Problem Statement should be a simple one-sentence statement of client issue with evidence provided. Example: Client reports feelings of anxiety as evidenced by obsessive thoughts, consistent worry about future, feeling tense, sleeplessness, and fatigue. NOTES: Does not provide a Treatment plan is Gives a treatment goal Coherently states in treatment goal for the minimally related to that addresses anxiety or one-sentence a b. One Treatment Goal problem statement problem statement or an identified anxiety treatment goal that Statement client symptoms symptom BUT is not identifies a behavioral stated as a behavioral outcome related to (i.e., problem restated in (e.g., Client needs to learn outcome statement treating client overall the positive, broad OR gives a treatment goal to accept life’s anxiety or specific behavioral outcome goal not related to the problem (e.g., Client wants to feel difficulties…) anxiety symptoms. for the client to meet) statement better) One Treatment Goal restates the problem in the positive overall goal for client to meet. Goal should be a behavioral outcome statement. (i.e., will feel better) NOT “client Example: Reduce overall feelings of anxiety while increasing coping strategies to manage stress. NOTES: Does not provide any Provides only one (or 1 Provides two reasonably Provides two treatment objectives; good) measurable measurable behavioral measureable behavioral c. Two Treatment behavioral outcome outcome objective outcome objective Objective Statements objective statement; statements; statements; (i.e., measurable OR treatment objective(s) behavioral outcome not related to stated goal; statement on what the OR objective(s) is weakly AND reasonably tied to AND concisely client will do, and based related to goal statement; goal statement; indicating what the on above stated theoretical client will do; and OR objectives are what the orientation.) counselor will do and not what the client will do. AND objective(s) is OR reasonably tied to weakly associated with theoretical orientation. AND logically stated theoretical connected to goal
Problem Statement should be a simple one-sentence statement of client issue with evidence provided. Example: Client reports feelings of anxiety as evidenced by obsessive thoughts, consistent worry about future, feeling tense, sleeplessness, and fatigue. NOTES: b. One Treatment Goal Statement (i.e., problem restated in the positive, broad behavioral outcome goal for the client to meet) Does not provide a treatment goal for the problem statement OR gives a treatment goal not related to the problem statement Treatment plan is minimally related to problem statement or client symptoms (e.g., Client needs to learn to accept life’s difficulties…) Gives a treatment goal that addresses anxiety or an identified anxiety symptom BUT is not stated as a behavioral outcome statement (e.g., Client wants to feel better) Coherently states in one-sentence a treatment goal that identifies a behavioral outcome related to treating client overall anxiety or specific anxiety symptoms. One Treatment Goal restates the problem in the positive overall goal for client to meet. Goal should be a behavioral outcome statement. (i.e., NOT “client will feel better) Example: Reduce overall feelings of anxiety while increasing coping strategies to manage stress. NOTES: c. Two Treatment Objective Statements (i.e., measurable behavioral outcome statement on what the client will do, and based on above stated theoretical orientation.) Does not provide any treatment objectives; OR treatment objective(s) not related to stated goal; OR objectives are what the counselor will do and not what the client will do. Provides only one (or 1 good) measurable behavioral outcome objective statement; OR objective(s) is weakly related to goal statement; AND objective(s) is weakly associated with stated theoretical Provides two reasonably measurable behavioral outcome objective statements; AND reasonably tied to goal statement; OR reasonably tied to theoretical orientation. Provides two measureable behavioral outcome objective statements; AND concisely indicating what the client will do; and AND logically connected to goal