For customers to move into the preparation phase, they need to pick from among these alternatives and commit to taking action in the foreseeable future. The sample treatment plan in Table 3 revisits the case of Jason, the self announced "pothead" with the brand-new job starting soon. Jason's written treatment plan summarizes a fifteen minute conversation with his therapist in the session following his preliminary consumption assessment, and illustrates the usage of goals and methods gone over in this area to help with transition from reflection to preparation for action towards behavior modification.

Initial Treatment Prepare For Jason, Customer Diagnosed with Marijuana Use Disorder and Examined in the Reflection Phase of Preparedness for Change, Working Towards Preparation for Action Problem: Jason has decided he will not continue to smoke marijuana once he begins his new job in a month, however he is uncertain about the most desirable and reliable

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