The change plan is the overall plan outlining

• What the changes are that the patient wants to achieve in counselling (e.g. to completely stop drinking) , outlining
• What his main reasons are for wanting to change • What steps he wants to take to achieve this change
• Who can help him achieve this, and how
• How he will know if the plan is working
• What could interfere with the plan
• How these things could be dealt with