Assessment and Evaluation: Collecting the Requisite Building Blocks for Treatment Planning

Returning military personnel are a growing segment of the U.S. population that will require services from mental health professionals. A key service will be the assessment of skills, strengths, weaknesses, problems, supports, and losses for these individuals and their families. Without such data, counseling or therapy services will be vague and amorphous. Vague treatment goals lead to vague treatment which results in vague treatment outcomes.