Personal Narrative: My First Psychosocial Assessment

For my first psychosocial assessment, I met with a resident who had just completed an inpatient treatment program for alcohol abuse. Using my interviewing and facilitative skills I engaged him and learned about his life. Before completing treatment at the inpatient program, he was homeless, my main goal was to find out more about his family, and the series of events that led up to him becoming homeless. During our session, he shared that he had been using drugs and alcohol for over thirty years as a way to cope with his depression and suicidal ideations. His mental health issues stemmed from emotional abuse he endured as a child from his parents, which translated into adulthood. He currently has several strained family relationships, mainly