The provider shall solicit the individual's own
assessment of his needs, strengths, goals, preferences, and abilities to
identify the need for recovery oriented treatment, rehabilitation, and support
services and the status of his environmental supports within the individual's
cultural context. With the participation of the individual, the provider shall
assess:
1. Psychiatric history, mental
status and diagnosis, including the content of an advance directive;
2. Medical, dental, and other health
needs;
3. Extent and effect of drug
or alcohol use;
4. Education and
employment, including current daily structured use of time, school or work
status, interests and preferences, and supports and barriers to educational and
employment performance;
5. Social
development and functioning, including childhood and family history, religious
beliefs, leisure interests, and social skills;
6. Housing and daily living skills, including
the support needed to obtain and maintain decent, affordable housing integrated
into the broader community; the current ability to meet basic needs such as
personal hygiene, food preparation, housekeeping, shopping, money management,
and the use of public transportation and other community based
resources;
7. Family and social
network, including the current scope and strength of an individual's network of
family, peers, friends, and co-workers, and their understanding and
expectations of the team's services;
8. Finances and benefits, including the
management of income, the need for and eligibility for benefits, and the
limitations and restrictions of those benefits; and
9. Legal and criminal justice involvement,
including guardianship, commitment, representative payee status, and experience
as either a victim or an accused person.
