WRITING EFFECTIVE TREATMENT PLANS: The Pennsylvania CASSP Model Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP Executive Director: AllCEUs.com Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery and Addiction Counselor Exam Review Objectives • Learn the principles of the CASSP model • Review the difference between goals, objectives and interventions • Identify qualities of good goals, objectives and interventions • Services are planned to meet the individual needs of the child, rather than to fit the child into an existing service. • Services • Consider the child’s family and community contexts • Summary • Treatment plans are like recipes • Goals must be stated in positive terms (what are you going to achieve (make) • Objectives are like the steps in a recipe. • Objectives identify what each step is (combine all wet ingredients) • Interventions identify who, what, when, where, why, how and how often something is to be done (1/2 t. vanilla, 3 eggs, ½ c. milk, ¼ c. coconut oil and blend on medium for 1 minute) • Goals, objectives and interventions must be specific, observable, measurable, achievable, time limited and clearly related to the overall goal for treatment

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