The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (Paperback)

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A new edition of the bestselling The Complete Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, this invaluable sourcebook supplies all of the essential building blocks you need to create focused, formal treatment plans that satisfy all of the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal review agencies. This expanded edition covers 39 main presenting problems ranging from anxiety, to depression, to obsessive compulsive disorder, to sexual abuse, and features:

• Over 1,500 well-crafted statements describing the behavioral manifestations of each problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment options
• A sample plan that can be emulated in writing plans that meet all requirements of third-party payers and accrediting agencies, including the JCAHO
• A quick-reference format–allows you to locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV™ diagnosis
• Large workbook-style pages affording plenty of space to record your own customized goals, objectives, and interventions

Additional resources in the PracticePlanners™ series:

Brief Therapy Homework Planner (Paper3-1/2" Disk), by Gary M. Schultheis ISBN 0-471-24611-5
Homework Planners feature behaviorally based, ready-to-use assignments to speed tratment and keep clients engaged between sessions.

The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Collection of Mental Health Practice Forms, Handouts, and Records, 2nd Edition (Paper3-1/2" Disk), by Donald E. Wiger ISBN 0-471-32692-5,
Documentation Sourcebooks provide the forms and records that mental health professionals need to efficiently run their practice.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 277 pages
• Publisher: Wiley John & Sons Inc; 2nd edition (February 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471319244
• ISBN-13: 978-0471319245
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #643,892 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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95 of 97 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very focused, great for instruction, keeps things moving., December 17, 2000

By	Elizabeth M. Cole "kentuckyliz" (Pikeville, KY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent for learning how to write treatment plans, as well as for generating more alternatives for interventions. Working with the client to select the most important goals and most compelling interventions helps the client to take a more active approach to the tasks, and increases hope. The intro section teaches how to write a treatment plan, very good for grad students. I don't bill insurance, so instead of DSM-IV diagnosis as the sixth element, I write evaluation benchmarks. Another reviewer feared a cookbooky approach that reduces the human element in counseling/therapy. I disagree; developing and writing a treatment plan with a client helps to clarify what he/she really wants, instructs the client on the therapeutic process, and keeps in mind the desired outcomes. It keeps things moving forward. The transparency of the process keeps the counselor/therapist from being a mysterious expert figure, and empowers the client; some counselors/therapists may not like that, though. Those of us who work in time-limited settings can't afford months of wandering through a mysterious fog. Planning and goal-setting in therapy is part of the human process, not separate from it.

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Quick Reference for Busy Clinicians, June 27, 2000

By	[e-mail] (Macon, GA United States) - See all my reviews

Psychotherapists often complain about the high cost of doing business with managed care companies--but the real plea behind the complaint is that we want to spend more time with clients and less time with paperwork. This book creates a framework for doing just that. The experienced, competent clinician who finds him- or herself strangely inarticulate when faced with a blank OTR will find a helpful link between theory, technique, and individual needs that will help in carifying goals, determining specific interventions, and measuring success. When I use it with clients, I find the therapeutic alliance is strengthened, problems and obstacles are clarified, and underlying issues often surface in unexpected ways. A great find for busy clinicians.

47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revised to Include Evidence Based Practice, September 22, 1999

By	Arthur E. Jongsma Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This 4th edition of the Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner has been revised to include Evidence Based Treatment (EBT) Objectives and Interventions. The latest research evidence has been integrated into the content of most of the chapters. Those Objectives and Interventions that go beyond "Best Practice" to being based on replicable reseach results are highlighted with an EBT symbol. Now the reader can be assured that all the latest research has been reviewed and suggestions for treatment based on successful results are noted in those chapters where research evidence exists. Where there is not sufficient research evidence available for a presenting problem, best practice interventions continue to be suggested. As federal funding sources as well as some other third party payers are beginning to insist on treatment based on research evidence, this Planner offers just such Interventions.

Please be reminded that all of our psychotherapy suggestions assume a compassionate relationship of empathy that is crucial for effective treatment. Good psychotherapists realize the critical importance of a therapeutic relationship while delivering research informed treatment.