The purpose of mental health treatment
To allow individuals gain control and master their own lives
To help individuals, couples, or families to discover their strengths and the courage to better manage life's challenges
The steps to achieve these goals are :
Seeking help
Carefully evaluating the presenting problems
Being assigned to a therapist with whom a working relationship can be built and developed
Creating a flexible treatment plan with initial goals which meet the special needs of the patient and the problem
Always, with the patient's approval, evaluating input from spouses or family members that might be important to the course of treatment
Follow up of the patient’s progress and response to to the treatment effort
