Describe the assessment process and approaches to treatment planning.

The process of assessment and treatment planning work most effectively when clients are actively involved in the process. Students must gain a thorough understanding of the assessment and treatment planning process as well as effective approaches.

• Read Chapter 4 of your SAC textbook and view the video (link below)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqsGS6kvVrY
• Write a 1 page paper addressing assessment and treatment planning.
• To achieve maximum points for content and analysis, the following elements need to be thoroughly addressed:
  • Explain how MI can be used in the assessment process.
  • Give a description and comparison of assessment, behavioral assessment, and functional analysis.
    • Why are they important?
  • Describe early Remission, Sustained Remission and In a Controlled Environment and why it is important to know the difference.
  • What concerns would you have regarding Mrs. Anderson, the client in the video?
    • What additional information would you like to gather?
    • Why?
    • What next steps would you take?