Does it ask all of the necessary questions to determine what the client’s presenting problem is? Yes. This mental health intake form taken from http://www.gweissert.com/wp-content/uploads/providers-mental-health-intake-form.pdf?22b365, which was found online and posted by GW Associates: Counseling & Hypnotherapy asks probing questions that encompass the patient’s entire medical, mental health, family history, and other relevant background information such as the patient’s level of education, current living condition, and possible history of trauma that would be useful in determining the client’s presenting problem. By having the patient disclose specific and detailed information about virtually all aspects of his/her life, this mental health …show more content…
Firstly, the question that is specifically for female clients that asks, “Do you have any concerns about your physical health that you would like to discuss with us?” and also, “Date and place of last physical exam” I felt were not necessary for a mental health intake form because I find that this information will not have a positive or negative impact on the client’s mental health. Secondly, I felt that the section on “Legal History” should include some more information, especially for those clients that report pending legal problems. I felt some follow-up questions that would be helpful for the clinician to be aware of include whether the client is currently on parole/probation and whether the client is seeking mental health treatment as a part of his/her sentencing. Also, if the client was on parole/probation the contact details of the client’s parole/probation officer, as well as approximate dates when parole/probation began and when it is expected to end would be information that is valuable for the clinician. Thirdly, under the substance use heading, the client’s history of illicit substance use should be more in-depth. Currently, it is only inquiring about the length of use for each substance and date of last use. I believe that it would be useful to the clinician to have knowledge of at what age the client began to use each substance, how much of the illicit substance client uses, how often the substance is used, and the route of administration (i.e. IV, IM, Oral, Smoking,
How do the issues facing those doing strategic planning differ from those doing tactical planning? Can the two really be
Other background information that must be cleared up concerns history of traumas, domestic violence, housing status, primary usage of drugs, mental health problem in family, cases of hospitalization, treatment, previous usage of medication. All these items can influence current client's condition. Despite, as Meredith’s sister Sarah also has some personal problems, it is necessary to find out the origin of it; Sarah might have personal disorder that is inherited, so Meredith is under the risk to have it.
I met with Christine, an acquaintance I know through members of a twelve step program. We met for about 20 minutes over coffee. As we spoke, I asked the questions that I prepared, omitting some and adding others based on the responses given. The list of questions in reproduced in the last section of this work. Christine works at an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in New Jersey, the specifics of which have been intentionally omitted. Her interest in the field is identical to mine; she has a personal history of substance abuse. After obtaining sobriety, she wished to help others with her experience. This similarity is the primary reason I wanted to discuss this topic with her.
Hi, Vendelyn This is an excellent start with any client by doing a proper assessment also keep you as a case manager on the right track to meet the client’s needs. I always believed every case worker should listen carefully to client’s problems because this is the only way you will help solve the issues. Vendelyn, this is also a great system mention by the CASSP “Multi System” because sometimes you will need assistance from other resources while evaluating a client’s needs to progress. Great Post!
The treatment plan that is used at our facility includes a plan for sobriety and an aftercare plan. Also, the treatment plan includes what area of DSM the client would fall into. Case notes and psycho assessments are also a part of the treatment plan for clients. In order to fill out the case notes, clients are asked a series of questions that pertain to family, drug, and legal history. In the psycho assessment, clients are asked a series of yes/no questions in order to help create an aftercare and sobriety plan.
The subjectivity to the mental health process offers has the potential for clinicians to misjudge or misdiagnosis mental disorders if patients. When developing a diagnosis mental health providers should develop a diagnostic system to navigate through the countless descriptors’ and symptoms a client may exhibit to differentiate behavioral, cultural, psychotic, and situational information. Cuthbert and Insel (2013) describes a diagnosis as the most important function for health care providers perform to ensure the true nature of a patient’s aliments are identified in order to serve the optimal medical care. Competent diagnostic interviewers take an investigative approach to their intake to account for all the “polythetic [of] symptoms list[ed]
If Justin was my client, my first question would be addressing Justin more about is family history, the substance abuse history within his family, mental disorders that run in his family, and his past medication history. After confronting Justin about his medication history, I will ask him about his thoughts on his past medications and his present thoughts on medication he prefers to take. The counseling script would look like:
Does it ask all of the necessary questions to determine what the client’s presenting problem is?
I selected this project because I believe self-advocating is a very important process when it comes to ensuring that patients’ needs are met. Unfortunately, there are instances when some social workers are not sensitive to the needs of patients with a long history chemical dependency challenges. Sad, because at times, some young people not only have to deal with chemical dependency struggles, but the demands of life as well. As society forever increases in its intermixing of individuals from different social and ethnic groups, social workers must further increase their understanding of inter-group relationships and methods in which to help people who struggle with chemical dependency. Overall, completing this project was a positive experience. I had no major challenges. Surprisingly, I received an overwhelming amount of support from staff members in the partial hospitalization department with contacting and locating former chemical dependency patients. Lastly, the biggest lesson I learned was it’s ok to ask for help from your
Nobody denies that every client and situation is unique, but there is a general layout out of a treatment plan that can be used thought out the facility to ensure success for the client. The first step in the treatment plan is to screen clients to determine if he/she meets the criteria of the facilities drug, or alcohol program. The facility will use the standard CAGE, of the Substance Abuse Subtitle Screening Inventory questioner as a screening tool. These two screening tools are consist of few questions and require only short answers to determine (American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2012). These tools are easy to use and can be done by any qualified staff according to the ASAM. If more through information is needed then the client will go under an assessment.
1. Are you or have you been afraid of your partner and/or a family member?
Ryan is the presented client in this case at twenty-five years old. He identifies himself as a heroin addict and first started using substances at the age of twelve years old. This was around the time that Ryan reports his parents got divorced. His substance use first began with occasional alcohol and marijuana use that became daily use by the age of fifteen. Ryan shares that he then began to experiment with a variety of drugs including opiates which became his drug of choice. His use of opiates escalated from pills to intravenous heroin use that he was supporting through dealing, stealing, and pawning. The client has made attempts at sobriety previously including detox, inpatient, intensive outpatient treatment, and one-on-one therapy. His girlfriend recently entered treatment for her heroin use and Ryan is able to report numerous consequences of his drug use over the past several years including pending legal issues that have driven him to
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Closed-ended questions usually begin with action words such as "do", "does", "can", "have", "had", "will", "are", "is" and "was". These questions can be used to gather specific information or to understand the client 's willingness to commit to a particular action. Using close-ended questions that seek specific details and are designed to encourage the client to share information about behaviors (such as the specific actions or behavioral coping strategies used by
Intake forms, which are forms that generally ask detailed questions about the subject and subject’s history, are essential when a subject is being evaluated. For example, intake forms are required when becoming a new patient at a doctor’s office, when enrolling in a new school, or when applying for services. The information on the completed intake forms provide a starting point for the evaluator; it informs the evaluator of the subject’s history and present day status. Intake forms are pertinent to mental health facilities as it will inform the therapist or psychologist of the new client’s history, including but not limited to information about their medical history, educational background, family life, and overall development. This information