Example: Treatment will seek to reduce depressive symptoms while increasing overall functioning NOTES: Does not provide any Provides only one (or 1 Provides two Provides two c. Two Treatment treatment objectives; good) measurable reasonably measurable measureable Objective Statements behavioral outcome behavioral outcome behavioral outcome (i.e., measurable OR treatment objective(s) objective statement; objective statements; objective statements; 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 OR objectives are what related to goal goal statement; indicating what the on above stated the counselor will do and statement; client will do; and theoretical orientation.) not what the client will OR reasonably tied to do. AND objective(s) is theoretical orientation. AND logically weakly associated with connected to goal stated theoretical statement; and orientation. AND based on stated theoretical orientation. Two Objectives (i.e., measurable outcome statement on what the client will do, based on above stated theoretical orientation) Example 1: (if CBT) Client will identify at least three cognitive thinking errors related to depressed feelings and demonstrate reframe of thinking errors in session. Example 2: (if CBT) Client will engage in a minimum 3 social support activities a week for 4 consecutive weeks NOTES: Does not provide any Provides only one (or 1 Provides two Coherently provides d. Intervention stated intervention good) intervention reasonable intervention two intervention Strategy strategy statement. strategy on what the strategies on what the strategies on what the (i.e., What the counselor counselor will do; counselor will do; counselor will do; will do to bring about OR statement is on what change based on the client will do and not OR intervention(s) is AND reasonably tied to AND is coherently tied theoretical orientation) what the counselor will weakly associated with respective objective to each respective do. stated objective(s) statement; objective statement; AND intervention(s) is OR reasonably tied to AND is coherently tied weakly associated with theoretical orientation. to stated theoretical stated theoretical orientation. orientation. Interventions (i.e., what the counselor will do, based on above stated theoretical orientation.) Example for above objective 1: (if CBT) Educate client on relationship between thinking errors and depressed feelings, and teach ABC reframing technique. Example for above objective 2: (if CBT) Aid client to utilize social supports and increase positive activities to reduce isolating behaviors.
Example: Treatment will seek to reduce depressive symptoms while increasing overall functioning 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 orientation. 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 statement; and AND based on stated theoretical orientation. Two Objectives (i.e., measurable outcome statement on what the client will do, based on above stated theoretical orientation) Example 1: (if CBT) Client will identify at least three cognitive thinking errors related to depressed feelings and demonstrate reframe of thinking errors in session. Example 2: (if CBT) Client will engage in a minimum 3 social support activities a week for 4 consecutive weeks NOTES: d. Intervention Strategy (i.e., What the counselor will do to bring about change based on theoretical orientation) Does not provide any stated intervention strategy statement. OR statement is on what the client will do and not what the counselor will do. Provides only one (or 1 good) intervention strategy on what the counselor will do; OR intervention(s) is weakly associated with stated objective(s) AND intervention(s) is weakly associated with stated theoretical orientation. Provides two reasonable intervention strategies on what the counselor will do; AND reasonably tied to respective objective statement; OR reasonably tied to theoretical orientation. Coherently provides two intervention strategies on what the counselor will do; AND is coherently tied to each respective objective statement; AND is coherently tied to stated theoretical orientation. Interventions (i.e., what the counselor will do, based on above stated theoretical orientation.) Example for above objective 1: (if CBT) Educate client on relationship between thinking errors and depressed feelings, and teach ABC reframing technique. Example for above objective 2: (if CBT) Aid client to utilize social supports and increase positive activities to reduce isolating behaviors.