Short Term Goals - Lecture notes 3 PDF

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Helpful information for writing short term goals for a patient's treatment plan...

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Short Term Goals Behavioral 

To control impulse control

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To decrease wondering during groups

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To accept treatment and make progress toward recovery

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To improve self-care skills

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To decrease anxious behavior

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To decrease agitation

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To increase tolerance for interaction

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To decrease intrusiveness

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To speak in a normal tone of voice

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To speak in a normal pace

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To decrease demands

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To eliminate staff splitting

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To improve social interactions

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To verbalize feelings

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To develop socially appropriate behavior that is not offensive or intrusive

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To increase level of trust

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To have socially appropriate assertive social skills

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To regain control of impulses

Behavioral Continued 

To have hope for recovery

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To increase ability to function in activities

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To improve social skills

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To decrease somatic complaints

Affective 

To increase appropriate expressions of affect

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To increase enjoyment in activities

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To use humor in appropriate ways

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To have affect appropriate to content

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To stabilize moods

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To increase self-esteem

Cognitive 

To increase psychomotor activity

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To increase reality functioning

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To decrease ruminating thoughts

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To increase concentration

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To increase reality orientation

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To increase thought organization

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To increase ego boundaries

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To increase patient’s awareness of personal boundaries

Physical 

To increase energy

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To improve physical functioning

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To decrease agitation

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To safely ambulate

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To maintain patients safety

Leisure 

To increase initiative

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To increase follow through

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To identify leisure interests

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To increase interest in self-gratifying leisure activities

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To compensate for stress

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To increase leisure participation and satisfaction

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To increase social supports

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To increase awareness of community resources

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To increase day structure...