Which item is included on a typical service plan?

• A. Problems to be worked on
• B. Diagnosis chart
• C. Personal preferences of the social worker
• D. Financial statements of the agency

Answer: (A)

A service plan centers on addressing the client’s problems by clearly outlining the specific issues to be worked on, alongside goals, steps, and responsibilities. It takes assessment findings and turns them into actionable objectives with a timeline, so everyone involved knows what will be done, by whom, and by when progress should be made. This focus on concrete problems helps guide interventions and makes it easier to track improvement over time. The diagnosis chart belongs to the assessment phase and isn’t typically described as something to be worked on in the plan. Personal preferences of the social worker aren’t the point of the plan, which is to align client needs with agreed-upon actions. Financial statements of the agency are administrative and outside the scope of an individual service plan.