Question

A client is requesting therapy for the purpose of reducing their social anxiety symptoms so that they can lead a 60-minute sales strategies workshop for their coworkers in 4 months. To help them take steps toward increasing their comfort with speaking to others, the client lists the following on their treatment plan: I will share personal information with my coworkers during our lunch breaks, at least 3 times within the next 2 weeks and write about it in my progress journal. Which element of treatment planning pertains to the client’s task of sharing personal information with coworkers on their lunch breaks?

a. Intervention

b. Objective

c. Goal

d. Strengths

Answer 1

The answer would be "a"- Intervention

This is because, "sharing personal information with my coworkers during our lunch breaks, at least 3 times within the next 2 weeks and write about it in my progress journal" is an action taken to reduce the problematic condition (which is social anxiety here). Sharing information to strangers will slowly help the client to learn to speak with strangers which they initially avoided because of the anxiety it produced. This activity is more like a hometask or assignment for the client that might reduce their social anxiety in the process eventually.

Writing the progress down in a journal (journaling) is also a postive way of making oneself know about their improvement and increase their self-esteem leading to more confidence.