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Addiction Counseling Competencies
Element: Continuing Assessment and Treatment Planning
Competency 67:
Maintain ongoing contact with the client and involved significant others to
ensure adherence to the treatment plan.
Knowledge
uX Social, cultural, and family systems.
u Techniques to engage the client in
treatment process.
u Outreach, followup, and continuing care
techniques.
u Methods for determining the client’s
goals, treatment plan, and motivational
level.
u Assessment mechanisms to measure the
client’s progress toward treatment
objectives.
Skills
uX Engaging the client, family, and significant
others in the ongoing treatment process.
u Assessing client progress toward treatment
goals.
u Helping the client maintain motivation to
change.
u Assessing the comprehension level of the
client, family, and significant others.
u Documenting the client’s adherence to the
treatment plan.
u Recognizing and addressing ambivalence
and resistance.
u Implementing followup and continuing
care protocols.
Attitudes
uX Respect for client’s efforts to achieve
treatment goals.
u Appreciation for incremental progress in
completing treatment goals.
u Respect for client’s choice of treatment
goals.
u Professional concern for the client,
the family, and significant others.
u Recognition of the importance of
continued support, encouragement,
and optimism.
u Recognition of relapse as an opportunity
for positive change.
u Appreciation of strengths-based principles
that emphasize client autonomy and skills
development.
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