Goals
A goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
What is a SMART goal?
A written document outlining goals, objectives, and methods for change.
What is a treatment plan?
The therapy that emphasizes restructuring boundaries and hierarchies.
What is Structural Family Therapy?
Subtle signals such as missed sessions or changing topics that show discomfort with therapeutic work.
What are avoidance behaviors?
Regularly tracking client improvement using scales or feedback forms.
What is progress monitoring?
Goals that reflect change in interaction patterns rather than individual behavior.
What are relational goals?
The understanding that interventions must fit a client’s culture, values, and readiness.
What is cultural fit?
The model that focuses on observable behavior and reinforcement.
What is Behavioral Family Therapy?
An approach that increases motivation by resolving ambivalence.
: What is Motivational Interviewing (MI)?
Client-rated forms that measure relationship and session quality.
What are session rating scales (SRS)?
The collaborative process of defining what success looks like in therapy.
What is goal setting?
A clear link between intervention and the theoretical rationale behind it.
What is theory-driven planning?
The model that asks clients to imagine life after a miracle has solved the problem.
What is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?
Viewing client resistance as information rather than opposition.
What is a systemic reframe?
Using feedback to adjust therapeutic strategy in real time.
What is Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT)?
The process of revisiting and revising objectives throughout treatment.
What is ongoing goal evaluation?
The process of updating the plan to reflect new progress or barriers.
What is treatment plan revision?
The model that focuses on secure attachment and emotional connection
What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)?
The act of empathizing with client hesitation to reduce defensiveness.
What is joining through validation?
Reviewing therapy outcomes with the client to maintain collaboration.
What is a progress review?
The theoretical concept that goals should align with the family’s stage of development.
What is life cycle congruence?
A plan that outlines interventions for potential crisis during ongoing treatment.
What is a contingency plan?
The model that helps clients rewrite problem-saturated stories.
What is Narrative Therapy?
Therapist self-awareness of reactions that may reinforce client resistance.
What is countertransference awareness
The documentation process summarizing goals, progress, and next steps.
What is a treatment summary?