Discontinuance planning refers to which action?

• A. stopping service since goals were achieved
• B. planning for discharge from care
• C. initiating new therapy
• D. evaluating progress

Answer: (A)

Discontinuance planning is about ending the service once the client has achieved the goals that were set. It involves wrapping up work, ensuring the gains are maintained, and arranging any needed follow-up or supports to prevent relapse. The defining action it describes is stopping the service because the goals have been met, rather than continuing treatment or starting something new.

This differs from initiating a new therapy, which would extend or change treatment, and from evaluating progress, which is about measuring how goals are being met during ongoing care. While planning for discharge from care can be part of discontinuance, the core idea is to end the formal service because the objectives have been reached.