SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT (TIP 56, CHAPTER 2)

Course overview

Screening and Assessment (TIP 56, Chapter 2): Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men (TIP 56). This chapter reviews three parts of a comprehensive screening and assessment process. An assessment of the presenting problem (e.g., substance abuse) and its social, spiritual, psychological, and medical consequences. A personal assessment that investigates other behaviors, values, attitudes, and experiences that may influence treatment in behavioral health settings. Throughout this process, clinicians should be aware of the ways in which male gender roles influence men¿s psychological adaptation, substance use/abuse, and help-seeking behaviors.