Week 4 Assignment: Designing an Intake Process

Assessing a client for addiction can be a challenge, especially if the client has not chosen to voluntarily seek treatment. What are the key outcomes needed from an intake process in order to effectively assess clients? This Assignment will familiarize you with the rationale and process behind assessment.

Submit a paper that includes the following:

Background information on the addiction you have chosen to write about. Use at least 23 sources of information that describe how to assess your chosen addiction.
Elements of an intake process that would elicit relevant information on an individual demonstrating signs of this addiction, including the following:
Two addiction evaluation measures that might be appropriate for that individual, and explain why you chose them
Five questions you would ask to assess for addiction
Five questions you would not ask, and explain why these questions would be inappropriate
Submission and Grading Information

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