Assess Needs of Clients with Alcohol and/or Other Drugs Issues
Assess needs of clients with alcohol and/or other drugs issues
Part A: Short Answer Questions 1. What is the purpose of client assessment?
Depending on the type of assessment that is a conducted, a client assessment has many purposes. It helps to determine what the client needs, how those needs can be met by a service, what their more urgent and important needs are, if they need to be referred to other services and helps the service to discover what caused the client to have these needs to begin with. 2. What is the difference between an intake assessment and a comprehensive assessment?
An Intake assessment is done at the first session, it is brief, and helps to detect whether a client has mental health issues, substance abuse issues or both. An intake assessment allows for early intervention, determines whether a crisis has just happened or is about to happen (such as a recent suicide attempt) and whether more assessing is needed, such as a comprehensive assessment.
A comprehensive assessment helps to paint the full picture, it gives the clients background, the triggers and issues that brought them to where they are. It can be lengthy, sometimes taking several sessions to complete, it also helps to confirm conditions that might have been suspected as a result of the intake assessment, how serious they are and the impact they are having on the client. The findings in a comprehensive assessment help with the development of a treatment plan. 3. How would you define holistic?
Holistic is when you assess and treat someone as a whole, taking into account both their physical and psychological state and treating both together, and searching to understand the clients issues in the context of their entire life. 4. What factors might influence your interaction with clients?
A client’s social and cultural background can influence the interviewing process. Their gender, sexual preference, and the fact that I am a female who will be interviewing
Part A: Short Answer Questions 1. What is the purpose of client assessment?
Depending on the type of assessment that is a conducted, a client assessment has many purposes. It helps to determine what the client needs, how those needs can be met by a service, what their more urgent and important needs are, if they need to be referred to other services and helps the service to discover what caused the client to have these needs to begin with. 2. What is the difference between an intake assessment and a comprehensive assessment?
An Intake assessment is done at the first session, it is brief, and helps to detect whether a client has mental health issues, substance abuse issues or both. An intake assessment allows for early intervention, determines whether a crisis has just happened or is about to happen (such as a recent suicide attempt) and whether more assessing is needed, such as a comprehensive assessment.
A comprehensive assessment helps to paint the full picture, it gives the clients background, the triggers and issues that brought them to where they are. It can be lengthy, sometimes taking several sessions to complete, it also helps to confirm conditions that might have been suspected as a result of the intake assessment, how serious they are and the impact they are having on the client. The findings in a comprehensive assessment help with the development of a treatment plan. 3. How would you define holistic?
Holistic is when you assess and treat someone as a whole, taking into account both their physical and psychological state and treating both together, and searching to understand the clients issues in the context of their entire life. 4. What factors might influence your interaction with clients?
A client’s social and cultural background can influence the interviewing process. Their gender, sexual preference, and the fact that I am a female who will be interviewing