Alcohol/Drug/Batterer/Gambling Assessments

An assessment, all of which are objective tools designed to help the assessor rule-out bias, is a service my practice provides that helps the client determine if they have a problematic, dependent, or addictive relationship to substances, anger or violence.  Assessments assist in the development of a treatment plan.  For example, I will conduct an interview asking about current and historical experiences with the following, if applicable:

• Gambling

• Substance Use 

• Anger/Violence

• medical/mental health treatment history; 

• Behavioral pattern- it’s symptoms and the effects the addiction/anger/violence has had on your life. 

These assessments are acknowledged and used by the Courts, DMV, licensing boards and private employers.

Assessment types that I have administered are as follows: 

Anxiety/Depression:

• Beck Anxiety Inventory and Depression Inventory-II

• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

• Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)

• General Anxiety Disorder (GAD 7)

• Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)

Attachment:

• What is my own Attachment Style?

• Determining my Partner’s Attachment Style

• Experiences in Close Relationships (Assesses adult attachment security toward a romantic partner using the Experiences in Close Relationships) 

Batterer Intervention/Intimate Partner Violence: 

• Relationship Functioning Self -Assessment

• Controlling and Abusive Tactics 2- C

• Safe at Home

Gambling:

• NORC Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems-Self Administered and provides a simple self-test to evaluate one’s gambling behavior

Substances: 

• Triage Assessment for Addictive Disorders (TAAD-5)

• Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST)

• Drinking Related Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (DRIE)

• Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT/DUDIT)

• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)