Interrelated Task 5

When the goal of addiction treatment is to provide a behavior change, it is necessary to gather important information that can be vital and increase the likelihood of recovery. Screening for addiction is appropriate when working with a diverse client population, to identify those whom additional evaluation is warranted. In "Chapter 5: Screening, Evaluation, and Diagnosis" of Treating Addictions: A Guide for Professionals (Miller et al, 2011), we grasp the concept that the functions of screening and evaluation depend on the context in which they are given. Some of these settings include emergency rooms, primary care and mental health clinics, agencies for social services, and correctional systems. These clinical settings can display addictive behaviors through the given assessments. From collecting screenings and evaluations, we are sometimes able to obtain a diagnosis.
In this Chapter, Miller et al describes how these three interrelated task, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, inform of treatment and adopt a system of planning. Even though screening can be confused with diagnosis, by definition, it is meant to overtly include the essential tools needed to uncover a possible problem. It also detects the need for further

Essentially, the client should be assessed in order to properly understand the potential problem. I believe that that these first moments are the most necessary components to view the problem and be prompt about addressing it. According to Miller et al, “Another indication of severity is the extent to which clients have developed behavioral and/or physiological dependence on their preferred drugs” (74). I completely agree with this statement because the book mentions that screening alone won’t fully predict addictions. It important to assess and evaluate the severity by frequency and from these concepts determine