Order Description
Required Readings:

Readings
Lichtenberger, E. O., Mather, N., Kaufman, N. L., & Kaufman, A. S. (2004). Essentials of assessment report writing. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Chapter 1, “Introduction and Overview”

Focus on the goals of report writing and how the general goals of any psychological report pertain to individuals facing addictions.

Chapter 2, “Technical Aspects of Writing”

Although they are not specific to the addictions field, focus on the helpful “Don’t Forget” sidebar boxes on eliminating redundancies, shortening sentences, and other writing tips.
Chapter 3, “Referral and Background Information”

Focus on critical information and language needed for the referral and background section of a report as well as the standard framework for this section of a report, including common headings. Some of the information refers more to education settings, but focus on Rapid References 3.6 and 3.7.

Perkinson, R. R. (2012). Chemical dependency counseling: A practical guide (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Appendix 6, “Sample Biopsychosocial Interview”

Stewart, S. H., & Connors, G. J. (2004–2005). Screening for alcohol problems: What makes a test effective? Alcohol Research & Health, 28(1), 5–16.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Focus on which addictions and disorders are and are not amenable to screening. For your Discussion, focus on the description of cutoff scores and their meaning and implications for next steps.

Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse Disorders (Word document)
Assignment:

Collecting data on individuals with suspected addictions is important, but without descriptive data analysis skills, the data remain extraneous bits of information with no framework on which to make a diagnosis or further recommendations.

The chapters from Lichtenberger, Mather, Kaufman, and Kaufman (2004) will help guide you as you start writing the first part of an assessment report. Based on the interview in the media from Week 3 titled Interviewing Strategies and a set of raw data provided in your Learning Resources this week, you will explore which descriptive data would need to be included in order to provide referral, background, and history on the individual depicted with a potential addiction.

To prepare:

Review the Learning Resources, including the following:

Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
Chapter 1, “Introduction and Overview”
Chapter 2, “Technical Aspects of Writing”
Chapter 3, “Referral and Background Information”

Watch the media from Week 3 titled Interviewing Strategies.(Walden University)

Score the raw data provided in the document “Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse Disorders”

Complete Part 1 of the assessment report after scoring the raw data using the instructions provided.

Assignment Directions:

Submit Part 1 of the assessment report, Descriptive Data Analysis, including the following:

History of the client (approximately 1–2 pages)

Referral (approximately 1–2 paragraphs)

Background information (approximately 1–2 pages)

Description of data findings (approximately 1 page)