Description
Using the module's readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research intake assessments. Select at least 3–4 scholarly resources from professional literature to reference in this assignment.
For this assignment, read the following scenario and conduct a Psychosocial Needs Assessment for the patient during an Intake Assessment.
Scenario
The Adult Probation Department has referred to your office a client, Sue, for an intake assessment.
Presenting Problem
Sue is a twenty-eight-year-old Haitian woman who has been addicted to crack cocaine. She has recently pled guilty to charges of possession, sale of an illicit substance, and of engaging in prostitution.
Click here to download and review the case history for Sue.
Tasks:
Your task is to complete Sue's intake assessment on the template provided. Focusing on the last two sections of the template (Needs Assessment and Intake Review), provide a thorough summary and recommendations for Sue's treatment. Make sure to include research to support diagnostic considerations and treatment recommendations.
Keep in mind that this intake assessment will be included in Sue's medical record. Thus, make sure you write thoroughly to express all ideas completely in your support of the diagnostic impression and treatment recommendations. This means each section should contain a minimum of 1–2 paragraphs. Your work should rely upon at least 3–4 resources from scholarly, professional literature and relevant resources.
Click here to download and review the intake assessment template to complete your assignment.
Write an 8- to 10-page assessment report in a Microsoft Word document. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Submission Details:
- Save your assessment report as M3_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc. By the due date assigned, post it to the Submissions Area.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTAKE ASSESSMENT
Substance Abuse Intake Assessment
Name
Institution
Date
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTAKE ASSESSMENT
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Substance Abuse Intake Assessment
SENSITIVE MATERIAL—DISCRETION IS NECESSARY
NAME:
SUE
DOB:
28 Years old Female
DATE(S) OF ASSESSMENT:
21.11.2018
DATA SOURCES:
Client history and diagnosis
REASON FOR REFERRAL:
The client has been referred to Substance Abuse Intake Assessment by the Adult Probation
Department. Sue is a 28 year old Haitian woman addicted to crack cocaine and recently pled guilty
to charges of the possession, sale of an illicit substance, and of engaging in prostitution.
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION:
Sue is a single mother of four children, having been abandoned by her irresponsible husband. Her
children are aged 2, 4, 5 and 8 years. She is a high school dropout. She has also been a victim of
domestic violence by her husband. She does not know where her husband is, but she believes that
he has returned to Haiti. Sue now maintains an ongoing lesbian relationship with her best friend,
who also works as a prostitute.
FAMILY HISTORY:
SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTAKE ASSESSMENT
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Sue grew up in the City of Port au Prince, Haiti, being the youngest of eight children. She lost one
older sister and one older brother to pneumonia when they were both less than five years of age.
Her father was an alcoholic and involved himself in petty crimes, while her mother suffered from
an undiagnosed bipolar disorder. She was raised Catholic by her maternal grandmother with whom
she lived for an extended period of time.
Sue and her estranged husband, together with their children, emigrated to their United States from
Haiti following the major earthquake that hit her homeland in 2010. On arriving in the US, they
all moved in with her aunt and uncle who were staying in Miami, Florida. Four months down the
line, her hosts asked them to find their own living arrangements because of the high costs of living.
This is how she ended up in a dingy hotel in downtown Miami with her four children.
There is no mention of her husband during this movement from her aunt’s place to the hotel.
However, she did not get a stable job to cater for her financial needs, including that of her children,
which lured her into doing drugs. At the hotel, a drug-dealing neighbor enticed her into selling
drugs in order to earn some extra income. Subsequently, she began using the drugs she sold,
becoming addicted to the crack cocaine, in addition to being indebted to her dealer. Facing
challenges from both drug abuse and addiction and financial challenges, she opted into prostitution
in order to support her addiction and pay the dealer.
EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Sue studied in her home country, Haiti. As such, she is a fluent speaker of Haitian Frenc...
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