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Intake Form Critique Does it ask all of the necessary questions to determine what the client’s presenting problem is? This intake form asks all the necessary questions to form a baseline for a social worker to get to know what type of issues the client is struggling with and whether there are immediate risk factors. The intake form is sufficient in asking appropriate questions for the following risk factors: suicidal tendencies, substance abuse, family history, personal history, current symptoms, and basic information on the client’s general life. The assessment is focused on addressing problem areas in the client’s life and gathering general data on the client’s daily routine. Are there too many or too few questions? Why or why not? At first glance it seems to have quite a few questions and is seven pages in total. This could be intimidating for a client that is already hesitant to seek help or that has issues with literacy, writing or comprehension. The first couple of lines in the assessment friendly remind the client that while it does seem long it should still go quickly, they write: “Please complete all information on this form and bring it to the first visit. It may seem long, but most of the questions require only a check, so it will go quickly” (Weissert, …show more content…

The assessment is very thorough and does a good job of addressing all the history and issues that may bring the client in for the visit. The intake form gathers information on: general contact information, current medical providers, symptoms, suicide risk, medications, medical procedures, family history (medical & mental), daily life questions, past experience with substances and behaviors, legal history, education, career, childhood and family background, and spiritual life. There is also a section at the end of the assessment with room to write anything that the client may feel is important to share in addition to filling out the

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