Abstract
This article describes an intake questionnaire (Adquest) that was designed, tested, and implemented, and later employed in clinical data-mining studies, by practitioners in an adolescent mental health program. The instrument is primarily a practice-based, clinical information-gathering and client engagement device. Consequently, it differs in significant ways from more research-driven Rapid Assessment Instruments (RAIs). Despite these differences, when aggregated and analyzed, Adquest data provides valuable psychosocial information about hundreds of vulnerable urban youth seeking mental health services.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-82 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | Social Work in Mental Health |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Assessment instrument
- Clinical information
- Clinical tool
- Engagement
- Practice-based research
- Risk
- Screening tool
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health