Treatment Plan for chronic diseases, Case review HELP

Content RequirementsHaving identified they key issues that need to be address(Diagnosis), we now move to the Application Stage. In this stage weconnect the identified needs with specific action. It should be notedthat not all treatment plans should be planned in isolation, like in thedevelopment of this case. Commonly, the treatment plan is built througha collaborative process, which allows the client to take a level ofownership in the process.The key to developing an effective treatment plan is by ensuring thatyour etiology is on track. If you have truly identified the rootproblem and therefore can develop a treatment plan that addresses thatroot problem, you are more likely to address the need of a client. Ifnot, the treatment plan may merely provide some relief, but not trulyprovide healing or restoration to the client. Think of it likegardening. Weeds will always continue to grow until the root has beendealt with. Pulling weeds may make the garden look nice for a time, butif the root is still there, the weed will return.According to the Rubric, your Treatment Plan needs to be relevant tothe symptoms, the desired outcomes, and include short and long-termgoals (action steps). Be careful to not just copy and paste a common orgeneric treatment plan. You will want to make sure that the plan youcreate would be specific to the person in the case. You can do this bysighting specific elements of the case.You will also need to be careful to not be too general. Statingsomething like, The client needs to get involved with a church family,does not provide a path toward that end. Part of creating short andlong-term goals, is about creating the path (steps) that must be taken.So, to reach an end like getting involved with a church family, mayinclude the following:As part of your treatment plan, you will also need to provide aprognosis. For this analysis, a prognosis is a description of what youbelieve will happen in response to the treatment. At face value, thismay seem assumed in the treatment plan, but prognoses are not always soclear. An example might be an individual wrestling alcoholism. Atreatment plan that would result in the cessation of excessive drinkingcan lead to a prognosis that includes a lot more than just than thepositive outcome of no more excessive drinking. As a counselor, you needto consider how the cessation of that behavior may affect theindividual. Think about the changes in social settings, adjustments insocial relationships, the absence of a sure coping method, the influx ofextra cash, as well as a myriad of other issues that will result. Thusthe prognosis needs to include more than just the direct outcome soughtafter, but a reasonable evaluation of how the modifications will affectthe life of the individual, including adjustments that the individualwill need to make in order to maintain balance.