and housing. - ✔✔d. Secure food and housing.
According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, in order for a person to find
satisfaction and fulfillment in life, the foundation that they build upon begins with
being able to meet their basic physiological needs; such as the need for food, shelter, air,
and water. Once that foundation is met in a person's life, they can continue to move
forward towards self-actualization by meeting the goal of securing their needs in areas
of their life such as safety and security, love and belonging, esteem and then ultimately
reaching the pinnacle state of self-fulfillment.
A counselor working in a community health clinic is given a referral from a nurse who
is providing medical care to a homeless woman who appears to be experiencing
symptoms of anxiety and depression after being evicted from her apartment. According
to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the first priority in goal setting would be to:
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, a. Find her employment.
b. Help her get a GRE.
c. Find a romantic partner.
d. Secure food and housing. - ✔✔d. Secure food and housing.
According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, in order for a person to find
satisfaction and fulfillment in life, the foundation that they build upon begins with
being able to meet their basic physiological needs; such as the need for food, shelter, air,
and water. Once that foundation is met in a person's life, they can continue to move
forward towards self-actualization by meeting the goal of securing their needs in areas
of their life such as safety and security, love and belonging, esteem and then ultimately
reaching the pinnacle state of self-fulfillment.
the past, he was very active and participated in competitive races for running and
cycling. He recently was injured and is now unable to achieve the same results. While
he's able to go running and cycling during his rehabilitation, he is struggling to
motivate himself to get active which is something he views as desirable. You've noticed
that it seems like he misses both the sport and the competition and bring up your
observations during one of his sessions, asking if he thinks a goal may help with this
issue. He agrees to give it a try. Which of the following is the most appropriate goal for
you and the client to establish?
a. The client will either go running or cycling 3 times a week for 30 minutes for the next
two weeks.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Setting goals serves the following functions in counseling:
a. To provide an assessment of the problem, diagnosis, prognosis and prescription
b. To observe, assess, establish rapport and form a hypothesis
c. To motivate and educate the client, to evaluate the counseling progress and to help
the counselor develop a treatment plan
d. To be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-limited - ✔✔c. To motivate
and educate the client, to evaluate the counseling progress and to help the counselor
develop a treatment plan
The purpose of setting goals in counseling is that goals give direction, something for the
counselor and client to work towards. Goals help to motivate the client to move from
the problem to the resolution. Goals help to educate the client to learn new coping skills
and responses to life. Goals also serve an evaluative purpose to help the counselor
determine if counseling interventions are effective. Goals are also an essential part of
treatment planning. They provide direction and shape to counseling and can be in place
as a gauge to judge if counseling is successful. A counselor will know that counseling is
working when a client is able to report success in reaching the agreed upon goals. It is
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,also an indicator that counseling is approaching an end if the client has reached all the
goals agreed upon in counseling.
A counselor working in a community health clinic is given a referral from a nurse who
is providing medical care to a homeless woman who appears to be experiencing
symptoms of anxiety and depression after being evicted from her apartment. According
to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the first priority in goal setting would be to:
a. Find her employment.
b. Help her get a GRE.
c. Find a romantic partner.
d. Secure food and housing. - ✔✔d. Secure food and housing.
According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, in order for a person to find
satisfaction and fulfillment in life, the foundation that they build upon begins with
being able to meet their basic physiological needs; such as the need for food, shelter, air,
and water. Once that foundation is met in a person's life, they can continue to move
forward towards self-actualization by meeting the goal of securing their needs in areas
of their life such as safety and security, love and belonging, esteem and then ultimately
reaching the pinnacle state of self-fulfillment.
A counselor working in a community health clinic is given a referral from a nurse who
is providing medical care to a homeless woman who appears to be experiencing
symptoms of anxiety and depression after being evicted from her apartment. According
to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the first priority in goal setting would be to:
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, a. Find her employment.
b. Help her get a GRE.
c. Find a romantic partner.
d. Secure food and housing. - ✔✔d. Secure food and housing.
According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, in order for a person to find
satisfaction and fulfillment in life, the foundation that they build upon begins with
being able to meet their basic physiological needs; such as the need for food, shelter, air,
and water. Once that foundation is met in a person's life, they can continue to move
forward towards self-actualization by meeting the goal of securing their needs in areas
of their life such as safety and security, love and belonging, esteem and then ultimately
reaching the pinnacle state of self-fulfillment.
the past, he was very active and participated in competitive races for running and
cycling. He recently was injured and is now unable to achieve the same results. While
he's able to go running and cycling during his rehabilitation, he is struggling to
motivate himself to get active which is something he views as desirable. You've noticed
that it seems like he misses both the sport and the competition and bring up your
observations during one of his sessions, asking if he thinks a goal may help with this
issue. He agrees to give it a try. Which of the following is the most appropriate goal for
you and the client to establish?
a. The client will either go running or cycling 3 times a week for 30 minutes for the next
two weeks.
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