Treatment Plan Template

How do you write a treatment plan? What does a treatment plan consist of? Are you in need of a professional Mental Health Treatment Plan?

A mental health treatment plan is a document that contains and outlines the details of a client's current mental health issues and outlines the goals, targets, and strategies that will assist the client in overcoming mental health issues. To obtain the information needed to complete a treatment plan, a health worker must interview the client. The information gathered during the interview is used to write the complete treatment plan.

Steps to proceed when setting up plan:

A: Health Assessment

Gather information. A psychological evaluation is a fact-gathering session in which a mental health worker (counselor, therapist, social worker, psychologist, or psychiatrist) interviews a client about current psychological problems, past mental health issues, family history, and current and past social problems with work, school and relationships.
Follow the sections of the evaluation. Most health facilities provide the mental health worker with a template or form to complete during the interview.
Note behavioral observations. The counselor will conduct a mini-mental status exam which involves observing the client's physical appearance and his or her interactions.
Make a diagnosis. The diagnosis is the main focus. Sometimes a client will have multiple diagnoses such as both Major Depressive Disorder and Alcohol Use. Diagnoses must be complete before a treatment plan can be completed.

B: Define goals

Determine reachable goals
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.
Think of interventions. The interventions are the meat of change in therapy. Your therapeutic interventions are what will ultimately evoke change in your client.
Discuss goals with the client. After the initial assessment is conducted, the therapist and client will collaborate to create appropriate goals for treatment.
Make concrete goals for treatment. The goals are also what make up a large component of the treatment plan. Use the SMART method

C: Setup the treatment plan

Record the treatment plan's components. The treatment plan will consist of the goals that the counselor and therapist have decided on. Many facilities have a treatment plan template or form that the counselor will fill out. Part of the form may require that the counselor checkboxes that describe the client's symptoms.
Write down the goals. Your goals need to be clearly defined. Remember the SMART goals plan and make each goal specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-limited.
Express specific interventions you will use. The counselor will include treatment strategies the client has agreed to.
Sign the treatment plan. Both the client and the counselor sign the treatment plan to show that there is an agreement on what to focus on in treatment.
Review and improve as needed. No plan is perfect. You will be expected to complete goals and make new ones as the client progresses in treatment. The treatment plan should include dates in the future that the client and counselor will review the progress the client is making. Decisions to continue the current treatment plan or to make changes will be made at that time.

What is an example of a treatment goal?

Treatment Plan:

Client Name
Counselor Name
Date
Problem Statement
Goals
D/C Criteria Objectives
How often will he/she say or do this?
Interventions
Service Codes
Target Date Resolution
Participation in Treatment Planning Process
Participation by Others in the Treatment Planning Process
Note: All participants may not have participated in every area.
Service Codes:

I= Individual
G= Group
F= Family
C= Couples
P= Psychoeducational
H= Homework
R= Reading
M= Media
V= Videotape
A= Audiotape
R= Referral

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