CHCAOD004: Assess Needs of Clients with AOD Issues

Running head: CHCAOD004: ASSESS NEEDS OF CLIENTS WITH AOD ISSUES
CHCAOD004: ASSESS NEEDS OF CLIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND OTHER
DRUG ISSUES: SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1
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1CHCAOD004: ASSESS NEEDS OF CLIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ISSUES
Summative Assessment 1
Question 2
1. The staff should help the client to recall whether he knows any specialist.
2. The staff must then record the details of those referrals.
3. The staff can then contact and enquire the suggested referral from the client by asking
them about how they might know the client, what service do the referred clients engage
in as a replacement of the services, what as the nature of the service provided by the
specialist.
4. The staff can then provide information about the concerned client to the referral.
5. The staff can then request the client to contact the referral and discuss his or her disease
condition.
6. The staff can also engage in communicating with the referral, if the client feels scared or
reluctant.
Question 3
AOD services for Aboriginals play a major role in the deliverance of cultural competent
care for the treatment of aboriginals who are suffering from alcohol and other drug related issues.
The services provided by such centers, are concerned with the assessment, screening, diagnosis,
treatment and follow up of aboriginals who are suffering from AOD issues. Further, such
services are also concerned with providing rehabilitation to such clients. One of the major
services provided by such centers is the provision of culturally competent care which will be
sensitive to the culturally sensitive needs of Aboriginal patients. Such services can be accessed
by Aboriginals or indigenous, minority groups who are suffering from AOD issues.

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Question 4
Patients suffering from AOD or mental health issues, is required to undergo a risk
assessment for the purpose of ensuring safety to the patient as well to the staff who are tending to
the needs of him or her. Patients who are suffering from AOD or mental health issues are often
susceptible detrimental emotional issues such as loss of emotional regulation and the resultant
feelings of depression, anger, distress, annoyance and aggression which may result in future
harmful consequences of possible suicide or self harm towards oneself or towards the staff.
Hence, the conductance of a risk assessment is of utmost importance.
Question 5
Workers can use the following three tools for evaluating the client’s level and length of
drug and alcohol use:
1. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) for the screening of alcohol use.
2. Drug Abuse Screen Test (DAST 10) for drug abuse screening in youth and adults.
3. Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Abuse Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) to screen
substance abuse levels among adults and teenagers.
Question 6
1. In accordance to the studies by ‘Better Health Channel’, a non-profit organization
managing mental health disorders in Victoria, Australia, about 75% of patients suffering
from alcohol and drug issues, are also suffering from psychiatric disorders (2017).
2. About 0.8 % of the Australian population, presented with coexisting symptoms of
anxiety, affective disorder and substance, in accordance to the survey conducted by
Australian Bureau of Statistics (1997).