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Consider this scenario. You are head of a planning team that has been  asked to create a new drug treatment program. You ask your team to  write a goal statement for the program. The following goal statements  have been proposed:

The goal of this drug treatment program is to serve clients’ needs and to educate clients about the harm that drugs cause.
The goal of this drug treatment program is to assist our clients in  reducing drug dependency and eventually ending it toward living  drug-free lives.

Which goal statement do you think is more appropriate? Explain why  you think the statement is suitable. Also provide an explanation as to  why the other statement is not suitable.
Do the four components mentioned in the book—a time frame, the  targeted population, the anticipated result, and a criterion—suffice to  create an objective statement? Why?
Consider the following objective statement for checking recidivism to crime:
“The program will prevent inmates from committing crime, as measured  by arrest or revocation of parole, for at least three years after they  have been released back into the community.”
In the objective statement example above, consider that some new  components are to be included toward creating a more appropriate  objective statement. Recommend at least two additional components that  can be included to create an objective statement and provide a rationale  for your recommendations.
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