Read and study a case illustration provided by your instructor that includes presenting problems, relevant background information, and the client’s general goals. From this information develop measurable goals and interventions for the client. Consider various ways this challenging part of the planning process can be addressed.

What will be an ideal response?


The student can use the above outline for part of the assignment, but add the outline material below as a means of organizing an intervention strategy:


• Interventions (emphasize positive consequences of behavior)
• Modeling
• Skills training
• Reinforcement (positive and negative)
• Stimulus control (changing the antecedents of problem behavior)
• Systematic desensitization
• Relaxation training
• Collect data, document changes over time
• Credit client with change efforts

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