Assertive Community Treatment
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Client outcomes are those aspects of clients' lives that we seek to improve or to manage successfully through the delivery of mental health services. Medications help clients manage their symptoms. Supported employment programs help clients find work in the community. Dual diagnosis groups help clients reduce their dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs. Relapse prevention programs help clients stay out of the hospital. Some outcomes are the direct result of an intervention, such as getting a job through participation in a vocational program, whereas others are indirect, such as improvements in quality of life due to having a job. Some outcomes are concrete and observable, such as the number of days worked in a month, whereas others are subjective and private, such as satisfaction with vocational services. Every mental health service intervention, whether considered treatment or rehabilitation, has both immediate and long-term client goals. In addition, clients have goals for themselves, which they hope to attain through the receipt of mental health services. These goals translate into outcomes, and the outcomes translate into specific measures. For example, the goal of a supported employment program is community integration through employment. The outcome for clients is obtaining and holding regular jobs in the community. The outcome measure for a supported employment program may be the number of weeks that a client has worked at competitive jobs during the past quarter.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002