The first step to getting treatment at Recovery Resources is an integrated assessment. An assessment is a confidential consultation between a licensed mental health professional and a potential client that is used to diagnose clients and develop an appropriate course of treatment. If the assessor determines that case management services are needed for treatment, the client meets with a Clinical Care Coordinator (my supervisor) to develop a treatment plan. The treatment plan includes the client’s diagnosis information, strengths, needs, goals, objectives and planned services. With my clients, the goal is typically “to obtain and maintain psychiatric stability and understand how symptoms of mental illness and addiction impact each other.”
A client's needs might include any combination of the following: the abuse of substances, unstable mental health status, lack of income and inadequate housing. An objective is developed for each need. For example, for someone abusing substances, the objective may be for the client to learn how to identify the thoughts and behaviors that lead to substance use and then how to practice the behaviors that prevent relapse.
My job as the case manager is to help clients achieve their goals by meeting their objectives and, ultimately, their needs.
A client's needs might include any combination of the following: the abuse of substances, unstable mental health status, lack of income and inadequate housing. An objective is developed for each need. For example, for someone abusing substances, the objective may be for the client to learn how to identify the thoughts and behaviors that lead to substance use and then how to practice the behaviors that prevent relapse.
My job as the case manager is to help clients achieve their goals by meeting their objectives and, ultimately, their needs.
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