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Introduction Identification of most psychological disorders require an all inclusive Multi-modal Treatment Assessment. Since many clients also suffer from dual substance abuse, mental health, occupational, health, and/or social problems make their disorders much more difficult to treat. This Multi-modal coordinated effort provides for a comprehensive range of services including counseling, case management, medications, housing, vocational rehabilitation, social skills training, as well as, family interventions that are modified to include both diagnosis. The Mental Health/Substance Abuse Assessment Guide will help in the following areas: *It serves as a guide to help organize your thoughts when writing, to ensure that you have addressed all of the relevant topics. *It can structure a report to make certain that you haven't missed anything of importance. *It can suggest individual goals, objectives and therapeutic interventions to help personalize a report or description. *Also, the planner is organized in a manner that you can actually do a mini-mental status examination by selecting from the offered questions. The use of this Mental Health/Substance Abuse Assessment Guide will assist the clinically competent professional in carrying out his/her report writing tasks and at the same time making sure that they are writing better, more comprehensive reports. In closing, I would like to personally thank you for your interest and consideration in choosing the Mental Health/Substance Abuse Assessment Guide. Ramsey Bradley, M.S.Program Developer