Assessment Considerations what does the client want?
•What is the treatment contract?
•What are the immediate needs?
•What are the multiaxial DSM-IV diagnoses?
Multidimensional severity/level of functioning profile:
•Identify which assessment dimensions are most severe to determine treatment priorities.
•Choose a specific priority for each medium/severe dimension.
What specific services are needed to address these priorities?
What “dose” or intensity of services is needed?
Where can these services be provided in the least intensive, but safe, level of care or site of care?
How will outcomes be measured?
What is the progress of the treatment plan and placement decision?
The purposes for the assessment is to gather the necessary information from the client. “The goal of the professional is to document and assess any evidence of co-occurring disorders, mental, or substance use disorders are diagnosed accordingly to the disability, strengths, area of issue, and if the client is willing to change for the better” (Sacks, 2008, p.13). In summary, the assessment and screening process is an navigational tool for the clinician, to categorize the clients information, by background, substance use, and psychiatric issue. …show more content…
(2008). Brief overview of screening and assessment for co-occurring disorders. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction, 6(1), 7-19. doi:10.1007/s11469-007-9098-0
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders: A Treatment Improvement Protocol, (TIP) Series, No. 42, by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
•What is the treatment contract?
•What are the immediate needs?
•What are the multiaxial DSM-IV diagnoses?
Multidimensional severity/level of functioning profile:
•Identify which assessment dimensions are most severe to determine treatment priorities.
•Choose a specific priority for each medium/severe dimension.
What specific services are needed to address these priorities?
What “dose” or intensity of services is needed?
Where can these services be provided in the least intensive, but safe, level of care or site of care?
How will outcomes be measured?
What is the progress of the treatment plan and placement decision?
The purposes for the assessment is to gather the necessary information from the client. “The goal of the professional is to document and assess any evidence of co-occurring disorders, mental, or substance use disorders are diagnosed accordingly to the disability, strengths, area of issue, and if the client is willing to change for the better” (Sacks, 2008, p.13). In summary, the assessment and screening process is an navigational tool for the clinician, to categorize the clients information, by background, substance use, and psychiatric issue. …show more content…
(2008). Brief overview of screening and assessment for co-occurring disorders. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction, 6(1), 7-19. doi:10.1007/s11469-007-9098-0
Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders: A Treatment Improvement Protocol, (TIP) Series, No. 42, by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration