Intake Screening Report

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During my internship at Gaudenzia, Mr. Husher assigned me to observe a counselor complete an intake screening. He informed me that the purpose of the screening is so the counselor can consider several factors before deciding whether an individual should be admitted into the treatment program. Furthermore, it’s important that I use the correct diagnostic criteria when determining if the individual’s alcohol and or drug use constitutes abuse. More importantly, I should be able to explain the criteria they utilized and show that I understand what I’m doing by giving detailed illustrations of how the illicit drugs and/or alcohol has become dysfunctional for an individual. Upon conducting an intake screening of on my own I gathered the following