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1. Profession
Section 1
al Practice
and Ethics
2. Intake,
Section 2
Assess- ment,
and Diag-
nosis
Section 3
3. Areas of
Clinical Focus
Section 4
4. Treatment
Plan- ning
Treat the client as the expert on their own life; gather both client-provided and
5. Client
collateral information.
Collabora- tion
Begin goal-setting during intake; gather client's hopes, desired
6. Intake
outcomes, and steps they believe will help.
Process
Collaboratio Plans and resources used to track progress and encourage client follow-
n through.
7. Accountabili
ty Tools
8. SMART Goals Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound — framework
for setting clear and trackable goals.
9. Specific (SMART) Defines exactly what is to be accomplished, why, and who is involved.
10. Measurabl e (SMART)
e (SMART)
11. Achievabl
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Identifies how tracked (e.g., financial factors, symptom check- lists).
progress will be
Ensures the goal is realistic given client resources and limitations.
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12. Relevant (SMART) Confirms the goal aligns with client needs and priorities
13. Time- Sets a deadline for goal completion.
Bound
(SMART)
14. Reciprocal Goals Goals agreed upon by multiple members of a system, addressing the
same target problem from ditterent angles.
15. Shared Goals Goals where multiple members of a system choose the same target
outcome.
16. Barriers to Obstacles like lack of motivation, resistance, or external factors preventing
Goal progress.
Attainment
Client voluntarily attends, engages in sessions, expresses willingness to
17. Indicators of partici- pate in treatment.
Mo- tivation
18. Resistance Behaviors like minimizing problems, rationalizing, disengaging, arriving late
or
skipping sessions.
19. Strengths Identifying biological, mental, social, spiritual, or emotional abilities that
As- support problem-solving and stability.
sessment
20. Ego Strength Ability to be resilient under stress and return to normal functioning after
crisis.
21. Levels of Care 23. Levels of Care — Outpatient
— Inpatient
24. Concurrent Treatment
22. Levels of Care
— Residential
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