Background
An Action Plan is a way to make sure that a client, a group, an organization or a community’s vision is made concrete. Action Plans grow out of effective engagement and assessment and precede the process of actual intervention. It looks closely at problems, needs, and strengths at all levels of intervention.
As stated in the textbook, planning involves these eight sub-steps:
Work with the client.
Establish goals.
Prioritize problems.
Specify objectives.
Translate problems into needs
Specify action steps.
Evaluate levels of intervention for each need.
Formalize a contract.
Instructions
To show competency in this set of skills, you will need to formulate and write up an Action Plan also known as a treatment plan, care plan, support plan, etc. This Action Plan must include a statement of the problem, two long-term goals for work (with appropriate MAPS objectives—Measurable, Attainable, Positive, and Specific for each), any additional action steps needed, and a contract for work with a client.
You should base your Action Plan on the assessment interview with your volunteer client. Refer to your text for the basic content and requirements of a good goal statement, objectives, action steps, and contract. Be sure to include all the required information outlined.
Length: Finally, at the end of your action plan, write a 2-3 page brief with at least 3 peer-reviewed resources, reflecting on your use of the eight-step planning process outlined by Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2018). Did you follow the steps? Were they useful as a guide? Why or why not?
My volunteer clients name is David.
Statement of the Problem: David is in recovery for alochol and drug abuse. He is 3 years sober. He is currently struggling with depression, loneliness. David tends to isolate himself when he is feeling depressed and lonely. When David is struggling he tends to stop working out at the gym, he will call out of work, he gets lazy and stops doing things he enjoys.
David’s Strengths: David has a strong work ethic, he is kind, caring, outgoing, responsible and friendly. David has a strong awareness of his emotions and his willingness to seek help when needed. He is resilliant and committed to his wellbeing.
Triggers: being single for a long period of time, social settings with and unfamillar people and places provoke those feelings, he tends to be codependent on his friends.
Coping skills: keeping himself busy, watching tv, going to the gym, getting a haircut, go shopping, get a car wash, dance, read a book. (Self-care things).
