Structuring the Continuing Care Plan

Brainstorming can be quite helpful in developing this treatment plan. So remembering the process for brainstorming (see Chapter 3), have your client generate a wide range of possible goals related to the future, at first without concern 

Just as with treatment, the appearance of aftercare may vary according to the therapeutic model. For example, Minnesota-model aftercare usually operates in groups that meet weekly. The format of these weekly sessions usually involves psychoeducation around relapse prevention, often related to an issue germane to specific members of the group. Sometimes the psychoeducation topic is predetermined by the outline of a relapse prevention manual (see Chapter 7). 

Before aftercare begins, a client will likely meet with the aftercare counselor. This counselor may be different than the one he or she works with in treatment. However, the client likely will know the aftercare counselor from treatment groups even if that person was not her or his primary individual counselor. This first 

Darien is a 24-year-old finishing treatment and preparing for aftercare. 

If you were Claudia, what kind of homework would you assign to Darien related to reaching this goal What does he need to know to succeed What are the first steps  

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